Control interface concepts for CHARA 6-telescope fringe tracking with CHAMP+MIRC

S. Kraus, J. Monnier, F. Baron, X. Che, R. Millan-Gabet, N. Thureau, E. Pedretti

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Abstract

Cophasing six telescopes from the CHARA array, the CHARA-Michigan Phasetracker (CHAMP) and Michigan Infrared Combiner (MIRC) are pushing the frontiers of infrared long-baseline interferometric imaging in key scientific areas such as star- and planet-formation. Here we review our concepts and recent improvements on the CHAMP and MIRC control interfaces, which establish the communication to the real-time data recording & fringe tracking code, provide essential performance diagnostics, and assist the observer in the alignment and flux optimization procedure. For fringe detection and tracking with MIRC, we have developed a novel matrix approach, which provides predictions for the fringe positions based on cross-fringe information. © (2012) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSociety of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series
Pages3
Number of pages1
Volume8445
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Sept 2012

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NameSociety of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series

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