The Darwin interferometer

被引：22

作者：

Penny, AJ ^{[1
]}

Leger, A ^{[1
]}

Mariotti, JM ^{[1
]}

Schalinski, C ^{[1
]}

Eiroa, C ^{[1
]}

Laurance, R ^{[1
]}

Fridlund, M ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Rutherford Appleton Lab, Didcot OX11 0QX, Oxon, England

来源：

ASTRONOMICAL INTERFEROMETRY, PTS 1 AND 2 | 1998年 / 3350卷

关键词：

Darwin; IRSI; infrared; space; interferometer;

D O I：

10.1117/12.317130

中图分类号：

V [航空、航天];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0825 ;

摘要：

Darwin was proposed Ef] in; 1993 to the European Space Agency as a mid-IR (5-30 micron) interferometry observatory with baselines greater than 50 metres. It would be a long-duration general purpose radiatively cooled observatory, to be launched in the 2009 - 2018 timeframe. Since then ESA has started a study of such a mission, called the Infrared Space Interferometer (IRSI), as one of its candidate Cornerstone missions in its Horizons 2000 plan. This paper describes some of the aspects of the Darn-in concept as presently conceived by the members of the Darwin Informal Team. This Team is comprised of the original proposal authors and a number of additional persons.

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页码：666 / 671

页数：6