Publications of the MPIfR
Optical & Infrared
Interferometry Group
Herbst, Tom M.; Ragazzoni, Roberto;
Eckart, Andreas; Weigelt, Gerd
The LINC-NIRVANA interferometric imager for the
Large Binocular Telescope
Ground-based Instrumentation for Astronomy,
Proceedings of SPIE Volume 5492.
Edited by Alan F. M. Moorwood, Masanori Iye: The International Society
for Optical Engineering, 2004., p.1045-1052
Abstract
We describe LINC-NIRVANA, a 1-2.5 micron interferometric imaging
instrument for the Large Binocular Telescope. Operating in Fizeau beam
combination mode, LINC-NIRVANA will deliver the sensitivity of a
12-meter telescope and the angular resolution of a 23-meter telescope.
Unlike traditional interferometers, LINC-NIRVANA will be a true imaging
device, with a field of view of ten arcseconds on a single HAWAII-2
detector array. LINC-NIRVANA employs a number of state-of-the-art
technologies, including multi-conjugated adaptive optics (MCAO),
innovative cooling systems, and complex software for instrument control
and data analysis. We report on overall project progress and highlight
some unique aspects of LINC-NIRVANA that should be of wider interest to
the near-infrared instrument-building community.
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