LINC-NIRVANA: a Fizeau beam combiner for the Large Binocular Telescope

Tom Herbst; Roberto Ragazzoni; David Andersen; H. Boehnhardt; Peter Bizenberger; Andreas Eckart; W. Gaessler; Hans-Walter Rix; Ralf-Rainer Rohloff; Piero Salinari; R. Soci; Christian Straubmeier; W. Xu

doi:10.1117/12.458876

21 February 2003 LINC-NIRVANA: a Fizeau beam combiner for the large binocular telescope

Tom Herbst, Roberto Ragazzoni, David Andersen, H. Boehnhardt, Peter Bizenberger, Andreas Eckart, W. Gaessler, Hans-Walter Rix, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Piero Salinari, R. Soci, Christian Straubmeier, W. Xu

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Proceedings Volume 4838, Interferometry for Optical Astronomy II; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458876
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

Fizeau interferometry at the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) offers significant advantages over other facilities in terms of spatial resolution, field of view, and sensitivity. We provide an update of the LINC-NIRVANA project, which aims to bring a near-infrared and visible wavelength Fizeau beam combiner to the LBT by late 2005. As with any complex instrument, a number of detailed requirements drive the final design adopted.

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Tom Herbst, Roberto Ragazzoni, David Andersen, H. Boehnhardt, Peter Bizenberger, Andreas Eckart, W. Gaessler, Hans-Walter Rix, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Piero Salinari, R. Soci, Christian Straubmeier, and W. Xu "LINC-NIRVANA: a Fizeau beam combiner for the large binocular telescope", Proc. SPIE 4838, Interferometry for Optical Astronomy II, (21 February 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458876

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