The Use Of The Multiple Mirror Telescope As A Phased Array

Jacques M. Beckers; E. Keith Hege; Frank J. Low; Don W McCarthy; Peter A. Strittmatter

doi:10.1117/12.937583

2 March 1984 The Use Of The Multiple Mirror Telescope As A Phased Array

Jacques M. Beckers, E. Keith Hege, Frank J. Low, Don W McCarthy, Peter A. Strittmatter

Proceedings Volume 0440, Synthetic Aperture Systems I; (1984) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.937583
Event: 27th Annual Technical Symposium, 1983, San Diego, United States

Abstract

We summarize the experiments which have used the Multiple Mirror Telescope (MMT) subapertures as a phased array in the optical, infrared, and submillimeter spectrum regions. Those experiments exploit the unique, very high angular resolution of the MMT being equivalent to that of a conventional telescope 686 cm in diameter. The operation of the MMT as a phased array is not only important for obtaining high angular resolution but also for obtaining the higher detection sensitivity which results from the better discrimination against the sky emission background for infrared diffraction limited images. We describe future plans to make the MMT into a phased telescope.

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Jacques M. Beckers, E. Keith Hege, Frank J. Low, Don W McCarthy, and Peter A. Strittmatter "The Use Of The Multiple Mirror Telescope As A Phased Array", Proc. SPIE 0440, Synthetic Aperture Systems I, (2 March 1984); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.937583

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