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VLT interferometer principle
Schematic lay-out of the VLT Interferometer. The light from a distant celestial objects enters two of the VLT telescopes and is reflected by the various mirrors into the Interferometric Tunnel, below the observing platform on the top of Paranal. Two Delay Lines with moveable carriages continuously adjust the length of the paths so that the two beams interfere constructively and produce fringes at the interferometric focus in the laboratory.
Credit:ESO/D. Catricheo
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Id: | vlti_optical_path_annotated |
Type: | Ontwerp |
Publicatiedatum: | 27 oktober 2021 10:54 |
Grootte: | 9933 x 8858 px |
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Naam: | Interferometry, Very Large Telescope Interferometer |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Categorie: | Paranal |
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