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Results and Future Uses of Heterodyne Spatial Interferometry at 11 Microns*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2016

Edmund C. Sutton
Edmund C. Sutton*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley

Abstract

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Heterodyne spatial interferometry at a wavelength of 11 microns has been used to examine properties of circumstellar dust shells. Among the objects which have been observed are several M-type supergiants and Mira variables as well as several peculiar infrared stars. These measurements provide information on the temperature and spatial distribution of dust grains. Possible future developments in heterodyne interferometry include longer baselines for higher resolution and the use of larger telescopes for greater sensitivity.

Type
The Scientific Programme
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 50: High Angular Resolution Stellar Interferometry , January 1979 , pp. 16-1 - 16-14
Copyright
Copyright © 1979

Footnotes

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This work is supported in part by NASA Grant NGL 05-003-272 and NSF Grant AST 77-12256

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