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A measuring technique called “interferometry” makes use of the phenomena of wave interference (usually light, radio or sound waves).
Aspects of the waves themselves and the materials with which they interact may be measured, among other things.
For optical astronomers, interferometry has the benefit of enabling measurements of stars with a greater angular resolution than is now attainable with traditional telescopes.
The basic idea behind interferometry technology is the splitting of light into two beams that follow different optical paths before being combined to produce interference.
The microscope may function as an interferometer thanks to interferometric objectives; when the sample is in focus, fringes can be seen in it.
The Global Robotic interferometer market accounted for $XX Billion in 2021 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2022 to 2030.
Astrophysics using Robotic Linear Formation Interferometry
Pyxis seeks to provide a novel method of optical and infrared interferometry for astrophysics, the only means to produce pictures and data with the highest angular resolution.
It will allow for more adaptable ground-based star interferometry and serve as a critical technological demonstration for upcoming formation flying space-interferometry missions.
To that purpose, the Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics (RSAA) of the Australian National University (ANU) is developing Pyxis, a multi-platform, linear-formation, ground-based interferometer with the innovative essential characteristics listed below:
a frame of reference not related to the Earth but to a fine star tracker on a mobile device. usage of laser ring gyroscopes and precision MEMS accelerometers, which are now reasonably priced.
White-light metrology that is path-differential but not time-differential and greatly simplifies system architecture. integrated coarse metrology using a camera.
Instead of merely the earth-moon L2 point, linear array design that may be employed in low earth orbit.
