Sydney University Stellar Interferometer
The Sydney University Stellar Interferometer (SUSI) was an optical long baseline interferometer owned by The University of Sydney. It was located in the Paul Wild Observatory, 20 km west of Narrabri town in New South Wales, Australia. SUSI was initially proposed by Australian astronomer John Davis in 1985, who led the project through to completion in 1993 and past his retirement in 1996 until his death in 2010.
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The Sydney University Stellar Interferometer (SUSI) was an optical long baseline interferometer owned by The University of Sydney. It was located in the Paul Wild Observatory, 20 km west of Narrabri town in New South Wales, Australia. SUSI was initially proposed by Australian astronomer John Davis in 1985, who led the project through to completion in 1993 and past his retirement in 1996 until his death in 2010.
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From then until its closure in 2017 it was led by Peter Tuthill, and used as a test facility for instruments for the CHARA Array. The interferometer had several siderostats, which collected and reflected starlight into the optical laboratory for interferometry via two vacuum pipes. Although mirrors at the siderostats were 20 cm in diameter, the effective aperture size was 14 cm as they operated at angles of about 45°.
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Orbital elements, masses and distance of lambda Scorpii A and B determined with the Sydney University Stellar Interferometer and high resolution spectroscopy (2006) — DataCite (arXiv). Orbital parameters, masses and distance to Beta Centauri determined with the Sydney University Stellar Interferometer and high resolution spectroscopy (2004) — DataCite (arXiv). Γ^2 Velorum: Orbital Solution and Fundamental Parameter Determination with SUSI (2007) — DataCite (arXiv).
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Orbital parameters, masses and distance to Beta Centauri determined with the Sydney University Stellar Interferometer and high resolution spectroscopy, arXiv. Orbital elements, masses and distance of lambda Scorpii A and B determined with the Sydney University Stellar Interferometer and high resolution spectroscopy, arXiv.
The Sydney University Stellar Interferometer (SUSI), Very High Angular Resolution Imaging, 1994
The Sydney University Stellar Interferometer (SUSI), Symposium - International Astronomical Union, 1994
The Sydney University Stellar Interferometer: A Major Upgrade to Spectral Coverage and Performance, arXiv
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arXiv, Cornell University, preprints naming “Sydney University Stellar Interferometer”arXiv (Cornell University)
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