Difference between revisions of "Basic Interferometry"
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| − | + | Interferometry is the practice of using a two-or-more-element radio telescope array to observe astronomical sources. The array itself, along with the electronics used to synthesise the signals detected by the telescopes are what we call the interferometer. | |
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Basic Interferometry
Interferometry is the practice of using a two-or-more-element radio telescope array to observe astronomical sources. The array itself, along with the electronics used to synthesise the signals detected by the telescopes are what we call the interferometer.
