The new interferometers are currently being equipped with first-generation focal-plane instruments, which have consciously been designed to be relatively simple and limited in their capabilities. The participants will support up to eight initial studies for advanced instruments, which cover a wide range of concepts. These studies will identify the most promising of these concepts, and assess their technical and financial viability. The highest-priority concepts will be studied in more detail through feasibility and pre-design studies (WP1.1).
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The sensitivity of fringe trackers is one of the most important characteristics of an interferometer. Improvements over the current state of the art can be achieved mainly in two areas: fringe tracking algorithms and detectors. Fringe tracking algorithms optimized for the particular operating conditions of large facilities will improve the co-phasing ability beyond those of the current adaptations from small-aperture interferometers. The Interferometry JRP will develop optimized co-phasing algorithms (WP1.2).
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jra4-advanced-instruments@ujf-grenoble.fr
for the Advanced instruments Group
jra4-co-phasing@ujf-grenoble.fr
for the Co-phasing Group