Space interferometry mission (SIM): Overview and current status

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4852, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-15

  Marr IV, James C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrometry; Astrophysics; Interferometer; Interferometry; Michelson; Mission; Planet finding; Science; SIM; Space

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; INTERFEROMETERS; PRECISION ENGINEERING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE RESEARCH;

MICHELSON STELLAR INTERFEROMETER; PRECISION ASTROMETRY; SPACE INTERFEROMETRY MISSION;

INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 0037612613     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.460706     Document Type: Conference Paper

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