The world's most productive speckle interferometer will be upgraded using an improved computer system and a new imaging detector, which will replace an existing but deteriorating intensified Charge-Coupled Device detector. This speckle interferometer, operating from Kitt Peak's 4-meter Telescope and Perkin's 72-inch Telescope, has been used in a long-term program of astrometric measurements of binary stars. The speckle photometry program is a major new effort to accurately determine the colors and magnitudes of the individual components of binary systems having separations as small as 0.035 arcseconds.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Astronomical Sciences (AST)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
8806993
Program Officer
Benjamin B. Snavely
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1988-08-01
Budget End
1991-03-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1988
Total Cost
$75,000
Indirect Cost
Name
Georgia State University
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Atlanta
State
GA
Country
United States
Zip Code
30303