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Abstract. Over recent years, several independent groups have pursued the realization of a modern stellar intensity interferometry (SII) system to perform high angular resolution observations at optical wavelengths. Here, we… Click to show full abstract
Abstract. Over recent years, several independent groups have pursued the realization of a modern stellar intensity interferometry (SII) system to perform high angular resolution observations at optical wavelengths. Here, we present a general purpose SII observation planner (ASIIP) that can be used to aid in SII observational efforts. ASIIP can be used to coordinate and prioritize SII observations based on observational and instrumental parameters. ASIIP constructs a master catalog by gathering information from several stellar catalogs, and targets within the master catalog are ranked based on the ability to make stellar diameter estimates using a Monte Carlo analysis. The Monte Carlo analysis takes into account the estimated angular diameter, apparent brightness, a target’s uv-plane baseline coverage for a given observation, and instrumental sensitivity.
Journal Title: Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems
Year Published: 2020
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