Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 55, Issue 11, 111101(2018)

Experimental Investigation of Non-Redundant Aperture Masking Technique in Binary-Star Detection

Yanqiang Wang1,2,3 and Zhen Wu1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1 National Astronomical Observatories/Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210042, China;
  • 2 Key Laboratory of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210042, China;
  • 3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Schematic of non-redundant aperture masking technique
    Schematic of closure phase
    Simulation images. (a) Golay-6 sub-aperture distribution; (b) PSF of system; (c) MTF of system
    Closure phase as a function of binary-star contrast ratio and angular separation. (a) Rc=0.1, δA=0.71λ/D; (b) Rc=0.1, δA=1.41λ/D; (c) Rc=0.1, δA=2.12λ/D; (d) Rc=0.01, δA=0.71λ/D; (e) Rc=0.01, δA=1.41λ/D; (f) Rc=0.01, δA=2.12λ/D; (g) Rc=0.001, δA=0.71λ/D; (h) Rc=0.001, δA=1.41λ/D; (i) Rc=0.001, δA=2.12λ/D
    Experimental light path
    Images collected by CCD in experiment. (a) Binary-star image before inserting mask; (b) PSF of system; (c) binary-star image after inserting mask
    Closure phases of point light source in experiment
    Fitting curve of a group of binary-star parameters
    • Table 1. Experimental results

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      Table 1. Experimental results

      GroupBinary-starcontrast ratiocalculation valueBinary-starcontrast ratiocalibration valueError ofcontrastratioCalculationvalue of angularseparation /(″)Calibrationvalue of angularseparation /(″)Error ofangularseparation
      10.5300.5201.92%73.38575.261-2.49%
      20.0810.085-4.71%73.97975.261-1.70%
      30.2660.2621.53%50.6849.7501.87%
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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: Apr. 17, 2018

    Accepted: May. 29, 2018

    Published Online: Aug. 14, 2019

    The Author Email: Wu Zhen (zhenwu@niaot.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP55.111101

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