Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the University College London, London
- Describes how to set up a full spectro-spatial interferometer instrument simulator, with both the philosophy and physics behind it
- Discusses how to use the FIInS software, which has an open source version called PyFIInS available on GitHub
- Presents an easy-to-understand, rapid implementation of the double Fourier modulation technique
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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This thesis describes the physics and computational aspects of an end-to-end simulator to predict the performance of a Space-based Far Infrared Interferometer. The present thesis also includes, the science capabilities and instrumental state-of-the art. The latter is the ambitious next step which the Far-Infrared Astrophysical community needs to take to improve in anyway on the results of the most recent and current space telescopes in this wavelength region. This thesis outlines the requirements involved in such a mission and describes the most promising technique to capture most of the astrophysical information by combining spectroscopy to spatial interferometer. The simulation of such a system is extremely complex requiring multiple Fourier transforms each of which is subject to instrument non-idealities and appropriate optimization techniques. As a conclusion, the thesis provides an example of the basic performance achievable with such an instrument when targeting a young star formation region.
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Book Title: A Far-Infrared Spectro-Spatial Space Interferometer
Book Subtitle: Instrument Simulator and Testbed Implementation
Authors: Roser Juanola-Parramon
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29400-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-29399-8Published: 27 May 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80563-4Published: 30 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-29400-1Published: 21 May 2016
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 156
Number of Illustrations: 28 b/w illustrations, 72 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Engineering Design, Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design