All interested researchers and students are invited to attend. No registration is required for the short course. Seating is limited and is available on a first come, first served basis.
Program
Talk 1 – “A Short Primer on Optical Interferometry” – Michelle Creech-Eakman, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
- Basic architecture(s) for ground-based long-baseline optical interferometry
- Beam combiners:
- Visible, NIR, MIR
- Imaging, astrometry, nulling
- The price of atmospheric turbulence: coherence time, isoplanatic angle
Talk 2 – “Lunar opportunities: Artemis and International” – Jon Morse, Caltech
- Access to: LEO; cis-lunar space, including Gateway; lunar surface
- Robotic CLPS, Artemis flights
- Costs, playloads, flight rates
- International entrants
- Technology development efforts: infrastructure, ISRU
Talk 3 – “An Optical Interferometry Science Briefing” – Gail Schaefer, Georgia State University
- Stellar surface imaging, binary stars
- Exoplanets & stellar hosts, planet forming disks
- Galactic center, extragalactic targets
- Optical interferometry and the Decadal(s): 2000 to 2030
- Opportunities for milli- to micro-arcsecond spatial resolution
Talk 4 – “The Lunar Environment: a 30,000′ View” – Lori Pigue, U.S. Geological Survey
- Formation and composition
- Lunar thermal conditions and thermophysical properties
- Dust properties
- Lighting and the horizon
Short Course Presentations
| Speaker | Affiliation | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Creech-Eakman | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | A Short Primer on Optical Interferometry (.pdf) |
| Jon Morse | Caltech | Lunar opportunities: Artemis and International (.pdf) |
| Gail Schaefer | Georgia State University | An Optical Interferometry Science Briefing (.pdf) |
| Lori Pigue | U.S. Geological Survey | The Lunar Environment: a 30,000' View (.pdf) |
