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The Sydney University Stellar Interferometer has been designed and constructed as a two aperture, single r0long baseline, optical interferometer with wavefront-tilt compensation and dynamic optical path length compensation. Initially it will operate in the blue part of the visual spectrum but provision has been made for the addition of an additional beam-combining system for a second spectral band. The rationale behind the choice of instrumental parameters, the potential developments which have been taken into account in its construction, and the current status of SUSI are outlined.
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Davis, J. (1994). The Sydney University Stellar Interferometer (SUSI). In: Robertson, J.G., Tango, W.J. (eds) Very High Angular Resolution Imaging. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 158. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0880-5_19
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