The Balloon Experimental Twin Telescope for Infrared Interferometry (BETTII): towards the first flight

Maxime J. Rizzo; S. A. Rinehart; A. Dhabal; P. Ade; D. J. Benford; D. J. Fixsen; M. Griffin; R. Juanola-Parramon; D. T. Leisawitz; S. F. Maher; E. Mentzell; L. G. Mundy; A. Papageorgiou; E. Pascale; R. F. Silverberg; G. Savini; J. Staguhn; T. J. Veach; J. Vila Hernandez de Lorenzo

doi:10.1117/12.2231918

10 August 2016 The Balloon Experimental Twin Telescope for Infrared Interferometry (BETTII): towards the first flight

Maxime J. Rizzo, S. A. Rinehart, A. Dhabal, P. Ade, D. J. Benford, D. J. Fixsen, M. Griffin, R. Juanola-Parramon, D. T. Leisawitz, S. F. Maher, E. Mentzell, L. G. Mundy, A. Papageorgiou, E. Pascale, R. F. Silverberg, G. Savini, J. Staguhn, T. J. Veach, J. Vila Hernandez de Lorenzo

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Proceedings Volume 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI; 99080S (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231918
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

The Balloon Experimental Twin Telescope for Infrared Interferometry (BETTII) is a balloon-borne, far-infrared direct detection interferometer with a baseline of 8 m and two collectors of 50 cm. It is designed to study galactic clustered star formation by providing spatially-resolved spectroscopy of nearby star clusters. It is being assembled and tested at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for a first flight in Fall 2016. We report on recent progress concerning the pointing control system and discuss the overall status of the project as it gets ready for its commissioning flight.

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Maxime J. Rizzo, S. A. Rinehart, A. Dhabal, P. Ade, D. J. Benford, D. J. Fixsen, M. Griffin, R. Juanola-Parramon, D. T. Leisawitz, S. F. Maher, E. Mentzell, L. G. Mundy, A. Papageorgiou, E. Pascale, R. F. Silverberg, G. Savini, J. Staguhn, T. J. Veach, and J. Vila Hernandez de Lorenzo "The Balloon Experimental Twin Telescope for Infrared Interferometry (BETTII): towards the first flight", Proc. SPIE 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI, 99080S (10 August 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231918

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