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Dr. Eleonora Polini

at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

Space interferometer imaging limitations due to GPS uncertainties and parasitic forces in LEO

Leonid Pogorelyuk, Mason Black, Nicholas Belsten, John Monnier, Kerri Cahoy, Jonah Hansen, Michael Ireland, Eleonora Polini

Proceedings Volume 12676, 1267606 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677541

KEYWORDS: Visibility, Astronomical interferometers, Interferometers, Space operations, Stars, Reconstruction algorithms, Error analysis, Phase retrieval

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Space interferometers could, in principle, exploit the relatively stable space environment and ease of baseline reconfiguration to collect measurements beyond the limitations of ground-based interferometers. In particular, a two-element interferometer could provide excellent uv-plane coverage over a few tens of low-Earth orbits. One of the challenges for free-flying interferometers is controlling the optical path distance with sub-wavelength accuracies despite the collectors flying up to hundreds of meters apart. This work considers two approaches: an artificial in-orbit laser guide star (LGS) that provides a phase reference for the space interferometer and fringe tracking on the science target itself. The two approaches (LGS vs. no LGS) would require different image processing techniques. In this work, we explore image processing with LGS phase residuals due to GPS uncertainties. We use GPS uncertainties from the GRACE-FO mission to simulate image retrieval with a 300 m baseline laser-guided space interferometer. This is done by fitting the slowly varying phase errors of complex visibility measurements. We also consider a 40 m baseline interferometer with visibility(-modulus)-only measurements. In this case, we simulate the bias in visibility due to fringe tracking in the presence of parasitic forces acting on the spacecraft. We then use a modified version of the Hybrid Input-Output phase retrieval algorithm for image reconstruction. We conclude that under our optimistic assumptions, both approaches could enable general imaging of a few large stars even with CubeSats, although an LGS would significantly improve the best resolution obtainable.

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