The Next Phase of the MRO Interferometer Project. Creech-Eakman, M. J., Romero, V., Haniff, C., Buscher, D., Young, J., Salcido, C., Chavez, G., Collins, R., Cook, W., Farris, A., Gino, C., Luis, J., Mortimer, D., Norris, R., Pino, J., Seneta, B., Sun, D., & Gamiz, V. November, 2021.
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The Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer (MROI) when completed will be the most ambitious optical/infrared interferometer project built to date – having 10 telescopes on reconfigurable baselines of 28 stations and instruments for fringe tracking and scientific discovery at infrared and optical wavelengths. The Astrophysics 2020 Decadal survey panel report on stellar studies indicated the crucial nature of OIR interferometry for answering key questions about stellar physics and indicated that MROI should seek further funding to complete the facility this decade. We are on our way to achieving this goal under a new 5-year cooperative agreement with AFRL to complete three telescopes and achieve first fringes and closure phase measurements in the next few years. We will present an overview of our objectives, both in scientific and space situational awareness regimes, as well as a schedule and plans for the next several years.
@book{creech-eakmanNextPhaseMRO2021,
  title = {The {{Next Phase}} of the {{MRO Interferometer Project}}},
  author = {{Creech-Eakman}, M. J. and Romero, V. and Haniff, C. and Buscher, D. and Young, J. and Salcido, C. and Chavez, G. and Collins, R. and Cook, W. and Farris, A. and Gino, C. and Luis, J. and Mortimer, D. and Norris, R. and Pino, J. and Seneta, B. and Sun, D. and Gamiz, V.},
  year = {2021},
  month = nov,
  pages = {18},
  abstract = {The Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer (MROI) when completed will be the most ambitious optical/infrared interferometer project built to date -- having 10 telescopes on reconfigurable baselines of 28 stations and instruments for fringe tracking and scientific discovery at infrared and optical wavelengths. The Astrophysics 2020 Decadal survey panel report on stellar studies indicated the crucial nature of OIR interferometry for answering key questions about stellar physics and indicated that MROI should seek further funding to complete the facility this decade. We are on our way to achieving this goal under a new 5-year cooperative agreement with AFRL to complete three telescopes and achieve first fringes and closure phase measurements in the next few years. We will present an overview of our objectives, both in scientific and space situational awareness regimes, as well as a schedule and plans for the next several years.},
  keywords = {dfbpub,non-refereed},
  annotation = {ADS Bibcode: 2021anms.confE..18C}
}

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