RADIO INTERFEROMETRY

 

The signals from various readings produce a cross-correlation fringe pattern.

Figure 1 Three Fringe Patterns (http://adswww.harvard.edu/books/hsaa/idx.html )

Using aperture synthesis a radio image of an astronomical object can be produced.

Below are terms used in Radio Interferometry:

Figure 2 Terms used with Spectropolarimeter

And here is an image produced with Interferometric Methods:

Figure 3 Image produced by interferometric methods.