First Results from the CHARA Array. I. An Interferometric and Spectroscopic Study of the Fast Rotator &alpha Leonis (Regulus), H.A. McAlister, T.A. ten Brummelaar, D.R. Gies, W. Huang, W.G. Bagnuolo, Jr., M.A. Shure, J. Sturmann, L. Sturmann, N.H. Turner, S.F. Taylor, D.H. Berger, E.K. Baines, E. Grundstrom, C. Ogden, S.T. Ridgway & G. van Belle, The Astrophysical Journal, 628, 439-452, 2005.
First Results from the CHARA Array. II. A Description of the Instrument, T.A. ten Brummelaar, H.A. McAlister, S.T. Ridgway, W.G. Bagnuolo, Jr., N.H. Turner, L. Sturmann, J. Sturmann, D.H. Berger, C.E. Ogden, R. Cadman, W.I. Hartkopf, C.H. Hopper & M.A. Shure, The Astrophysical Journal, 628, 453-465, 2005.
The Projection Factor of &delta Cephei: A Calibration of the Baade-Wesselink Method Using the CHARA Array, A. Merand, P. Kervella, V. Coude du Foresto, S.T. Ridgway, J.P. Aufdenberg, T.A. ten Brummelaar, D.H. Berger, J. Sturmann, L. Sturmann, N.H. Turner & H.A. McAlister, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 438, L9-L12, 2005.
First Results from the CHARA Array. III. Oblateness, Rotational Velocity and Gravity Darkening of Alderamin, G.T. van Belle, D.R. Ciardi, T.A. ten Brummelaar, H.A. McAlister, S.T. Ridgway, D.H. Berger, P.J. Goldfinger, J. Sturmann, L. Sturmann, N.H. Turner, A.F. Boden, R.R. Thompson & J. Coyne, The Astrophysical Journal, 637, 494-505, 2006.
First Results from the CHARA Array. IV. The Interferometric Radii of Low-Mass Stars, D.H. Berger, D.R. Gies, H.A. McAlister, T.A. ten Brummelaar, T.J. Henry, J. Sturmann, L. Sturmann, N.H. Turner, S.T. Ridgway, J.P. Aufdenberg & A. Merand, The Astrophysical Journal, 644, 475, 2006.
First Results from the CHARA Array. V. Binary Star Astrometry: The Case of 12 Persei, W.G. Bagnuolo, Jr., S.F. Taylor, H.A. McAlister, T.A. ten Brummelaar, D.R. Gies, S.T. Ridgway, J. Sturmann, L. Sturmann, N.H. Turner & D.H. Berger, The Astronomical Journal, 131, 2695, 2006.
Circumstellar Material in the Vega Inner System Revealed by CHARA/FLUOR, O. Absil, E. di Folco, A. Merand, J.-C. Augereau, V. Coude du Foresto, J.P. Aufdenberg, P. Kervella, S.T. Ridgway, D.H. Berger, T.A. ten Brummelaar, J. Sturmann, L. Sturmann, N.H. Turner & H.A. McAlister, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 452, 237, 2006.
First Results from the CHARA Array VII. Long-Baseline Interferometric Measurements of Vega Consistent with a Pole-On, Rapidly Rotating Star, J.P. Aufdenberg, A. Merand, V. Coude du Foresto, O. Absil, E. di Folco, P. Kervella, S.T. Ridgway, D.H. Berger, T.A. ten Brummelaar, H.A. McAlister, J. Sturmann, L. Sturmann & N.H. Turner, The Astrophysical Journal, 645, 664-675, 2006.
Extended Envelopes Around Galactic Cepheids II. Polaris and &delta Cephei from Near-Infrared Interferometry with CHARA/FLUOR, A. Merand, P. Kervella, V. Coude du Foresto, G. Perrin, S.T. Ridgway, J.P. Aufdenberg, T.A. ten Brummelaar, H.A. McAlister, L. Sturmann, J. Sturmann, N.H. Turner & D.H. Berger, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 453, 155-162, 2006.
CHARA Array K band Measurements of the Angular Dimensions of Be Star Disks, D.R. Gies, W.G. Bagnuolo, E.K. Baines, T.A. ten Brummelaar, C.D. Farrington, P.J. Goldfinger, E.D. Grundstrom, W. Huang, H.A. McAlister, A. Merand, J. Sturmann, L. Sturmann, Y. Touhami, N.H. Turner, D.W. Wingert, D.H. Berger, M.V. McSwain, J.P. Aufdenberg, S.T. Ridgway, A.L. Cochran, D,.F. Lester, N.C. Sterling, J.E. Bjorkman, K.S. Bjorkman & P. Koubsky, The Astrophysical Journal, 654, 527-543, 2007.
The Angular Diameter of &lambda Bootis, D.R. Ciardi, G.T. van Belle, A.F. Boden, T.A. ten Brummelaar, H.A. McAlister, W.G. Bagnuolo, Jr., P.J. Goldfinger, J. Sturmann & L. Sturmann, N.H. Turner, D.H. Berger, R.R. Thompson, & S.T. Ridgway, The Astrophysical Journal, 659, 1623-1628, 2007.
Direct Measurement of the Radius and Density of the Transiting Exoplanet HD 189733B with the CHARA Array, E.K. Baines, G.T. van Belle, T.A. ten Brummelaar, H.A. McAlister, M. Swain, N.H. Turner, L. Sturmann & J. Sturmann, The Astrophysical Journal, 661, L195-L198, 2007.
Extended Envelopes Around Galactic Cepheids III. Y Oph and &alpha Per from Near-Infrared Interferometry with CHARA/FLUOR, A. Merand, J.P. Aufdenberg, P. Kervella, V. Coude du Foresto, T.A. ten Brummelaar, H.A. McAlister, L. Sturmann, J. Sturmann, & N.H. Turner, The Astrophysical Journal, 664, 1093-1101, 2007.
Imaging the Surface of Altair, J.D. Monnier, M. Zhao, E. Pedretti, N. Thureau, M. Ireland, P. Muirhead, J.-P. Berger, R. Millan-Gabet, G. Van Belle, T. ten Brummelaar, H. McAlister, S. Ridgway, N. Turner, L. Sturmann, J. Sturmann & D. Berger, Science, 317, 342, 2007.
A Near-Infrared Interferometric Survey of Debris Disk Stars I. Probing the Hot Dust Content Around &epsilon Eri and &tau Cet with CHARA/FLUOR, E. Di Folco, O. Absil, J.-C. Augereau, A. Merand, V. Coude du Foresto, F. Thevenin, D. Defrere, P. Kervella, T.A. ten Brummelaar, H.A. McAlister, S.T. Ridgway, J. Sturmann, L. Sturmann, & N.H. Turner, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 475, 243, 2007.
Strong Near-Infrared Emission Interior to the Dust Sublimation Radius of Young Stellar Objects MWC 275 and AB Aurigae, A. Tannirkulam, J.D. Monnier, R. Millan-Gabet, T.J. Harries T.A. ten Brummelaar, H.A. McAlister, N. Turner, J. Sturmann & L. Sturmann, The Astrophysical Journal, 677, L51-54, 2008.
CHARA Array Measurements of the Angular Diameters of Exoplanet Host Stars, E.K. Baines, H.A. McAlister, T.A. ten Brummelaar, N.H. Turner, J. Sturmann, L. Sturmann, P.J. Goldfinger & S.T. Ridgway, The Astrophysical Journal, to appear, 2008.
The Search for Stellar Companions to Exoplanet Host Stars Using the CHARA Array, E.K. Baines, H.A. McAlister, T.A. ten Brummelaar, N.H. Turner, J. Sturmann, L. Sturmann & S.T. Ridgway, The Astrophysical Journal, to appear, 2008.
Angular Diameters of the G Subdwarf mu Cassiopeiae A and the K Dwarfs sigma Draconis and HR 511 from Interferometric Measurements with the CHARA Array, T.S. Boyajian, H.A. McAlister, E.K. Baines, D.R. Gies, T. Henry, W.-C. Jao, D. O'Brien, D. Raghavan, Y. Touhami, T.A. ten Brummelaar, C. Farrington, P.J. Goldfinger, L. Sturmann, J. Sturmann, N.H. Turner & S.T. Ridgway, The Astrophysical Journal, to appear, 2008.
The Radii of the Nearby K5V and K7V stars 61 Cyg A & B - CHARA/FLUOR Interferometry and CESAM2k Modeling, P. Kervella, A. Merand, B. Pichon F. Thevenin, U. Heiter, L. Bigot, T.A. ten Brummelaar, H.A. McAlister, S.T. Ridgway, N. Turner, J. Sturmann, L. Sturmann, P.J. Goldfinger &. C. Farrington, Astronomy and Astrophysics, to appear, 2008.
Binary Star Differential Photometry Using the Adaptive Optics System at Mount Wilson Observatory, T.A. ten Brummelaar, B.D. Mason, H.A. McAlister, L.C. Roberts, Jr., N.H. Turner, W.I. Hartkopf & W.G. Bagnuolo, The Astronomical Journal, 119, 2403, 2000.
ICCD Speckle Observations of Binary Stars. XXIII. Measurements During 1982-1997 from Six Telescopes with 14 New Orbits, W.I. Hartkopf, B.D. Mason, H.A. McAlister, L.C. Roberts, Jr., N.H. Turner, T.A. ten Brummelaar, C.M. Prieto, J.F. Ling & O.G. Franz, The Astronomical Journal, 119, 3084, 2000.
Search for Faint Companions to Nearby Solar-Like Stars Using the Adaptive Optics System at Mount Wilson Observatory, N.H. Turner, T.A. ten Brummelaar, H.A. McAlister, B.D. Mason, W.I. Hartkopf & L.C. Roberts, Jr., The Astronomical Journal, 121, 3254, 2001.
The 2001 U.S. Naval Observatory Double Star CD-ROM. III. The Third Catalog of Interferometric Measurements of Binary Stars, W.I. Hartkopf, H.A. McAlister & B.D. Mason, The Astronomical Journal, 122, 1723, 2001.
The Quadruple System &mu Orionis: Three-Dimensional Orbit and Physical Parameters, F.C. Fekel, C.D. Scarfe, D.J. Barlow, W.I. Hartkopf, B.D. Mason & H.A. McAlister, The Astronomical Journal, 123, 1723, 2002.
The CHARA Catalog of Orbital Elements of Spectroscopic Binary Stars, S.F. Taylor, J.A. Harvin & H.A. McAlister, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 115, 609-617, 2003. (A brief description of this Catalog can be found here, and the April 2003 version here.
Adaptive Optics Photometry and Astrometry of Binary Stars, L.C. Roberts, Jr., N.H. Turner, L.W. Bradford, T.A. ten Brummelaar, B.R. Oppenheimer, J.R. Kuhn, K. Whitman, M.D. Perrin & J.R. Graham, The Astronomical Journal, 130, 2262, 2005.
Imaging Shock Fronts in Mira Atmospheres, H.C. Woodruff, J.P. Lloyd, T. ten Brummelaar, M. Scholz, N. Turner & P.G. Tuthill, Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana, 77, 186, 2006.
Adaptive Optics Photometry and Astrometry of Binary Stars. II. A Multiplicity Survey of B Stars, L.C. Roberts, Jr., N.H. Turner, & T.A. ten Brummelaar, The Astronomical Journal, 133, 545, 2007.
The Long-Period, Massive Binaries HD 37366 and HD 54662: Potential Targets for Long-Baseline Optical Interferometry, T.S. Boyajian, D.R. Gies, J.P. Dunn, C.D. Farrington, E.D. Grundstrom, W. Huang, M.V. McSwain, S.J. Williams, D.W. Wingert, A.W. Fullerton & C.T. Bolton, The Astrophysical Journal, 664, 1121, 2007.
A New Calibration of Galactic Cepheid Period-Luminosity Relations from B to K bands and a Comparison to LMC PL Relations, P. Fouque, P. Arriagada, J. Storm, T.G. Barnes, N. Nardetto, A. Merand, P. Kervella, W. Gieren, D. Bersier, G.F. Benedict & B.E. McArthur, Astronomy and Astrophysics, in press, 2007.
Workshop on Imaging Interferometry, A summary edited by T. Cornwell & H. McAlister on a workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation and held in Socorro, New Mexico during 13-14 June 2000.
The CHARA Array Year One Science Review, A summary edited by T ten Brummelaar & H. McAlister of a meeting at the Paris Observatory and hosted by V. du Foresto during 7-11 February 2005.
The CHARA Array Year Two Science Review, The second annual CHARA science meeting was held at the NOAO headquarters building in Tucson during 20-23 February 2006 and hosted by Jason Aufdenberg and Steve Ridgway. A group photo and the program topics are given here.
The CHARA Array Year Three Science Review, The presentations along with a group photo of our annual science meeting held this year at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on 15 & 16 March 2007 are available here.
Configuration Diagram from CHARA's Original Proposal, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
Configuration Diagram (March 2000 Revision), T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
A. Science Objectives, H.A. McAlister (CHARA)
B. Array Configuration, W.G. Bagnuolo & W.I. Hartkopf (CHARA)
C. Telescopes, W.G. Robinson (GTRI)
D. Polarization Effects, W.G. Bagnuolo (CHARA)
E. Diffraction Effects, W.G. Bagnuolo (CHARA)
F. Beam Transfer, A.K. Garrison (GTRI)
G. Optical Path Length Equalization, A.K. Garrison (GTRI)
H. Beam Sampling, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
I. Visible Light Fringe Tracking, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
J. Evaluation of the Channel Spectrum, J.W. Beletic (GTRI)
K. Visible Light Imaging, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
L. Infrared Beam Combining and Dectection, S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA)
M. Alignment, N.H. Turner & T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
N. Differential Path Considerations, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
O. Signal to Noise Issue in Quadrant Detectors, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
P. Use of CCDs for Fringe Tracking, J.W. Beletic (GTRI)
Q. Performance Limits, W.G. Bagnuolo & T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
R. Throughput Calculations and Limiting Magnitudes, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
S. Adaptive Optics, S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA)
T. Thermal Control and Optical Tolerances (Rev 10/96), S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA)
U. Computer Control, W. Daley & R. Carey (GTRI)
V. Weather Considerations in Site Selection, D.E. Holland (USAF Phillips Lab)
W. Preliminary Geotechnical Investigation, G. Lindsay (SHB Agra, Inc.)
X. Site Facilities, R.G. Vaughan (Kemper-Vaughan, Inc.)
Y. Spectroscopic Capability, I.K. Furenlid & W.G. Bagnuolo, Jr. (CHARA)
Z. Systems Engineering, W.G. Robinson (GTRI)
1. CHARA's Wobblers: Preliminary Specifications, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
2. Visibility, Optical Tolerances, and Error Budget, S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA)
3. Optical Layout and Error Budget for the Telescope, Catseye, and Beam Compressor, L. Ming (NOAO)
4. Pipes of Pan - Switchable Optical Delay, S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA), T.A. ten Brummelaar & W.G. Bagnuolo (CHARA)
5. Notes on Using 1.8 meter Telescopes, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
6. Strehl Ratio and Coherence Loss in Long Baseline Interferometry, T.A. ten Brummelaar, W.G. Bagnuolo (CHARA) & S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA)
7. Effect of Telescope Deformation on Visibility and Strehl, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
8. Telescope Specifications, S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA)
9. Telescope Design, L. Barr, A. Gerzoff (NOAO) & S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA)
10. Telescope Enclosure Specifications, S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA)
11. Interferometer Layouts on Mount Wilson, W.G. Bagnuolo, W.I. Hartkopf (CHARA) & S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA)
12. Interferometer Sites on Mount Palomar and Kitt Peak, W.G. Bagnuolo, W.I. Hartkopf (CHARA) & S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA)
13. Site Selection for the CHARA Array, H.A. McAlister (CHARA)
14. Including the Mt. Wilson 100-inch Telescope in the CHARA Array, W.G. Bagnuolo, W.I. Hartkopf (CHARA)
15. Telescope Primary Mirror Optical Requirements, S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA) & L.D. Barr (NOAO)
16. Telescope Primary Mirror Specifications, L.D. Barr (NOAO) & S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA)
17. Wind Effects vs. Optical Path Length Changes for the Telescopes - A Preliminary Rationale, L.D. Barr (NOAO)
18. The CHARA Array as an ASEPS Resource, H.A. McAlister, W.G. Bagnuolo, W.I. Hartkopf, B.D. Mason (CHARA)
19. Wobbler Servo Requirements (revised), T.A. ten Brummelaar, J. Hildebrand (CHARA) & S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA)
20. Miscellaneous Telescope Drive Considerations, L.D. Barr (NOAO)
21. Mount Design Issues, S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA), L.D. Barr (NOAO) & T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
22. Telescope Enclosure Considerations and Cost Estimate, J. Barr (NOAO) & S.T. Ridgway NOAO & CHARA)
23. Building Requirements for the CHARA Array, S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA), W.G. Bagnuolo, T.A. ten Brummelaar & H.A. McAlister (CHARA)
24. Correlation Measurement and Group Delay Tracking with a Noisy Detector, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
25. Observing AGNs with an Optical Interferometer, B.D. Mason & T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
26. Beam Synthesis Facility Design Considerations, S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA) & H.A. McAlister (CHARA)
27. Preliminary Unit Cost Estimate for the Mechanical Portion of the CHARA 1-m Telescopes, L.D. Barr (NAOA)
28. Polarization Revisited, S.T. Ridgway (NAOA & CHARA) & W.G. Bagnuolo (CHARA)
29. Modeling a Large Baseline Optical Stellar Interferometer Using Zernike Polynomials, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
30. OPLE and POP Considerations, W.G. Bagnuolo & W.I. Hartkopf (CHARA)
31. CHARA Telescope Specifications and Description: A Supplement to the CHARA Engineering Drawings, L.D. Barr (NOAO)
32. Telescope Secondary Mirror Specifications, S.T. Ridgway (NAOA & CHARA)
33. Performance Study of the Primary Mirror: Effects of the Axial and Lateral Support, L.D. Barr (NOAO)
34. Enclosures and Domes, S.T. Ridgway (NAOA & CHARA)
35. Optical Table Requirements, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
36. Directed Initial Reduction of Terrain, W.G. Bagnuolo (CHARA) & S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA)
37. Optical Performance of the First Primary Mirror, W.G. Bagnuolo (CHARA)
38. OPLE Mirror Specifications and Requirements, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA) & S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA)
39. The Telescope Secondary as a Tip/Tilt Mirror, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
40. Preliminary Software Issues, M. Collins & T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
41. OPLE Optical Table Requirements, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
42. Vibration Tests on the Western OPLE Inertial Slab, N.H. Turner (CHARA) & K. Eckmeder (Newport Corp.)
43. BCL Optical Table Requirements, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
44. OPLE Drive Issues, L.D. Barr (NOAO) & S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA)
45. Telescope Structural Overview, M.K. Cho (NOAO)
46. The Need for Additional Array Telescopes, W.G. Bagnuolo, H.A. McAlister & A.B. Kaye (CHARA)
47. Stress in the CHARA Primary Mirror Due to Lifting from the Central Hole, L.D. Barr (NOAO)
48. The 3D Layout of the CHARA Array, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
49. Expanding (U,V)-Plane Coverage with Outriggers, W.G. Bagnuolo (CHARA)
50. The OPLE `T' Support System, S.T. Ridgway (NAOA & CHARA) & T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
51. A `Strawman' Observing Method and the Array Control System, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
52. Telescope and Dome Control Requirements, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
53. Wobbler Servo Control Requirements, T.A. ten Brummelaar (CHARA)
54. Another Array Option on Mt. Wilson, W.G. Bagnuolo (CHARA), S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA) & W.I. Hartkopf (CHARA)
55. Application of a Single Board CCD Camera on a Pentax PCS-215 Theodolite, L. Sturmann (CHARA)
56. Testing of a Picomotor in the Pressure Range of 0.1-10 Torr, L. Sturmann (CHARA)
57. Beam-Compressor Mirror Specifications and Requirements, W.G. Bagnuolo(CHARA)
58. Binary Astronomy Accuracy with Two Telescopes, W.G. Bagnuolo(CHARA)
59. Flat Mirror Requirements and Specifications, S.T. Ridgway (NOAO & CHARA)
60. OPLE Sleeper and Rail Installation Trip Report, W.G. Bagnuolo, W.I. Hartkopf, C.H. Hopper, H.A. McAlister, L.C. Roberts & L. Sturmann (CHARA)
Additional Refereed Journal Articles related to CHARA research or authored by CHARA scientists since 2000:
Meeting Reports - The following are reports of meetings and workshops organized or co-organized by CHARA:
Preliminary Engineering Design Reports - The following appendices are available from the final report of the NSF-Supported "Phase B" engineering study for the CHARA Array. This report was the primary supporting technical document for the proposal submitted to the NSF for construction funding for the CHARA Array.
CHARA Technical Reports - During the final design and construction phases of the CHARA Array, a number of Technical Reports were prepared. These reports continue to be produced from time to time and are made available here:
