Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2006 · 30 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesAstronomyOptical AstronomyOpticsOptoelectronicsImage SynthesisInfrared InstrumentationInterferometryOptical ImagingOptical InstrumentationData Processing AlgorithmsInterferometric ImagingInterferometric MeasurementLong-baseline InterferometryOptical InterferometersOptical InterferometryTest Data DesignVery Long Baseline Interferometry
We present a formal comparison of the performance of algorithms used for synthesis imaging with optical/infrared long-baseline interferometers. Five different algorithms are evaluated based on their performance with simulated test data. Each set of test data is formatted in the OI-FITS format. The data are calibrated power spectra and bispectra measured with an array intended to be typical of existing imaging interferometers. The strengths and limitations of each algorithm are discussed.