The Classic/climb Beam Combiner at the Chara Array
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U. BECKMANN§, G. WEIGELT§ and M. SHURE¶ ∗The CHARA Array, Georgia State University Mount Wilson Observatory, CA 90123, USA †National Optical Astronomy Observatory P. O. Box 26732, Tucson, AZ 85726-6732 ‡Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy Georgia State University, P. O. Box 3969, Atlanta, GA 30302-3969 §Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy Auf dem Hügel 69, Bonn, Germany ¶Exelis — Geospatial Systems, 1919 West Cook Road Fort Wayne, IN 46818 ‖[email protected]
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