A far-infrared/submillimeter kilometer-baseline interferometer in space

摘要: Abstract Through the continuing development of improved detectors and detector arrays, far-infrared/submillimeter astronomical space missions have had enormous successes in recent years. Despite these advances, diffraction-limited angular resolving power has remained virtually constant. The advent telescopes with apertures several meters, will improve situation, but still leave image resolution many orders magnitude poorer than most other spectral ranges. After making scientific case for high spatial imaging this range, use interferometry as immediate way producing results, we review interferometers to provide insight on formation first stars.