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Applications of speckle interferometry for measuring displacements of mirrors of multi‐mirror centimeter radiotelescopes are considered and analyzed in modeling experiments. The general principles of speckle photography, speckle interferometry, and the use of two-exposure speckle patterns for the analysis of displacements of rough surfaces (units of the radiotelescope mirrors) are worked out. Experiments are carried out for three possible displacements of the object surface: parallel shifts along the surface itself, rotations, and shifts in the perpendicular direction. The shape and structure of the displaced units do not change. The experiments prove that speckle interferometry is a rather effective and practical tool for measuring shifts and rotations of composite radiotelescope mirrors.
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Buiakas, V.I., Sultanov, T.T. & Zubov, V.A. Using Speckle Interferometry for Controlling the Units of Multi‐Mirror. J Russ Laser Res 22, 91–115 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011344804256
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