parallel-slit interferometer
parallel-slit interferometer
[′par·ə‚lel ‚slit ‚in·tər·fə′räm·əd·ər] (optics)
A type of stellar interferometer consisting of a screen with two narrow, parallel slits whose separation is adjustable, placed over the objective of a refracting telescope.
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