MSC PTI Support Page

The Palomar Testbed Interferometer was constructed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a testbed for the Keck Interferometer. The PTI is currently operated as a science facility by the MSC with financial contributions from the Space Interferometry Mission (SIM), the PHASES project, and the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC).

PTI description:

General interferometry information:

For PTI V2 observations the MSC provides the following types of support:

Observation Planning Support
The getCal planning package provides a suite of tools for meshing information on stars, selecting calibrators, and computing temporal accessibility and u-v coverage.

Data Product Definition

Data Access
PTI data is now available.

Data Calibration

 



If you have any questions on PTI data please visit the the help desk page.