Abstract

Analysis of the first interferometric fringes recorded at Dome C, Antarctica are presented. Measurements were taken 31 January and 1 February 2005 during daytime. Our purpose in performing the analysis was to measure temporal fluctuations of the atmospheric piston, which are critical for interferometers, and determine their sensitivity. These scales are derived through the motion of the image that is formed in the focal plane of a Fizeau interferometer. We could establish a lower limit to the coherence time by studying the decay rate of correlation between successive fringes. Coherence times are measured to be larger than $10\text{\hspace{0.17em} ms}$, i.e., at least three times higher than the median coherence time measured at the site of Paranal $\left(3.3\text{\hspace{0.17em} ms}\right)$.

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