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 NExScI 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 V2observations the NExScI 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 are now available.
Data Calibration
If you have any questions on PTI data please visit the
the help desk page.