绪论无论在射电天文学中,或是光学天文学中,限制望远镜分辨能力的决定因素是望远镜的主反射镜的口径。企图以建造巨大的机械结构来提高射电望远镜分辨能力的方法都有一自然的界限,此界限是由结构材料的强度及结构刚度所限定的。原则上讲,孔径综合方法开辟了提高射电天文望远镜分辨能力的新的可能性。 Introduction Whether in radio astronomy or in optical astronomy, the determinant of the resolving power of a telescope is the aperture of the main mirror of the telescope. Attempts to improve the resolving power of radio telescopes by constructing huge mechanical structures all have a natural limit, which is defined by the strength and structural rigidity of the structural materials. In principle, the integrated aperture approach opens up new possibilities for improving the resolution of radio telescopes.