Michelson interferometer

Target entity: Michelson interferometer
Context triple: [Michelson–Morley experiment, usedInstrument, Michelson interferometer]

• A. Michelson–Morley experiment
  The Michelson–Morley experiment was a landmark 1887 physics experiment that attempted to detect the Earth's motion through the hypothesized luminiferous aether and whose null result helped pave the way for Einstein's theory of special relativity.
• B. Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect
  The Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect is a quantum optical phenomenon in which correlations in the arrival times of identical particles, such as photons, reveal their underlying statistical and coherence properties.
• C. Fraunhofer diffraction
  Fraunhofer diffraction is the far-field diffraction pattern of waves, typically light, observed when both the source and observation screen are effectively at infinite distance or made so with lenses, producing characteristic interference patterns.
• D. Ritchey–Chrétien reflector
  A Ritchey–Chrétien reflector is a specialized type of reflecting telescope that uses hyperbolic primary and secondary mirrors to produce a wide, coma-free field of view ideal for professional astronomical imaging.
• E. Folded-port InfraRed Echellette
  Folded-port InfraRed Echellette is a near-infrared spectrograph instrument used on large telescopes to obtain medium- to high-resolution spectra of astronomical objects.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Michelson interferometer
Target entity description: The Michelson interferometer is a precision optical instrument that splits and recombines light beams to measure extremely small differences in path length, widely used in fundamental physics experiments and metrology.

• A. Michelson–Morley experiment
  The Michelson–Morley experiment was a landmark 1887 physics experiment that attempted to detect the Earth's motion through the hypothesized luminiferous aether and whose null result helped pave the way for Einstein's theory of special relativity.
• B. Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect
  The Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect is a quantum optical phenomenon in which correlations in the arrival times of identical particles, such as photons, reveal their underlying statistical and coherence properties.
• C. Fraunhofer diffraction
  Fraunhofer diffraction is the far-field diffraction pattern of waves, typically light, observed when both the source and observation screen are effectively at infinite distance or made so with lenses, producing characteristic interference patterns.
• D. Ritchey–Chrétien reflector
  A Ritchey–Chrétien reflector is a specialized type of reflecting telescope that uses hyperbolic primary and secondary mirrors to produce a wide, coma-free field of view ideal for professional astronomical imaging.
• E. Folded-port InfraRed Echellette
  Folded-port InfraRed Echellette is a near-infrared spectrograph instrument used on large telescopes to obtain medium- to high-resolution spectra of astronomical objects.
• F. None of above. chosen