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Science with the VLT Interferometer

Proceedings of the ESO Workshop Held at Garching, Germany, 18–21 June 1996

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. Francesco Paresce

    1. European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany

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Table of contents (67 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXII
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  2. Interferometry Tutorials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction to Interferometry

      • Timothy R. Bedding
      Pages 3-12

    3. An Introduction to Interferometry with the ESO Very Large Telescope

      • Oskar von der Lühe
      Pages 13-34

    4. Interferometry in Practice

      • Andreas Quirrenbach
      Pages 35-47

    5. Astrometry with Optical/IR Interferometers

      • M. Shao
      Pages 48-54

  3. Solar System, Extrasolar Planets, Low Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Solar-System Observations with the VLTI

      • Thérèse Encrenaz
      Pages 57-63

    3. Giant Planet Formation and the Masses of Extrasolar Planets

      • Günther Wuchterl
      Pages 64-71

    4. Theory of Very Low Mass Stars, Brown Dwarfs and Extra-solar Giant Planets

      • Isabelle Baraffe, Gilles Chabrier
      Pages 72-79

    5. On the Detection of Exo-zodiacal Light by Nulling Interferometry with the Magellan Telescopes

      • Wesley A. Traub, Nathaniel P. Carleton, J. R. P. Angel
      Pages 80-85

    6. Direct Observation of Extrasolar Planets with an Infrared Interferometer

      • Vincent Coudé du Foresto, Jean-Marie Mariotti, Guy Perrin
      Pages 86-87

  4. AGN and Starburst Galaxies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. VLTI Observations of Radio-Loud Active Galaxies

      • George K. Miley
      Pages 91-99

    3. Observations of Extragalactic Sources Near Bright Stars

      • Bertrand Théodore, Patrick Petitjean
      Pages 100-101

    4. AGN Models and Fringe Visibilities

      • Fabien Malbet, Patrick Petitjean, Gilles Henri
      Pages 102-103

    5. AGNs at VLTI Scales

      • G. Mark Voit
      Pages 104-111

    6. The AGN Dance: Astrometric Variability as the Result of Supernova Explosions in Nuclear Starbursts

      • Jorge Melnick, Itziar Aretxaga, Roberto Terlevich
      Pages 112-118

    7. Adaptive Optics Observations of Starburst Galaxies

      • Olivier Lai, Daniel Rouan, Eric Gendron, François Rigaut
      Pages 119-120

    8. Cosmology with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer: Using a Space Based Astrometric Reference Frame

      • David Tytler
      Pages 121-129
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About this book

It has always been ESO's aim to operate the VLT in an interferometric mode (VLTI) which allows the coherent combination of stellar light beams col­ lected by the four 8-m telescopes and by several smaller auxiliary telescopes. In December 1993, in response to financial difficulties, the ESO Council de­ cided to postpone implement at ion of the VLTI, Coude trains and associated adaptive optics for all the UTs but included provisions for continuing tech­ nological and development programmes devoted to the aim of reintroducing these capabilities at the earliest possible date. The desirability of carrying out the full VLTI programme as originally envisaged at the earliest possible moment has not, however, diminished, es­ pecially in view of VLTI's exceptional capabilities and resulting potential for new and exciting discoveries. In recent years, interferometric projects have begun to playa central role in ground-based high-resolution astronomy, and numerous instruments have been completed or are in the process of construc­ tion. Several large-aperture interferometers will probably co me on-line near the turn of the century. The impending presence of these new instruments represents an important incentive both for clarifying the scientific cases for various VLTI implementation plans and for ensuring VLTI's competitiveness in the international context over the next 1O~20 years.

Editors and Affiliations

  • European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany

    Francesco Paresce

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Science with the VLT Interferometer

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the ESO Workshop Held at Garching, Germany, 18–21 June 1996

  • Editors: Francesco Paresce

  • Series Title: ESO Astrophysics Symposia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69398-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-22399-4Published: 13 November 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-69398-7Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1431-2433

  • Series E-ISSN: 1611-6143

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 409

  • Number of Illustrations: 264 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Geophysics/Geodesy

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