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Science with the Vlt Interferometer: Proceedings of the Eso Workshop Held at Garching, Germany, 18-21 June 1996

Science with the Vlt Interferometer: Proceedings of the Eso Workshop Held at Garching, Germany, 18-21 June 1996

Paresce, Francesco

Paperback

Series: Eso Astrophysics Symposia

Astronomy & SpacePhysics

ISBN10: 3662223996
ISBN13: 9783662223994
Publisher: Springer
Published: Nov 13 2013
Pages: 409
Weight: 1.34
Height: 0.89 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
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.

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