Science With the Vlt Interferometer: Proceedings of the Eso Workshop Held at Garching, Germany, 18-21 Jun 1996 - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3540632646 ISBN 13 : 9783540632641

Editeur : Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1997

Synopsis

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3540632646
• ISBN 13: 9783540632641
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 431
• Éditeur: Paresce Francesco
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