The VLT Interferometer: a unique instrument for high-resolution astronomy

Andreas Glindemann; Roberto Abuter; Franco Carbognani; Francoise Delplancke; Frederic Derie; Alberto Gennai; Philippe B. Gitton; Pierre Kervella; Bertrand Koehler; Samuel A. Leveque; Serge Menardi; Alain Michel; Francesco Paresce; Than Phan Duc; Andrea Richichi; Markus Schoeller; Massimo Tarenghi; Anders Wallander; Rainer Wilhelm

doi:10.1117/12.390163

5 July 2000 The VLT Interferometer: a unique instrument for high-resolution astronomy

Andreas Glindemann, Roberto Abuter, Franco Carbognani, Francoise Delplancke, Frederic Derie, Alberto Gennai, Philippe B. Gitton, Pierre Kervella, Bertrand Koehler, Samuel A. Leveque, Serge Menardi, Alain Michel, Francesco Paresce, Than Phan Duc, Andrea Richichi, Markus Schoeller, Massimo Tarenghi, Anders Wallander, Rainer Wilhelm

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Proceedings Volume 4006, Interferometry in Optical Astronomy; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390163
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

The Very Large Telescope (VLT) Observatory on Cerro Paranal (2635 m) in Northern Chile is approaching completion in this year when the fourth of the 8-m Unit Telescopes will see first light. At the same time, the preparation for first fringes of the VLT Interferometer (VLTI) is advancing rapidly with the goal of having the first fringes with two siderostats within this year. In this article we describe the status of the VLTI and its subsystems, we discuss the planning for first fringes with the different telescopes and instruments. Eventually, we present an outlook for the future of interferometry with Very Large Telescopes.

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Andreas Glindemann, Roberto Abuter, Franco Carbognani, Francoise Delplancke, Frederic Derie, Alberto Gennai, Philippe B. Gitton, Pierre Kervella, Bertrand Koehler, Samuel A. Leveque, Serge Menardi, Alain Michel, Francesco Paresce, Than Phan Duc, Andrea Richichi, Markus Schoeller, Massimo Tarenghi, Anders Wallander, and Rainer Wilhelm "The VLT Interferometer: a unique instrument for high-resolution astronomy", Proc. SPIE 4006, Interferometry in Optical Astronomy, (5 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390163

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