Interferometric imaging with the Very Large Telescope.
Abstract
The Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) is one of the operating modes of the VLT. In addition to consisting of an array of four stationary 8 m diameter telescopes, the VLTI includes a number of movable Auxiliary Telescopes which both complement the (u, v) plane coverage of the large telescopes and provide a powerful interferometric facility by itself (available 100% of the time). The author describes the current plans for the implementation of the VLTI. These plans will be finalized in 1991 after the choice of the VLT site.
- Publication:
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Journal of Optics
- Pub Date:
- April 1991
- DOI:
- 10.1088/0150-536X/22/2/004
- Bibcode:
- 1991JOpt...22...73B