Science with the VLT Interferometer - Proceedings of the ESO Workshop Held at Garching, Germany, 18-21 June 1996 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)

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."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	ESO Astrophysics Symposia
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	1997
Editors:	Francesco Paresce
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	409
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
ISBN-13:	978-3-662-22399-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Astrophysics Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Geophysics Promotions
LSN:	3-662-22399-6
Barcode:	9783662223994

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