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EAS Publications Series
Volume 6, 2003
Observing with the VLTI
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| Page(s) | 127 - 127 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas:2003010 | |
| Published online | 31 January 2003 | |
G. Perrin and F. Malbet (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 6 (2003) 127
MIDI, the 10 μm interferometer of the VLT
1
LESIA, FRE 2461, Observatoire de Paris,
Section de Meudon, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92190 Meudon, France;
2
Max-Planck-Institut für
Astronomie, Koenigstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany;
3
Astronomical
Institute, University of Amsterdam, Kruisland 403, 1098 SJ
Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
4
Observatoire de
la Côte d'Azur, BP. 4229, 06304 Nice, France;
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Abstract
We report in this paper on the current status of the mid-infrared beam combiner of the VLTI: MIDI. We explain the interest of VLTI for this range of wavelentghs and give an overview of the main characteristics of MIDI and present its scientific targets.
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