MIDI, the 10 μm interferometer of the VLT

G. Perrin; C. Leinert; U. Graser; L. B.F.M. Waters; B. Lopez

doi:10.1051/eas:2003010

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EAS Publications Series, 6 (2003) 127

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Issue		EAS Publications Series Volume 6, 2003 Observing with the VLTI


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DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/eas:2003010
Published online		31 January 2003

Observing with the VLTI
G. Perrin and F. Malbet (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 6 (2003) 127

MIDI, the 10 μm interferometer of the VLT

G. Perrin¹, C. Leinert², U. Graser², L. B.F.M. Waters³ and B. Lopez⁴

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;

Corresponding authors: guy.perrin@obspm.fr leinert@mpia-hd.mpg.de graser@mpia-hd.mpg.de rensw@astro.uva.nl lopez@obs-nice.fr

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.