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Coronagraphic imaging on the VLTI with VIDA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2004

O. Lardière*
Affiliation:
INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, 50125 Firenze
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Abstract

In a few years, the VLTI will be able to combine light from 4 to 8telescopes equipped with adaptive optics. In order to exploit thefull VLTI infrastructure, a second generation instrument, based onthe densified pupil concept (VIDA), has been proposed for veryhigh resolution direct imaging and coronagraphy. This paperpresents some possible coronagraphic devices providing a totalstar extinction on the VLTI when there are no phase errors.Lastly, the expected performances considering cophasing andadaptive optics residual errors are also presented.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2004

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