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Exercise #5 Observing program preparation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2003

F. Malbet
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique, Observatoire de Grenoble, BP. 53, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
G. Perrin
Affiliation:
LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92910 Meudon, France
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Abstract

This exercise is aimed at building a complete observing program for the VLTI. It consists in defining the scientific rationale and immediate objectives, ensure that the target are observable, define the VLTI configuration, model the astrophyiscal source and estimate the expected signal-to-noise ratio. At the end one should be able to define the total time requested and the final configuration. This exercise is a simulation of the work required to eventually request time on the VLTI.

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Research Article
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2003

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