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"Planet Finder" on the VLT: context, goals and critical specifications for adaptive optics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 May 2003

Claude Aime ,
Rémi Soummer ,
D. Mouillet ,
T. Fusco ,
A.-M. Lagrange  and
J.-L. Beuzit
D. Mouillet
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, France
T. Fusco
Affiliation:
DOTA, Office National d' Études et Recherches Aérospatiales, France
A.-M. Lagrange
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique, Observatoire de Grenoble, France
J.-L. Beuzit
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique, Observatoire de Grenoble, France
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Abstract

ESO offers the opportunity to install a new (second generation)instrumentation on 8-m telescopes before 2010, for a wide community.We, as a consortium, argue that it is possible to develop a high contrastimager that will improve significantly or will complement current andforthcoming instruments. This project would benefit a interesting numberof astrophysical issues; it will also prepare later more ambitiousground-based imagers or space-based high contrast instruments.The limitations of the turbulence are severe and demand very performantadaptive optics. This critical question is addressed specifically.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 8: Astronomy with High Contrast Imaging , 2003 , pp. 193 - 199
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2003

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