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The VLTI and its Subsystems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2003

G. Perrin ,
F. Malbet ,
A. Glindemann ,
J. Algomedo ,
R. Amestica ,
P. Ballester ,
B. Bauvir ,
E. Bugueño ,
S. Cabanero  and
S. Correia
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R. Wilhelm
Affiliation:
ESO, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Abstract

The Very Large Telescope (VLT) Observatory on Cerro Paranal (2635 m) in Northern Chile is approaching completion. After the four 8-m Unit Telescopes (UT) individually saw first light in the last years, two of them were combined for the first time on October 30, 2001 to form a stellar interferometer, the VLT Interferometer. The remaining two UTs will be integrated into the interferometric array later this year, so that any two UTs can be used for interferometry. In this article, we will describe the subsystems of the VLTI and the planning for the following years.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 6: Observing with the VLTI , 2003 , pp. 91
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2003

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