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The Very Large Telescope Interferometer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2008

S. Wolf ,
F. Allard ,
Ph. Stee  and
M. Schöller
M. Schöller*
Affiliation:
European Southern Observatory, Casilla 19001, Santiago, Chile
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Abstract

The Very Large Telescope Interferometer on Cerro Paranal in Northern Chileis one of the largest optical facilities used in astronomy.It can combine two or three of the four 8.2 m and four movable 1.8 m telescopes,which span baselines between 8 and 202 m.Observations are carried out in the near- and mid-infrared, covering thewavelength range from 1 to 13 μm.


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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 28: Perspectives in Radiative Transfer and Interferometry , 2008 , pp. 1 - 8
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2008

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