News: To be completed later.

The ESO Very Large Telescope Interferometer has experienced a scientific revolution. This has been driven by an extensive improvement in sensitivity, stability and data support.

The goals of this lunch session are:

• To introduce this facility to new users without any experience in optical infrared long baseline interferometry;
• To present the instrument suit and parameter space coverage in terms of wavelengths, spectral resolution and angular resolution;
• To showcase in a pedagogical fashion scientific results in galactic and extragalactic astronomy;
• To guide new users in tools to prepare their observations and analyse their data;
• To network the VLTI Expertise Centres providing support to interested users.

Programme

High-z Universe, Galaxy evolution, Active Galactic Nuclei, X-ray binaries, Milky Way, Time domain, Stellar evolution, Star formation, Planet formation, Exoplanets, Data Science & Archives, Surveys & Instruments.

Invited speakers

To be completed later.

Scientific organisers

• Antoine Mérand, ESO Garching
• Alexis Matter, French Expertise Center (SUV/JMMC) (co-chair)
• Claire Foteini Lykou, Hungarian Expertise Center
• Joanna Mikolajewska, Nikolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centre
• Markus Wittkowski, ESO VLTI Users Support Group Garching
• Mercedes Filho, Portuguese VLTI Expertise Centre (chair)
• Michiel Hogerheijde, Leiden VLTI Expertise Centre

Contact

mfilho @ fe.up.pt