Special Session SS41
28 June 2019
Aims and scope
In the past 3 years, the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) has upgraded its facility and operation model for the arrival of its second generation instruments: Gravity and MATISSE. VLTI is more sensitive, more capable at producing synthetic images and generalises the use of spectro-interferometry. Outstanding results have been published recently, opening new opportunities and untapped potential for observations covering a large variety of astrophysical topics.
This session is intended as a forum to bring experts and newcomers together.
The session is organised by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the European Interferometry Initiative (EII)
Programme
Morning session:
- Update the community, from novices to experts, about VLTI, Gravity and MATISSE
- Invite people to present recent outstanding interferometric results (10min talks or posters)
Lunch Session:
- Present the OPTICON funded VLTI expertise centers (http://www.european-interferometry.eu/vlti-expertise-centres-network)
- Discuss how to make VLTI more accessible to newcomers: a panel discussion between ESO, The VLTI Expertise Centres and the community at large will be held.
Invited speakers
- Gravity Consortium
- MATISSE Consortium
- Jean-Marie Mariotti Centre
Scientific organisers
- Antoine Mérand (ESO/DE and EII) - Chair
- Myriam Benisty (IPAG/FR and Obs. Cerro Calan/CL)
- David Buscher (Cambridge/UK and EII)
- Paolo Garcia (Univ. Porto/PT and EII)
- Sebastian Hoenig (Univ. Southampton/UK and EII president)
- Ágnes Kóspál (Konkoly/HU)
- Claudia Paladini (ESO/CL)
- Jörg-Uwe Pott (MPIA Heidelberg/DE and EII)
- Isabelle Tallon-Bosc (CRAL/FR)
Contact
amerand @ eso.org
Updated on Tue Dec 04 16:15:21 CET 2018
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