The Power of Optical/IR Interferometry: Recent Scientific Results and 2nd Generation Instrumentation Proceedings of the ESO Workshop held in Garching, Germany, 4-8 April 2005 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Richichi, A. (Editor), Delplancke, F. (Editor), Paresce, F. (Editor), Chelli, A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Eso Astrophysics Symposia, European Southern Observatory,
• Subjects: Popular works.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Signal, Image and Speech Processing.

Long-baseline interferometry has been traditionally regarded as a very technical method with a limited number of applications. At the turn of the millennium, with the introduction of large community-oriented facilities such as the VLTI, we are seeing a transformation into a major astronomical techni...

Table of Contents:

• The Power of Optical/IR Interferometry
• Science: Stars — stellar diameters, limb darkening, flattening, surface structures
• Science: Stars — circumstellar matter, IR objects
• Science: Science: Stars — binaries and multiples
• Science: Stars — Galactic centre, AGNs, astrometry, exo-planets and future targets
• Instrumentation: Concepts for future interferometric fringe tracking
• Instrumentation: 2nd Generation Instrumentation for the VLTI – Proposals
• Instrumentation: Concepts for future interferometric instrumentation
• Posters — Science
• Posters — Instrumentation.