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1. Search for Sub-Stellar Companions Using AO – First Results Obtained with NAOS-CONICA

   We present first results of our NAOS-CONICA search for close substellar companions around young nearby stars. This program was started only a few...

   M. Mugrauer, R. Neuhäuser, ... M. Ammler in Science with Adaptive Optics

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2. Near-Infrared AO Spectroscopy of Edge-On Protoplanetary Disks with Subaru IRCS

   We carried out near infrared (1.4–4.2 μm) AO imaging and spectroscopy of two edge-on protoplanetary disks; HK TauB and HV TauC located in Taurus...

   Hiroshi Terada, Naoto Kobayashi, ... Masahiko Hayashi in Science with Adaptive Optics

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3. A Search for Close Companions in Sco OB2

   Using adaptive optics we study the binary population in the nearby OB association Scorpius OB2. We present the first results of our near-infrared...

   Thijs Kouwenhoven, Anthony Brown, ... Alessia Gualandris in Science with Adaptive Optics

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4. Adaptive Optics Observations of Stars in Globular Clusters and Nearby Galaxies

   Observations of nearby stellar systems with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope PUEO Adaptive Optics system, the University of Hawaii HOKUPA’A system...

   T.J. Davidge in Science with Adaptive Optics

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5. NACO Observations of NGC 1068

   We present various recent results obtained with adaptive optics systems on the very central region of NGC 1068: Grif long-slit spectroscopy in K band...

   Damien Gratadour, Daniel Rouan, ... François Lacombe in Science with Adaptive Optics

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6. A Near-Infrared Adaptive Optics Imaging Survey of Nearby QSOs

   We present the results of a near-IR Adaptive Optics imaging survey of 32 nearby (z<0.325) QSOs with curvature AO systems on the Gemini North and...

   Olivier Guyon, Dave Sanders, Alan Stockton in Science with Adaptive Optics

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7. Subaru Deep Field with Adaptive Optics

   A deep K′-band (2.12μ m) image of 1′ × 1′ blank sky field (Subaru Deep Field; SDF) taken with Subaru Adaptive Optics System (AO) is presented. The...

   Yosuke Minowa, Naoto Kobayashi, ... Masanori Iye in Science with Adaptive Optics

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8. Adaptive Optics Science with the MMT Adaptive Secondary: Mid-IR AO Imaging of the Post-AGB Star AC Her

   The world’s first adaptive secondary has been commissioned at the 6.5m MMT. Early science results suggests that it is unique and highly productive....

   Laird M. Close, Beth Biller, ... Roger Angel in Science with Adaptive Optics

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9. One Year of NACO Operations

   The first ESO adaptive optics system instrument, NACO, installed at the VLT has been offered to the astronomical community and used on a regular...

   N. Ageorges, L.E. Tacconi-Garman, C. Lidman in Science with Adaptive Optics

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10. T Tauri Stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud: A Combined HST and VLT Effort

    The combination of the unprecedented spatial resolution attainable with WFPC2 on board HST and of the large collecting area of the VLT makes it...

    Martino Romaniello, Nino Panagia, ... Robert P. Kirshner in The Origin of Stars and Planets: The VLT View

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11. Into the Twilight Zone: Reaching the Jet Engine with AMBER/VLTI

    It is currently unknown if pre-main-sequence jets originate in the star, the star-disk interaction zone or the disk. A major constraint for...

    Paulo J. V. Garcia, Renaud Foy, Eric Thiébaut in The Origin of Stars and Planets: The VLT View

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12. Imaging with the VLT

    For each of the four VLT unit telescopes there are at least three instruments. Already in operation for a couple of years are FORS1, FORS2 and ISAAC....

    Ralf Siebenmorgen in The Origin of Stars and Planets: The VLT View

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13. From the Sun to Jupiter: Evolution of Low Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs down to Planetary Masses

    We present current models for low mass stars and substellar objects down to planetary masses and discuss the success and remaining uncertainties of...

    Isabelle Baraffe, Gilles Chabrier, ... Peter Hauschildt in The Origin of Stars and Planets: The VLT View

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14. VLT/FORS Spectroscopy in $\sigma$ Orionis: Isolated Planetary Mass Candidate Members

    We present low resolution optical spectra of isolated planetary candidate members of the young cluster...

    David Barrado y Navascués, María Rosa Zapatero Osorio, ... Coryn A. L. Bailer-Jones in The Origin of Stars and Planets: The VLT View

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15. Submm and MIR Imaging of Protostellar Clusters

    The detection of protostars is achieved most efficiently at submm wavelengths. With the advent of large bolometer arrays, groups and clusters of...

    Rolf Chini, Markus Nielbock, Ralf Siebenmorgen in The Origin of Stars and Planets: The VLT View

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16. Core Collapse and the Formation of Binaries

    We examine the effect of an initial turbulent velocity field on the line-of-sight properties of cloud cores, their collapse and their fragmentation...

    Andreas M. Burkert, Peter Bodenheimer in The Origin of Stars and Planets: The VLT View

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17. Physical Properties of Prestellar Cores

    We present a brief summary of current progress on research into the physical and chemical properties of pre-protostellar cores. In particular, we...

    Malcolm Walmsley, Paola Caselli, ... Daniele Galli in The Origin of Stars and Planets: The VLT View

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18. NIR Low-Resolution Spectroscopy of L-Dwarfs: An Efficient Classification Scheme for Faint Dwarfs

    We present complete near infrared (0.85-2.45 μm), low-resolution ( $\sim$...

    Leonardo Testi, Francesca D’Antona, ... Ernesto Oliva in The Origin of Stars and Planets: The VLT View

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19. Variability and Rotation in Low Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs

    The evolution of angular momentum in stars is not really understood today. In particular, very little is known about rotation of substellar objects....

    Jochen Eislöffel, Alexander Scholz in The Origin of Stars and Planets: The VLT View

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20. Ices in Star-Forming Regions: First Results from VLT-ISAAC

    The first results from a VLT-ISAAC program on the infrared spectroscopy of deeply-embedded young stellar objects are presented. The advent of 8-m...

    Ewine F. van Dishoeck, E. Dartois, ... A. C. A. Boogert in The Origin of Stars and Planets: The VLT View

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