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Perspectives of a visible instrument on the VLTI

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In this paper we present the most promising science cases for a new generation visible instrument on the VLTI and the conceptual idea for the instrumental configuration. We also present a statistical study of the potential targets that may be accessible for the different classes of objects and for the required spectral resolutions.

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This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement n°730890). It was ade possible thanks to the OPTICON project, the Optical Infrared Coordination Network for Astronomy.

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    Florentin Millour, Denis Mourard, Philippe Berio, Andrea Chiavassa, Orlagh Creevey, Eric Lagadec, Marc-Antoine Martinod, Anthony Meilland, Nicolas Nardetto & Philippe Stee

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Millour, F., Mourard, D., Woillez, J. et al. Perspectives of a visible instrument on the VLTI. Exp Astron 46, 497–509 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-018-9615-0

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