SPHERE: A 'Planet Finder' Instrument for the VLT

Authors
  • D. Mouillet
  • J.-L. Beuzit
  • M. Feldt
  • K. Dohlen
  • P. Puget
  • F. Wildi
  • A. Boccaletti
  • T. Henning
  • C. Moutou
  • H.M. Schmid
  • M. Turatto
  • S. Udry
  • F. Vakili
  • R. Waters
  • A. Baruffolo
  • J. Charton
  • R. Claudi
  • T. Fusco
  • R. Gratton
  • N. Hubin
  • M. Kasper
  • M. Langlois
  • J. Pragt
  • R. Roelfsema
  • M. Saisse
Publication date 2009
Host editors
  • A. Moorwood
Book title Science with the VLT in the ELT Era
ISBN
  • 9781402091896
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9781402091902
Series Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
Event Science with the VLT in the ELT Era, Garching, Germany
Pages (from-to) 337-341
Publisher Dordrecht: Springer
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract
SPHERE (Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet Research) is a second generation instrument for the VLT optimized for the very high-contrast imaging around bright stars [J.-L. Beuzit, M. Feldt, K. Dohlen et al. in Messenger 125, 29 (2006)]. The primary goal is the detection and characterization of new giant planets around a variety of nearby stars. Together with the observation of early planetary systems and disks, and in association with the results of other planet search techniques, SPHERE will be a primary contributor to get a complete picture of the variety of planetary systems and to better understand their mechanisms of formation and evolution. Such results will be obtained before even more ambitious projects for the direct imaging of planets either from the ground with ELTs or from space.
Document type Conference contribution
Language English
Related publication SPHERE: A Planet Finder Instrument for the VLT SPHERE: A 'Planet Finder' instrument for the VLT
Published at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9190-2_56
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