MATISSE science cases

Authors
  • S. Wolf
  • B. Lopez
  • W. Jaffe
  • G. Weigelt
  • J.C. Augereau
  • N. Berruyer
  • O. Chesneau
  • W.C. Danchi
  • M. Delbo
  • K. Demyk
  • A. Domiciano
  • T. Henning
  • K.H. Hofmann
  • S. Kraus
  • C. Leinert
  • H. Linz
  • P. Mathias
  • K. Meisenheimer
  • J.L. Menut
  • F. Millour
  • L. Mosoni
  • A. Niedzielski
  • R. Petrov
  • T. Ratzka
  • B. Stecklum
  • E. Thiebaut
  • F. Vakili
  • L.B.F.M. Waters
  • O. Absil
  • J. Hron
  • S. Lagarde
  • A. Matter
  • N. Nardetto
  • J. Olofsson
  • B. Valat
  • M. Vannier
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) 359-360
Publisher Dordrecht: Springer
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract
MATISSE is foreseen as a mid-infrared spectro-interferometric instrument combining the beams of up to four UTs/ATs of the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI). MATISSE will measure closure phase relations and thus offer an efficient capability for image reconstruction. In addition to this, MATISSE will open 2 new observing windows at the VLTI: the L and M band in addition to the N band. Furthermore, the instrument will offer the possibility to perform simultaneous observations in separate bands. MATISSE will also provide several spectroscopic modes. In summary, MATISSE can be seen as a successor of MIDI by providing imaging capabilities in the mid-infrared domain (for a more detailed description of MATISSE see Lopez et al., these proceedings).
Document type Conference contribution
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9190-2_60
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