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Ground interferometric searches
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 May 2016
Abstract
In this article, we discuss the instrumental requirements for planet searches from the ground. We review several methods and their fundamental limitations comparing the direct measurement of the visibility function (both modulus and phase) to astrometry and nulling interferometry. In particular, we will take the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) as an example. The VLTI is an excellent facility for planet searches from the ground since it has both large apertures and long baselines, providing high SNR and milli-arcsecond resolution.
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- Part V: Discovery and study of extrasolar planets - future
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