The Power of Optical/IR Interferometry: Recent Scientific Results and 2nd Generation Instrumentation

Download or read book The Power of Optical/IR Interferometry: Recent Scientific Results and 2nd Generation Instrumentation written by Andrea Richichi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-12 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrating the completion of the first phase of VLTI development, the ESO workshop The Power of Optical/IR Interferometry, held in 2005, gathered researchers together to review and discuss not just interferometers, but also how science uses interferometers and their impact on astronomy as a whole. This volume contains the proceedings of this workshop, serving as a reference for astronomers working with optical and infrared interferometry.