PIONIER: a 4-telescope visitor instrument at VLTI

Jean-Philippe Berger, M. Germain, Thierry Moulin, X. Bonfıls, M. Benisty, A. Roux, M. Kiekebusch, G. Montagnier, K. Perraut, Olivier Absil, F. Malbet, J.-B. Le Bouquin, Patrick Rabou, J. Knudstrup, Jean-Louis Lizon, J. Kluska, B. Lazareff, G. Zins, Pierre Haguenauer, L. Jocou, P. Kern, R. Millan‐Gabet, Wesley A. Traub, J.‐C. Augereau, Nicolas Blind, P. Bourget, A. Delboulbé, P. Feautrier, P. Gitton, D. Gillier, P. Labeye, Jean-Louis Monin, Y. Magnard, D. Maurel, F. Ménard, Mark Micallef, L. Michaud, S. Morel, Dan Popovic, S. Rochat, C. Rojas, F. Roussel, Eric Stadler, S. Štefl, E. Tatulli, N. Ventura

2011-09-21

SCID: 54.1/zg6uur2d

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Context. PIONIER stands for Precision Integrated-Optics Near-infrared Imaging ExpeRiment. It combines four 1.8m Auxilliary Telescopes or four 8m Unit Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (ESO, Chile) using an integrated optics combiner. The instrument was integrated at IPAG in December 2009 and commissioned at the Paranal Observatory in October 2010. It has provided scientific observations since November 2010.

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10.1051/0004-6361/201117586

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2011-09-21

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Jean-Philippe Berger

M. Germain

Thierry Moulin

X. Bonfıls

M. Benisty

A. Roux

M. Kiekebusch

G. Montagnier

K. Perraut

Olivier Absil

F. Malbet

J.-B. Le Bouquin

Patrick Rabou

J. Knudstrup

Jean-Louis Lizon

J. Kluska

B. Lazareff

G. Zins

Pierre Haguenauer

L. Jocou

P. Kern

R. Millan‐Gabet

Wesley A. Traub

J.‐C. Augereau

Nicolas Blind

P. Bourget

A. Delboulbé

P. Feautrier

P. Gitton

D. Gillier

P. Labeye

Jean-Louis Monin

Y. Magnard

D. Maurel

F. Ménard

Mark Micallef

L. Michaud

S. Morel

Dan Popovic

S. Rochat

C. Rojas

F. Roussel

Eric Stadler

S. Štefl

E. Tatulli

N. Ventura

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