Optical interferometry in astronomy

JD Monnier - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
Here I review the current state of the field of optical stellar interferometry, concentrating on
ground-based work although a brief report of space interferometry missions is included. We …

Mass loss from cool stars: Impact on the evolution of stars and stellar populations

LA Willson - Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2000 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract This review emphasizes the mass loss processes that affect the fates of single
stars with initial masses between one and nine solar masses. Just one epoch of mass loss …

First results from the CHARA array. II. A description of the instrument

TA ten Brummelaar, HA McAlister… - The Astrophysical …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
The CHARA Array is a six 1 m telescope optical/IR interferometric array located on Mount
Wilson, California, designed and built by the Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy …

Optical interferometry

A Quirrenbach - Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2001 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The field of optical and infrared (IR) interferometry has seen rapid technical and
scientific progress over the past few years. A number of instruments capable of precise …

Unveiling Mira stars behind the molecules-Confirmation of the molecular layer model with narrow band near-infrared interferometry

G Perrin, ST Ridgway, B Mennesson… - Astronomy & …, 2004 - aanda.org
We have observed Mira stars with the FLUOR beamcombiner on the IOTA interferometer in
narrow bands around m wavelength. We find systematically larger diameters in bands …

High-resolution imaging of dust shells by using keck aperture masking and the IOTA interferometer

JD Monnier, R Millan-Gabet, PG Tuthill… - The Astrophysical …, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
We present first results of an experiment to combine data from Keck aperture masking and
the Infrared-Optical Telescope Array to image the circumstellar environments of evolved …

VLBA observations of SiO masers towards Mira variable stars

WD Cotton, B Mennesson, PJ Diamond… - Astronomy & …, 2004 - aanda.org
We present new total intensity and linear polarization VLBA observations of the and maser
transitions of SiO at 42.8 and 43.1 GHz in a number of Mira variable stars over a substantial …

FLUOR fibered beam combiner at the CHARA array

VC Du Foresto, PJ Borde, A Merand… - … Optical Astronomy II, 2003 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The fibered beam combiner FLUOR, which has provided high accuracy visibility
measurements on the IOTA interferometer, is being moved to the CHARA array which …

VINCI: the VLT Interferometer commissioning instrument

P Kervella, VC du Foresto… - … in Optical Astronomy, 2000 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) is a complex system, made of a large
number of separated elements. To prepare an early successful operation, it will require a …

Tests of stellar model atmospheres by optical interferometry-VLTI/VINCI limb-darkening measurements of the M4 giant ψ Phe

M Wittkowski, JP Aufdenberg, P Kervella - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2004 - aanda.org
We present K-band interferometric measurements of the limb-darkened (LD) intensity profile
of the M 4 giant star ψ Phoenicis obtained with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer …