PIONIER: a visitor instrument for VLTI

J.-P. Berger; G. Zins; B. Lazareff; J.-B. Lebouquin; L. Jocou; P. Kern; R. Millan-Gabet; W. Traub; P. Haguenauer; O. Absil; J.-C. Augereau; M. Benisty; N. Blind; X. Bonfils; A. Delboulbe; P. Feautrier; M. Germain; D. Gillier; P. Gitton; M. Kiekebusch; J. Knudstrup; J.-L. Lizon; Y. Magnard; F. Malbet; D. Maurel; F. Menard; M. Micallef; L. Michaud; S. Morel; T. Moulin; D. Popovic; K. Perraut; P. Rabou; S. Rochat; F. Roussel; A. Roux; E. Stadler; E. Tatulli

doi:10.1117/12.858647

21 July 2010 PIONIER: a visitor instrument for VLTI

J.-P. Berger, G. Zins, B. Lazareff, J.-B. Lebouquin, L. Jocou, P. Kern, R. Millan-Gabet, W. Traub, P. Haguenauer, O. Absil, J.-C. Augereau, M. Benisty, N. Blind, X. Bonfils, A. Delboulbe, P. Feautrier, M. Germain, D. Gillier, P. Gitton, M. Kiekebusch, J. Knudstrup, J.-L. Lizon, Y. Magnard, F. Malbet, D. Maurel, F. Menard, M. Micallef, L. Michaud, S. Morel, T. Moulin, D. Popovic, K. Perraut, P. Rabou, S. Rochat, F. Roussel, A. Roux, E. Stadler, E. Tatulli

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Proceedings Volume 7734, Optical and Infrared Interferometry II; 773435 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858647
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

PIONIER is a 4-telescope visitor instrument for the VLTI, planned to see its first fringes in 2010. It combines four ATs or four UTs using a pairwise ABCD integrated optics combiner that can also be used in scanning mode. It provides low spectral resolution in H and K band. PIONIER is designed for imaging with a specific emphasis on fast fringe recording to allow closure-phases and visibilities to be precisely measured. In this work we provide the detailed description of the instrument and present its updated status.

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J.-P. Berger, G. Zins, B. Lazareff, J.-B. Lebouquin, L. Jocou, P. Kern, R. Millan-Gabet, W. Traub, P. Haguenauer, O. Absil, J.-C. Augereau, M. Benisty, N. Blind, X. Bonfils, A. Delboulbe, P. Feautrier, M. Germain, D. Gillier, P. Gitton, M. Kiekebusch, J. Knudstrup, J.-L. Lizon, Y. Magnard, F. Malbet, D. Maurel, F. Menard, M. Micallef, L. Michaud, S. Morel, T. Moulin, D. Popovic, K. Perraut, P. Rabou, S. Rochat, F. Roussel, A. Roux, E. Stadler, and E. Tatulli "PIONIER: a visitor instrument for VLTI", Proc. SPIE 7734, Optical and Infrared Interferometry II, 773435 (21 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858647

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