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R.G. Petrov, F. Malbet, A. Richichi and
K.-H. Hofmann:
AMBER, the near-infrared/red VLTI focal
instrument
The ESO Messenger 92, 11-14, (1998)
Abstract.
The near-infrared/red focal instrument of the VLTI, called AMBER
will operate between 1 and 2.5 microns in a first phase (2001-2003)
with
two UTs. This instrument has been designed for three beams to be able
to
perform images through phase closure techniques. The wavelength
coverage will be extended in a second phase down to 0.6 microns
at the time the ATs become operational. The magnitude limit of AMBER
is expected to reach K=20 when a bright reference star is available and
K=14 otherwhise. The main scientific objectives are the investigation
at
very high angular resolution of disks and jets around young stellar
objects and AGN dust tori with a spectral resolution up to 10000.
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