Perspectives of a visible instrument on the VLTI

Abstract

In this paper we present the most promising science cases for a new generation visible instrument on the VLTI and the conceptual idea for the instrumental configuration. We also present a statistical study of the potential targets that may be accessible for the different classes of objects and for the required spectral resolutions.

arXiv commentExperimental Astronomy, Springer Link, In press

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