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20092021
most citedX-shooter, the new wide band intermediate resolution spectrograph at the ESO Very Large Telescope

1.2k citations · 1.2k across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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5 papers

astro-ph.SR2021★ 12 cited

Mid-infrared circumstellar emission of the long-period Cepheid l Carinae resolved with VLTI/MATISSE

V. Hocdé, N. Nardetto, A. Matter +149

The nature of circumstellar envelopes (CSE) around Cepheids is still a matter of debate. The physical origin of their infrared (IR) excess could be either a shell of ionized gas, o…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 43 cited

The asymmetric inner disk of the Herbig Ae star HD 163296 in the eyes of VLTI/MATISSE: evidence for a vortex?

J. Varga, M. Hogerheijde, R. van Boekel +133

Context. The inner few au region of planet-forming disks is a complex environment. High angular resolution observations have a key role in understanding the disk structure and the…

astro-ph.IM2018

The MICADO first light imager for the ELT: overview, operation, simulation

Richard Davies, João Alves, Yann Clénet +98

MICADO will enable the ELT to perform diffraction limited near-infrared observations at first light. The instrument's capabilities focus on imaging (including astrometric and high…

astro-ph.IM2011★ 1.2k cited

X-shooter, the new wide band intermediate resolution spectrograph at the ESO Very Large Telescope

Joel Vernet, H. Dekker, S. D'Odorico +87

X-shooter is the first 2nd generation instrument of the ESO Very Large Telescope(VLT). It is a very efficient, single-target, intermediate-resolution spectrograph that was installe…

astro-ph.IM2009★ 3 cited

Science and Adaptive Optics Requirements of MICADO, the E-ELT adaptive optics imaging camera

R. Davies, the Micado team

MICADO is the adaptive optics imaging camera being studied for the E-ELT. Its design has been optimised for use with MCAO, but will have its own SCAO module for the initial operati…