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20122026
most citedThe SWAP EUV Imaging Telescope. Part II: In-flight Performance and Calibration

77 citations · 126 across the 8 of their papers we have counts for

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9 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

Pushing high angular resolution and high contrast observations on the VLTI from Y to L band with the Asgard instrumental suite: integration status and plans

Marc-Antoine Martinod, Michael J. Ireland, Denis Defrère +39

ESO's VLTI has a history of record-breaking discoveries in astrophysics using high-angular resolution instrumentation. Its latest visitor instrument, the Asgard instrumental suite,…

astro-ph.IM2026

Asgard/NOTT: Status of laboratory nulling performance

T. Mattheussen, R. Laugier, D. Defrère +26

Nulling interferometry enables the direct detection of faint companions and circumstellar structures at angular separations unresolvable by classical, diffraction-limited imagers,…

astro-ph.IM2026

Asgard/NOTT: Cryogenic characterization of the mid-infrared chip

G. Garreau, D. Defrère, R. Laugier +25

NOTT is part of the new visitor instrument suite Asgard for the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI), and the first long-baseline nulling interferometer that will be operatio…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 1 cited

Asgard/NOTT: First lab assembly and experimental results

G. Garreau, A. Bigioli, R. Laugier +17

Asgard/NOTT is an ERC-funded project hosted at KU Leuven and is part of a new visitor instrumental suite, called Asgard, under preparation for the Very Large Telescope Interferomet…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 2 cited

Pushing high angular resolution and high contrast observations on the VLTI from Y to L band with the Asgard instrumental suite: integration status and plans

Marc-Antoine Martinod, Denis Defrère, Michael J. Ireland +35

ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer has a history of record-breaking discoveries in astrophysics and significant advances in instrumentation. The next leap forward is its new…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 10 cited

Asgard/NOTT: L-band nulling interferometry at the VLTI. II. Warm optical design and injection system

Germain Garreau, Azzurra Bigioli, Romain Laugier +17

Asgard/NOTT (previously Hi-5) is a European Research Council (ERC)-funded project hosted at KU Leuven and a new visitor instrument for the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 28 cited

Asgard/NOTT: L-band nulling interferometry at the VLTI I. Simulating the expected high-contrast performance

Romain Laugier, Denis Defrère, Benjamin Courtney-Barrer +13

Context: NOTT (formerly Hi-5) is a new high-contrast L' band (3.5-4.0 \textmu m) beam combiner for the VLTI with the ambitious goal to be sensitive to young giant exoplanets down t…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 8 cited

L-band nulling interferometry at the VLTI with Asgard/Hi-5: status and plans

Denis Defrère, Azzurra Bigioli, Colin Dandumont +34

Hi-5 is the L'-band (3.5-4.0 m) high-contrast imager of Asgard, an instrument suite in preparation for the visitor focus of the VLTI. The system is optimized for high-contrast a…

astro-ph.IM2012★ 77 cited

The SWAP EUV Imaging Telescope. Part II: In-flight Performance and Calibration

Jean-Philippe Halain, David Berghmans, Dan Seaton +6

The Sun Watcher with Active Pixel System detector and Image Processing (SWAP) telescope was launched on 2 November 2009 onboard the ESA PROBA2 technological mission and has acquire…