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most citedLarge Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE): I. Improved exoplanet detection yield estimates for a large mid-infrared space-interferometer mission

203 citations · 306 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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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.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.IM2023★ 1 cited

High-angular resolution and high-contrast VLTI observations from Y to L band with the Asgard instrumental suite

Marc-Antoine Martinod, Denis Defrère, Michael Ireland +17

The Very Large Telescope Interferometer is one of the most proficient observatories in the world for high angular resolution. Since its first observations, it has hosted several in…

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.EP2022★ 56 cited

Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE): II. Signal simulation, signal extraction and fundamental exoplanet parameters from single epoch observations

Felix Dannert, Maurice Ottiger, Sascha P. Quanz +13

The Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE) initiative is developing the science and a technology roadmap for an ambitious space mission featuring a space-based mid-infrared (MI…