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most citedSPHERE: the exoplanet imager for the Very Large Telescope

573 citations · 1.1k across the 11 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

astro-ph.IM2025★ 4 cited

Conceptual Opto-Mechanical design of SHARP: a near-infrared multi-mode spectrograph conceived for the next-generation telescopes

H. Mahmoodzadeh, P. Saracco, P. Conconi +18

The next generation of Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs), with their wide apertures and advanced Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) systems, will provide unprecedented sharp an…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 7 cited

The SPHERE infrared survey for exoplanets (SHINE). V. Complete observations, data reduction and analysis, detection performances, and final results

A. Chomez, P. Delorme, A. -M. Lagrange +117

During the past decade, state-of-the-art planet-finder instruments like SPHERE@VLT, coupling coronagraphic devices and extreme adaptive optics systems, unveiled, thanks to large su…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 4 cited

CUBES, the Cassegrain U-Band Efficient Spectrograph: towards final design review

Matteo Genoni, Hans Dekker, Stefano Covino +39

In the era of Extremely Large Telescopes, the current generation of 8-10m facilities are likely to remain competitive at ground-UV wavelengths for the foreseeable future. The Casse…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 2 cited

SHARP -- A near-IR multi-mode spectrograph conceived for MORFEO@ELT

P. Saracco, P. Conconi, C. Arcidiacono +50

The Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs), thanks to their large apertures and cutting-edge Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) systems, promise to deliver sharper and deeper data e…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 72 cited

Monte Carlo studies for the optimisation of the Cherenkov Telescope Array layout

A. Acharyya, I. Agudo, E. O. Angüner +467

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the major next-generation observatory for ground-based very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy. It will improve the sensitivity of current groun…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 573 cited

SPHERE: the exoplanet imager for the Very Large Telescope

J. -L. Beuzit, A. Vigan, D. Mouillet +108

Observations of circumstellar environments to look for the direct signal of exoplanets and the scattered light from disks has significant instrumental implications. In the past 15…

astro-ph.EP2018★ 58 cited

Post conjunction detection of Pictoris b with VLT/SPHERE

A. -M. Lagrange, A. Boccaletti, M. Langlois +102

With an orbital distance comparable to that of Saturn in the solar system, \bpic b is the closest (semi-major axis \,9\,au) exoplanet that has been imaged to orbit a star.…

astro-ph.EP2018★ 80 cited

The GJ 504 system revisited. Combining interferometric, radial velocity, and high contrast imaging data

M. Bonnefoy, K. Perraut, A. -M. Lagrange +79

The G-type star GJ504A is known to host a 3 to 35 MJup companion whose temperature, mass, and projected separation all contribute to make it a test case for the planet formation th…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 1 cited

Contributions of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) to the 6th International Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (Gamma 2016)

The CTA Consortium, :, A. Abchiche +1387

List of contributions from the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) Consortium presented at the 6th International Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (Gamma 2016), July 11-15,…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 136 cited

First light of the VLT planet finder SPHERE. II. The physical properties and the architecture of the young systems PZ Tel and HD 1160 revisited

A. -L. Maire, M. Bonnefoy, C. Ginski +68

[Abridged] Context. The young systems PZ Tel and HD 1160, hosting known low-mass companions, were observed during the commissioning of the new planet finder SPHERE with several ima…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 184 cited

First light of the VLT planet finder SPHERE. III. New spectrophotometry and astrometry of the HR8799 exoplanetary system

A. Zurlo, A. Vigan, R. Galicher +70

The planetary system discovered around the young A-type HR8799 provides a unique laboratory to: a) test planet formation theories, b) probe the diversity of system architectures at…