5 papers
WST instrument Exposure Time Calculator: full simulation of multi-mode spectrograph performance from source to detector
Matteo Ferro, Matteo Genoni, Henri M. J. Boffin +13
We present a comprehensive Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) developed for the Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope (WST) concept. The WST, currently in its conceptual phase, is designe…
Revisiting symbiotic binaries with interferometry: II. New PIONIER data
Henri M. J. Boffin, Jaroslav Merc
Symbiotic stars, which generally comprise a red giant and an accreting white dwarf, are excellent laboratories to understand mass transfer in wide binaries, with application to a w…
How to write competitive proposals and job applications
Johan H. Knapen, Henri M. J. Boffin, Nushkia Chamba +1
Writing proposals and job applications is arguably one of the most important tasks in the career of a scientist. The proposed ideas must be scientifically compelling, but how a pro…
Optical constraints on the coldest metal-poor population
Jerry Jun-Yan Zhang, Nicolas Lodieu, Eduardo L. MartÃn +10
The coldest metal-poor population made of T and Y dwarfs are archaeological tracers of our Galaxy because they are very old and have kept the pristine material. The optical propert…
Revisiting symbiotic binaries with interferometry. I. The PIONIER archival collection
Jaroslav Merc, Henri M. J. Boffin
Symbiotic stars serve as exceptional laboratories for investigating mass transfer processes in binary systems. However, the dominant mechanism of mass transfer from the red giant d…