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astro-ph2005
Fundamental limitations on Earth-like planet detection with Extremely Large Telescopes
C. Cavarroc, A. Boccaletti, P. Baudoz +2
We analyse the fundamental limitations for the detection of extraterrestrial planets with Extremely Large Telescopes. For this task, a coronagraphic device combined to a very high…
astro-ph2004
Astrometric and Spectroscopic Confirmation of a Brown Dwarf Companion to GSC 08047-00232
G. Chauvin, A. -M. Lagrange, F. Lacombe +8
We report VLT/NACO imaging observations of the stars GSC 08047-00232 and HIP 6856, probable members of the large Tucana-Horologium association. During our previous ADONIS/SHARPII d…
astro-ph2003
Adaptive optics imaging survey of the Tucana-Horologium association
G. Chauvin, M. Thomson, C. Dumas +6
We present the results of an adaptive optics (AO) imaging survey of the common associations of Tucana and Horologium, carried out at the ESO 3.6m telescope with the ADONIS/SHARPII…