The VLTI focal instrument Amber: results of the first phase of the alignment, integration, and verification in Paranal

Sylvie Robbe-Dubois; Romain Gueorguiev Petrov; Stephane Lagarde; Pierre Antonelli; Yves Bresson; Alain Roussel; Denis Mourard; Fabien Malbet; Florentin Millour; Gerard Zins; Alain Delboulbe; Gilles Duvert; Laurence Gluck; Pierre Y. Kern; Etienne P. LeCoarer; Karine Rousselet-Perraut; Eric Tatulli; Udo Beckmann; Matthias Heininger; Gerd P. Weigelt; Franco Lisi; Paolo Stefanini; Matteo Accardo; Carla S. Gil; Martin Vannier; Nicholas Haddad; Nico Housen; Mario Kiekebusch; Pedro Mardones; Florence Puech; Fredrik T. Rantakyro; Andrea Richichi; Markus Schoeller

doi:10.1117/12.550323

20 October 2004 The VLTI focal instrument Amber: results of the first phase of the alignment, integration, and verification in Paranal

Sylvie Robbe-Dubois, Romain Gueorguiev Petrov, Stephane Lagarde, Pierre Antonelli, Yves Bresson, Alain Roussel, Denis Mourard, Fabien Malbet, Florentin Millour, Gerard Zins, Alain Delboulbe, Gilles Duvert, Laurence Gluck, Pierre Y. Kern, Etienne P. LeCoarer, Karine Rousselet-Perraut, Eric Tatulli, Udo Beckmann, Matthias Heininger, Gerd P. Weigelt, Franco Lisi, Paolo Stefanini, Matteo Accardo, Carla S. Gil, Martin Vannier, Nicholas Haddad, Nico Housen, Mario Kiekebusch, Pedro Mardones, Florence Puech, Fredrik T. Rantakyro, Andrea Richichi, Markus Schoeller

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Proceedings Volume 5491, New Frontiers in Stellar Interferometry; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550323
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

AMBER, Astronomical Multi BEam combineR, is the near-infrared focal instrument dedicated to the VLTI. It is designed to combine three of the VLTI Telescopes and to work simultaneously in the J, H and K spectral bands (1.0 to 2.4 μm). The project successfully passed the Preliminary Acceptance in Europe in November 2003, resulting in the validation of the instrument laboratory performance1, of the compliance with the initial scientific specifications, and of the acceptance of ESO for AMBER to be part of the VLTI. After the transportation of the instrument to Paranal, Chile in January 2004, the Assembly Integration and Verification phase occurred mid-March to succeed with the first fringes observing bright stars with the VLTI siderostats. This paper describes the different steps of the AIV and the first results in terms of instrumental stability, estimated visibility and differential phase.

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Sylvie Robbe-Dubois, Romain Gueorguiev Petrov, Stephane Lagarde, Pierre Antonelli, Yves Bresson, Alain Roussel, Denis Mourard, Fabien Malbet, Florentin Millour, Gerard Zins, Alain Delboulbe, Gilles Duvert, Laurence Gluck, Pierre Y. Kern, Etienne P. LeCoarer, Karine Rousselet-Perraut, Eric Tatulli, Udo Beckmann, Matthias Heininger, Gerd P. Weigelt, Franco Lisi, Paolo Stefanini, Matteo Accardo, Carla S. Gil, Martin Vannier, Nicholas Haddad, Nico Housen, Mario Kiekebusch, Pedro Mardones, Florence Puech, Fredrik T. Rantakyro, Andrea Richichi, and Markus Schoeller "The VLTI focal instrument Amber: results of the first phase of the alignment, integration, and verification in Paranal", Proc. SPIE 5491, New Frontiers in Stellar Interferometry, (20 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550323

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