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SPHERE: a planet finder instrument for the VLT

Beuzit et al., 2008

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14864989198309573776
Author
Beuzit J
Feldt M
Dohlen K
Mouillet D
Puget P
Wildi F
Abe L
Antichi J
Baruffolo A
Baudoz P
Boccaletti A
Carbillet M
Charton J
Claudi R
Downing M
Fabron C
Feautrier P
Fedrigo E
Fusco T
Gach J
Gratton R
Henning T
Hubin N
Joos F
Kasper M
Langlois M
Lenzen R
Moutou C
Pavlov A
Petit C
Pragt J
Rabou P
Rigal F
Roelfsema R
Rousset G
Saisse M
Schmid H
Stadler E
Thalmann C
Turatto M
Udry S
Vakili F
Waters R
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Ground-based and airborne instrumentation for astronomy II

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Direct detection and spectral characterization of extra-solar planets is one of the most exciting but also one of the most challenging areas in modern astronomy. The challenge consists in the very large contrast between the host star and the planet, larger than 12.5 …
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