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  22 May 2025
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Useful Links

Interferometry in the European Community

  • The European Interferometry Initiative (EII)
  • The VLTI Expertise Centers
  • The Marie Curie Research Training Networks

Hystorical and current facilities

  • CHARA Interferometer
  • COAST Interferometer
  • GI2T: Grand Interféromètre à 2 télescopes 
  • IOTA: Infrared Optical Telescope Array
  • ISI: Infrared Spatial Interferometer 
  • KECK Interferometer 
  • LBT: Large Binocular Telescope
  • NPOI: Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer
  • PTI: Palomar Testbed Interferometer 
  • SUSI Interferometer 
  • MROI Interferometer

Schools and workshops

  • VLTI schools during the years
  • 2022 VLTI and CHARA community days
  • 2017 VLTI Community Days
  • 2015 VLTI Community Days
  • 2014 VLTI Community Days

Other resources

  • Subscribe to the Optical Long Baseline Interferometry Newsletter

Training material and further hystorical documentation

  • Spatial Interferometry (pdf file)
  • Introduction to stellar interferometry (pdf file)
  • The VLT Interferometer: Getting ready to Observe (pdf file) contains material about decommissioned instruments
  • VLTI Concept and technical aspects (pdf file)
  • VLTI, context, description, operation (pdf file)
  • Material about the currently offered instruments: PIONIER, GRAVITY, and MATISSE.
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