The Physics and Mass Assembly of distant galaxies with the E-ELT (2009)
Puech, M., Rosati, P., Toft, S., Cimatti, A., Neichel, B., Fusco, T.
One of the main science goal of the future European Extremely Large Telescope will be to understand the mass assembly process in galaxies as a function of cosmic time. To this aim, a multi-object,...
The physics of galaxy evolution with EAGLE (2009)
Puech, M., Lehnert, M., Yang, Y., Morris, S., Evans, C., ...
One of the prominent science goal of the ELTs will be to study the physics and mass assembly of galaxies at very high redshifts. Here, we present the galaxy evolution science case for EAGLE, which is...
SPHERE: A planet finder instrument for the VLT (2009)
Feldt, M., Dohlen, K., Mouillet, D., Puget, P., Wildi, F., ...
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...
Astronomy Astrophysics Adaptive optics observations of asteroid (216) Kleopatra ⋆ (2008)
D. Hestroffer, F. Marchis, T. Fusco, J. Berthier
Abstract. The large main-belt asteroid (216) Kleopatra has been for long suspected to be a binary object, mainly due to its large lightcurve amplitude. However, recent observations suggest that it is...
A probable giant planet imaged in the Beta Pictoris disk (2008)
Gratadour, D., Chauvin, G., Fusco, T., Ehrenreich, D., Mouillet, D., ...
Since the discovery of its dusty disk in 1984, Beta Pictoris has become the prototype of young early-type planetary systems, and there are now various indications that a massive Jovian planet is...
Several Wide Field of view Adaptive Optics (WFAO) concepts like Multi-Conjugate AO (MCAO), Multi-Object AO (MOAO) or Ground-Layer AO (GLAO) are currently studied for the next generation of Extremely...
Mugnier, L. M., Fusco, T., Cornia, A., Dandy, S.
The phase diversity technique is a useful tool to measure and pre-compensate for quasi-static aberrations, in particular non-common path aberrations, in an adaptive optics corrected imaging system....
Martinez, P., Boccaletti, A., Kasper, M., Cavarroc, C., Yaitskova, N., Fusco, T., ...
We compare coronagraph concepts and investigate their behavior and suitability for planet finder projects with Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs, 30-42 meters class telescopes). For this task, we...
E. Gendron, A. Coustenis, P. Drossart, M. Combes, M. Hirtzig, F. Lacombe, ...
Abstract. The advent of the NAOS/CONICA adaptive optics system at the ESO Very Large Telescope recently gave us the opportunity to map the surface of Titan and to search for atmospheric variations at...
Coupling MOAO with Integral Field Spectroscopy: specifications for the VLT and the E-ELT (2008)
Puech, M., Flores, H., Lehnert, M., Neichel, B., Fusco, T., Rosati, P., ...
[Abridged] We have developed an end-to-end simulation to specify the science requirements of a MOAO-fed integral field spectrograph on either an 8m or 42m telescope. Our simulations re-scales...
The Wide-field High-resolution Infrared TElescope (WHITE) (2008)
Burgarella, D., Roux, B. Le, Langlois, M., Moretto, G., Fusco, T., Ferrari, M.
The Wide-field High-resolution Infrared TElescope (WHITE) will be dedicated in the first years of its life to carrying out a few (well focused in terms of science objectives and time) legacy surveys....
Pupil stabilization for SPHERE's extreme AO and high performance coronagraph system (2007)
Montagnier, G., Fusco, T., Mouillet, D., Charton, J., Jocou, L.
We propose a new concept of pupil motion sensor for astronomical adaptive optics systems and present experimental results obtained during the first laboratory validation of this concept. Pupil motion...
Calibration and Pre-Compensation of Non-Common Path Aberrations for extreme Adaptive Optics (2007)
Fusco, T., Rousset, G., Petit, C.
Non-Common Path Aberrations (NCPA) are one of the main limitations for extreme Adaptive Optics (AO) system. NCPA prevent extreme AO systems to achieve their ultimate performance. These static...
Wide Field Astronomy at Dome C: two IR surveys complementary to SNAP (2007)
Burgarella, D., Ferrari, M., Fusco, T., Langlois, M., Leroux, B., Moretto, G., ...
Surveys provide a wealth of data to the astronomical community that are used well after their completion. In this paper, we propose a project that would take the maximum benefit of Dome C in...
Algorithme Multi-canaux pour la détection d'exoplanètes en imagerie différentielle angulaire (2007)
MUGNIER, L. M., WOELFFLE, A., FUSCO, T., ROUSSET, G.
Nous proposons une méthode novatrice pour la détection efficace d'exoplanètes depuis le sol. Cette méthode utilise l'imagerie différentielle angulaire, et conserve l'information temporelle de la...
Wide Field Astronomy at Dome C: two IR surveys complementary to SNAP (2006)
Burgarella, D., Ferrari, M., Fusco, T., Langlois, M., Leroux, B., Moretto, G., ...
Surveys provide a wealth of data to the astronomical community that are used well after their completion. In this paper, we propose a project that would take the maximum benefit of Dome C in...
Five new very low mass binaries (2006)
Montagnier, G., Segransan, D., Forveille, T., Delorme, P., Delfosse, X., ...
We report the discovery of companions to 5 nearby late M dwarfs (>M5), LHS1901, LHS4009, LHS6167, LP869-26 and WT460, and we confirm that the recently discovered mid-T brown dwarf companion to...
Analysis of ground-based differential imager performance (2006)
Boccaletti, A., Mouillet, D., Fusco, T., Cavarroc, P. Baudoz C., Moutou, C., ...
In the context of extrasolar planet direct detection, we evaluated the performance of differential imaging with ground-based telescopes. This study was carried out in the framework of the VLT-Planet...
Post processing of differential images for direct extrasolar planet detection from the ground (2006)
Mugnier, L., Fusco, T., Rousset, G.
The direct imaging from the ground of extrasolar planets has become today a major astronomical and biological focus. This kind of imaging requires simultaneously the use of a dedicated high...
ELTs Adaptive Optics for Multi-Objects 3D Spectroscopy : Key Parameters and Design Rules (2006)
Neichel, B., Conan, J-M., Fusco, T., Gendron, E., Puech, M., Rousset, G., ...
In the last few years, new Adaptive Optics [AO] techniques have emerged to answer new astronomical challenges: Ground-Layer AO [GLAO] and Multi-Conjugate AO [MCAO] to access a wider Field of View...
Chauvin, G., Udry, S., Fusco, T., Galland, F., Naef, D., ...
We present the results of a deep imaging survey of stars surrounded by planets detected with the radial velocity technique. The purpose is to search for and to characterize long-period stellar and...
A "Planet Finder" instrument for the VLT (2006)
L. Beuzit, J., Moutou, C., Dohlen, K., Fusco, T., Puget, P., Gratton, R., ...
Direct detection and spectral characterization of extrasolar planets is one of the most exciting but also one of the most challenging area in modern astronomy. For the second generation...
Analysis of ground-based differential imager performance (2006)
Boccaletti, A., Mouillet, D., Fusco, T., Cavarroc, P. Baudoz C., Moutou, C., ...
In the context of extrasolar planet direct detection, we evaluated the performance of differential imaging with ground-based telescopes. This study was carried out in the framework of the VLT-Planet...
Analysis of ground-based differential imager performance (2006)
Boccaletti, A., Mouillet, D., Fusco, T., Cavarroc, P. Baudoz C., Moutou, C., ...
In the context of extrasolar planet direct detection, we evaluated the performance of differential imaging with ground-based telescopes. This study was carried out in the framework of the VLT-Planet...
Vérinaud, C., Hubin, N., Kasper, M., Antichi, J., Baudoz, P., Beuzit, J. L., ...
The Exo-Planets Imaging Camera and Spectrograph (EPICS), is the Planet Finder Instrument concept for the European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). The study made in the frame of the OWL 100-m...
A Planet Finder instrument for the VLT (2006)
Beuzit, J. L., Feldt, M., Mouillet, D., Moutou, C., Dohlen, K., Puget, P., ...
The EPICS project: Exoplanets detection with OWL (2006)
Verinaud, C., Hubin, N., Kasper, M., Antichi, J., Baudoz, P., Beuzit, J.L., ...
This paper presents the status of the EPICS project, an Earth-like Planets Imaging Camera Spectrograph for OWL. We present the Top-Level-Requirements of the instrument and we describe the baseline of...
Vérinaud, C., Hubin, N., Kasper, M., Antichi, J., Baudoz, P., Beuzit, J.L., ...
The Exo-Planets Imaging Camera and Spectrograph (EPICS), is the Planet Finder Instrument concept for the European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). The study made in the frame of the OWL 100-m...
A Planet Finder instrument for the VLT (2006)
Beuzit, J.L., Feldt, M., Mouillet, D., Moutou, C., Dohlen, K., Puget, P., ...
Direct detection and spectral characterization of extrasolar planets is one of the most exciting but also one of the most challenging area in modern astronomy. For its second generation...
Adaptive Optics Concept For Multi-Objects 3D Spectroscopy on ELTs (2005)
Neichel, B., Fusco, T., Puech, M., Conan, J-M., Lelouarn, M., Gendron, E., ...
In this paper, we present a first comparison of different Adaptive Optics (AO) concepts to reach a given scientific specification for 3D spectroscopy on Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). We consider...
Analysis of ground-based differential imager performance (2005)
Boccaletti, A., Mouillet, D., Fusco, T., Cavarroc, P. Baudoz C., Moutou, C., ...
In the context of extrasolar planet direct detection, we evaluated the performance of differential imaging with ground-based telescopes. This study was carried out in the framework of the VLT-Planet...
Fundamental limitations on Earth-like planet detection with Extremely Large Telescopes (2005)
Cavarroc, C., Boccaletti, A., Baudoz, P., Fusco, T., Rouan, D.
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 order wavefront...
Keck AO survey of Io global volcanic activity between 2 and 5 mu m (2005)
Marchis, F, Le Mignant, D, Chaffee, F H, Davies, A G, Kwok, S H, Prange, R, ...
We present in this Keck AO paper the first global high angular resolution observations of Io in three broadband near-infrared filters: Kc (2.3 mu m), Lp (3.8 mu m), and Ms (4.7 mu m). The Keck AO...
LP 349-25: a new tight M8V binary (2005)
Forveille, T., Delorme, P., Ségransan, D., Delfosse, X., Chauvin, G., ...
We present the discovery of a tight M8V binary, with a separation of only 1.2 astronomical units, obtained with the PUEO and NACO adaptive optics systems, respectively at the CFHT and VLT telescopes....
Deformable mirrors for the FALCON concept (2005)
Puech, M., Chemla, F., Laporte, P., Jagourel, P., Gendron, E., Hammer, F., ...
FALCON is an original concept for a next generation instrument which could be used on the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) and on the future Extremely Large Telescopes (ELT). It is a multi-objects...
Fusco, T., Rousset, G., Mouillet, D., Dohlen, K., Conan, R., ...
In the frame of the VLT Planet-Finder project, the phase A system study has demonstrated the feasibility of an extreme adaptive optics system aimed at the direct detection of extrasolar giant...
Astrometric and Spectroscopic Confirmation of a Brown Dwarf Companion to GSC 08047-00232 (2004)
Chauvin, G., Lacombe, F., Dumas, C., Mouillet, D., Zuckerman, B., ...
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 deep imaging survey,...
Multi-color adaptive optics imaging of asteroid 1 Ceres (2004)
Dumas, C., Binzel, R. P., Brown, R. H., Fusco, T., Merline, W. J., Terrile, R. J.
The infrared L'-band view of the Galactic Center with NAOS-CONICA at VLT (2004)
Clénet, Y., Rouan, D., Gendron, E., Lacombe, F., Mouillet, D., ...
Chauvin, G., Lagrange, A-M., Beust, H., Fusco, T., Mouillet, D., Lacombe, F., ...
We report the detection of a possible subsolar mass companion to the triple young system TY CrA using the NACO instrument at the VLT UT4 during its commissioning. Assuming for TY CrA a distance...
Adaptive optics imaging survey of the Tucana-Horologium association (2003)
Chauvin, G., Thomson, M., Dumas, C., Beuzit, J-L., Lowrance, P., Fusco, T., ...
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 system. Based on...
Blanc, A., Fusco, T., Hartung, M., Mugnier, L. M., Rousset, G.
We describe and evaluate the performance of a phase diversity wavefront sensor used to measure the static aberrations of the VLT instrument NAOS-CONICA. The main limitations of this phase diversity...
Chauvin, G., Beust, H., Fusco, T., Mouillet, D., Lacombe, F., ...
We report the detection of a possible subsolar mass companion to the triple young system TY CrA using the NACO instrument at the VLT UT4 during its commissioning. Assuming for TY CrA a distance...
Calibration of NAOS and CONICA static aberrations. Experimental results (2003)
Hartung, M., Blanc, A., Fusco, T., Lacombe, F., Mugnier, L. M., Rousset, G., ...
NAOS is the first adaptive optics (AO) system of the Very Large Telescope and will provide CONICA with diffraction-limited images. CONICA is a near infrared camera that offers a variety of imaging...
First diffraction limited images at VLT with NAOS and CONICA (2003)
Chauvin, G., Fusco, T., Gendron, E., Rouan, D., Hartung, M., ...
Adaptive optics imaging of the MBM 12 association (2002)
Chauvin, G., Ménard, F., Fusco, T., Lagrange, A-M., Beuzit, J-L., Mouillet, D., ...
We report adaptive optics (AO) observations of the young and nearby association MBM 12 obtained with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. Our main observational result is the discovery of six new...
No disk needed around HD 199143 B (2002)
Chauvin, G., Fusco, T., Lagrange, A-M., Mouillet, D., Beuzit, J-L., Thomson, M., ...
We present new, high angular resolution images of HD 199143 in the Capricornus association, obtained with the adaptive optics system ADONIS+SHARPII at the ESO 3.6m Telescope of La Silla Observatory....
NAOS+CONICA at YEPUN: first VLT adaptive optics system sees first light (2002)
Brandner, W., Rousset, G., Lenzen, R., Hubin, N., Lacombe, F., Hofmann, R., ...
NAOS+CONICA at YEPUN: First VLT Adaptive Optics System Sees First Light (2002)
Brandner, W., Rousset, G., Lenzen, R., Hubin, N., Lacombe, F., Hofmann, R., ...
The FALCON concept: multi-object spectroscopy combined with MCAO in near-IR (2001)
Hammer, F., Sayède, F., Gendron, E., Fusco, T., Burgarella, D., Cayatte, V., ...
A large fraction of the present-day stellar mass was formed between z=0.5 and z~3 and our understanding of the formation mechanisms at work at these epochs requires both high spatial and high...