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NEW OBSERVING MODES OF NACO
MARKUS KASPER[1], NANCY AGEORGES[2], ANTHONY BOCCALETTI[3],
WOLFGANG BRANDNER[4], LAIRD M. CLOSE[6], RIC DAVIES[5], GERT FINGER[1],
REINHARD GENZEL[5], MARKUS HARTUNG[2],
ANDREAS KAUFER[2],
STEPHAN KELLNER[4], NORBERT HUBIN[1], RAIINER LENZEN[4], CHRIS LIDMAN[2],
GUY MONNET[1], ALAN MOORWOOD[1], THOMAS OTT[5], PIERRE RIAUD[3],
HERMANN-JOSEF ROSER[4],
DANIEL ROUAN[3], JASON SPYROMILIO[2]
[1]EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY, GARCHING, GERMANY;
[2]EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY, SANTIAGO, CHILE;
[3]LESIA, OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS, MEUDON, FRANCE;
[4]MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FUR ASTRONOMIE, HEIDELBERG, GERMANY;[5]MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FUR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK, GARCHING, GERMANY;
[6]STEWARD OBSERVATORY, TUCSON, USA
Abstract:
After more than two years of regular operation, a number of upgrades have recently been installed for NACO and offered to the community. The article describes the new observing modes and provides examples of astronomical applications in high-contrast imaging, spectroscopy and polarimetry.
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