Abstract
The 2000 decade is remarkable for aperture synthesis in the optical and near-infrared wavelength regimes. Major interferometers such as VLTI have started science operation and have boosted the rate of astrophysics-oriented publications based on interferometric results. Also, the advent of long-baseline interferometers making use of large pupils has opened the way to faint science and first results on extragalactic objects has made it a reality. As the interest for the technique from the astronomical community keeps growing more ambitious instrumental projects are contemplated which will definitely put optical/near-infrared interferometry into mainstream astrophysics. It is shown here how VTLI plays a leading role in all these aspects.
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Perrin, G. (2009). VLTI Science Highlights. In: Moorwood, A. (eds) Science with the VLT in the ELT Era. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9190-2_14
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