ALADDIN: a DARWIN Pathfinder Mission on the Antarctic Plateau

• Main Authors: Coudé Du Foresto, V., Absil, Olivier, Barillot, M.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Lavoisier 2006
• Subjects: antarctic astronomy; interferometric nulling; instrumentation; infrared; Physical; chemical; mathematical & earth Sciences; Space science; astronomy & astrophysics; Physique; chimie; mathématiques & sciences de la terre; Aérospatiale; astronomie & astrophysique; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/109767

We propose an innovative concept for a DARWIN pathfinder experiment. It involves an integrated nulling interferometer of relatively modest dimensions (two 1 m class collectors on a 40 m truss), which would take advantage of a privileged location (at Dome C on the Antarctic plateau) to perform better than a nulling instrument on a large interferometer (such as GENIE at the VLTI).