Wissenschaftlicher Koordinator / Scientific Coordinator:   Thomas Henning (MPIA)

Technischer Koordinator / Technical Coordinator:     Uwe Graser (MPIA)

Wissenschaftlicher Rat / Scientific Council:

•    Andreas Eckart (Uni Köln) 
•    Christoph Leinert (MPIA) 
•    Gerd Weigelt (MPIfR) 
•    Hans Zinnecker (AIP) 

Verwaltungsrat / Executive Board:

•    K.G. Strassmeier (AIP) 
•    O. von der Lühe (KIS) 
•    R. Genzel (MPE) 
•    Th. Henning (MPIA) 
•    G. Weigelt (MPIfR) 
•    A. Eckart (Uni Köln) 

                       Publications

Theory and Predictions:

• Wolf, S., Gueth, F., Henning, Th., Kley, W.: Detecting Planets in Protoplanetary Disks: A Prospective Study. ApJ 566, L97, 2002
• Dessart, L., Chesneau, O., Interferometric and spectroscopic monitoring of emission lines : Detection of CIRs in hot star winds, A&A, accepted, 2002
• Menshchikov, A.B., Henning, Th., Fischer, O.: Self-consistent Model of the Dusty Torus around HL Tau. ApJ 519, 257, 1999
• Richichi, A., Leinert, C., Binary stars and the VLTI: research prospects, Proceedings of Interferometry in Optical Astronomy, SPIE Conf. Vol, 4006, P.J Lena, A. Quirrenbach (eds.), p. 43, 2000
• F. Przygodda, T. Blöcker, K.-H. Hofmann, and G. Weigelt, 
  Computer simulations of interferometric imaging with the VLT
  interferometer and its AMBER instrument, Optical Engineering 40, 753-760, 2001
• T. Blöcker, K.-H. Hofmann, F. Przygodda, and G. Weigelt, Computer simulations of interferometric imaging with the VLT interferometer and the AMBER instrument, Proceedings of Interferometry in Optical Astronomy, SPIE Conf. Vol, 4006, P.J Lena, A. Quirrenbach (eds.), p. 174-183, 2000.
• Rousselet-Perraut, K., Chesneau, O.,  Berio, P.,  Vakili, F.,Spectro-polarimetric interferometry (SPIN) of magnetic stars, A&A, 354, 595, 2000

Observations:

• K.-H. Hofmann, U. Beckmann, T. Blöcker, V. Coude de Foresto, M. Lacasse, B. Mennesson, R. Millan-Gabet, S. Morel, G. Perrin, B. Pras, C. Ruilier, D. Schertl, M. Schöller, M. Scholz, V. Shenavrin, W. Traub, G. Weigelt, M. Wittkowski, and B. Yudin: Observations of Mira stars with the IOTA/FLUOR interferometer and comparison with Mira star models.  New Astronomy 7, 9-20, 2001
• Bedding, T. R., Zijlstra, A. A., von der Luhe, O., Robertson, J. G., Marson, R. G., Barton, J. R., Carter, B. S., The angular diameter of R Doradus: a nearby Mira-like star, MNRAS, 286, 957, 1997

Instrumentation:

• Ch. Leinert, U. Graser, L.B.F.M. Waters, G. Perrin, W. Jaffe, B. Lopez, F. Przygodda, O. Chesneau, P. Schuller, A. Glazenborg, B. Grimm, W. Laun, S. Ligori, J. Meisner, K. Wagner, E. Bakker, B. Cotton,  J. de Jong, R. Mathar, U. Neumann, C. Storz The 10 micron instrument MIDI - getting ready for observations in the VLTI, 2002, Proceedings of Interferometry in Optical Astronomy, SPIE Conf. 4838-155
• E. J. Bakker, Ch. Leinert, W. Jaffe, U. Graser, I. Percheron, O. Chesneau, J. A. Meisner, B. Cotton, J. de Jong, J-W. Peld, A.W. Glazenborg-Kluttig, G. Perrin F. Przygodda, MIDI scientific and technical operation procedures, 2002, Proceedings of Interferometry in Optical Astronomy, SPIE Conf. 4838-156
• E.J. Bakker, F. Przygodda, O. Chesneau, W. Jaffe,VLTI MIDI SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATION PROCEDURES: Synergy between MIDI and GENIE - the MIDI nuller, 2002, GENIE workshop
• O.Chesneau ,S.Wolf b ,K.Rousselet-Perraut ,D.Mourard,C.Stehle, and F.Vakili, Mass-loss of hot stars studied with Spectro-Polarimetric Interferometry (SPIN), 2002, Proceedings of Polarimetry in Astronomy, SPIE Conf. 4843-32
• Straubmeier, Ch.,  Eckart, A., A Near-infrared Imaging Fringe-tracker System for the LBT, AGM, 18, 217, 2001
• Perrin, G., Lopez, B., Coude du Foresto, V.,  Glazenborg-Kluttig, A.W.,  de Haas, J.C., Herbst, T.M.,  Jaffe, W., Lena, P.J., Lenzen, R.,  le Poole, R.S.; Ligori, S., Mundt, R.,  Pel, J-W.,  Porro, I.L., von der Luehe, O., 10-um interferometry on the VLTI with the MIDI instrument: a preview. Proceedings of Interferometry in Optical Astronomy, SPIE Conf. Vol, 4006, P.J Lena, A. Quirrenbach (eds.), p. 43, 2000
• Lopez, B.,Leinert, C., Graser, U., Waters, L.B., Perrin, G., Herbst,  T.M., Roettgering, H.J.,  Rouan, D., Stecklum, B.,  Mundt, R., Zinnecker, H.,  de Laverny, P.,  Feldt, M.,  Meisner, J.A., Dutrey, A.,  Henning, T., Vakili, F., Astrophysical potentials of the MIDI VLTI instrument, Proceedings of Interferometry in Optical Astronomy, SPIE Conf. Vol, 4006, P.J Lena, A. Quirrenbach (eds.), p. 54, 2000
• A. Richichi, T. Blöcker, R. Foy, D. Fraix-Burnet, B. Lopez, F. Malbet, P. Stee, O. Von Der Lühe, and G. Weigelt, Science opportunities with AMBER, the near-IR VLTI instrument , Proceedings of Interferometry in Optical Astronomy, SPIE Conf. Vol, 4006, P.J Lena, A. Quirrenbach (eds.), p. 80-91, 2000
• R. Petrov, F. Malbet, A. Richichi, K.-H. Hofmann, et al. 
  AMBER: the near-IR focal instrument for the VLTI , Proceedings of Interferometry in Optical Astronomy, SPIE Conf. Vol, 4006, 
  P.J Lena, A. Quirrenbach (eds.), p. 68-79, 2000
• G. Weigelt, D. Mourard, L. Abe, U. Beckmann, O. Chesneau, C. Hillemanns, K.-H. Hofmann, S. Ragland, D. Schertl, M. Scholz, P. Stee, N. Thureau, and F. Vakili, GI2T/REGAIN spectro-interferometry with an infrared beam combiner,
  Proceedings of Interferometry in Optical Astronomy, SPIE Conf. Vol, 4006, P.J Lena, A. Quirrenbach (eds.), p. 617-626, 2000
• I.L Porro, T. Berkefeld, C. Leinert,  Simulation of the effects of atmospheric turbulence on mid-infrared visibility measurements with the mid-infrared interferometric instrument for the Very Large Telescope Interferometer, Appl. Opt. 39, 1643-1651, 2000
• Chesneau, O.,Rousselet-Perraut, K.,  Vakili, F., Mourard, D., Cazale, C.,Polarimetric interferometry: concept and applications, Proceedings of Interferometry in Optical Astronomy, SPIE Conf. Vol, 4006, P.J Lena, A. Quirrenbach (eds.), p. 531, 2000
• Porro, I. L., Graser, U.; Leinert, C., Lopez, B., von der Lühe, O., Estimated Performance for 10-micron Interferometry at the VLTI with the MIDI Instrument, Proceedings from ASP Conference Vol. 194, p325, 1999. Edited by Stephen Unwin and Robert Stachnik
• J.R.P. Angel , J.M. Hill, P.A. Strittmatter, P. Salinari and G. Weigelt, Interferometry with the Large Binocular Telescope, Proceedings of Astronomical Interferometry, SPIE 3350, R.D. Reasenberg (ed.), Bellingham, p. 881-889, 1998