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| Paper: |
ALADDIN: An Antarctic-based Nulling Interferometer for Exozodi Characterization |
| Volume: |
430, Pathways Towards Habitable Planets |
| Page: |
418 |
| Authors: |
Coudé du Foresto, V. |
| Abstract: |
ALADDIN is an infrared (L-band) nulling interferometer optimized for the study of exozodiacal dust. Although relatively modest in size (two 1-meter class telescopes on a maximum baseline of 32 m), it takes advantage of the privileged atmospheric conditions on the Antarctic plateau to achieve a sensitivity better than what can be obtained with a pair of 8 m class telescopes on a temperate site. Beyond its main mission, the science potential of ALADDIN extends to the study of all kinds of faint circumstellar material (dust and/or molecules) around young, old, or main sequence stars. |
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