MATISSE Science Cases

S. Wolf, B. Lopez, W. Jaffe, G. Weigelt, J.-Ch. Augereau, N. Berruyer, O. Chesneau, W. C. Danchi, M. Delbo, K. Demyk, A. Domiciano, Th. Henning, K.-H. Hofmann, S. Kraus, Ch. Leinert, H. Linz, Ph. Mathias, K. Meisenheimer, J.-L. Menut, F. Millour, L. Mosoni, A. Niedzielski, R. Petrov, Th. Ratzka, B. Stecklum, E. Thiebaut, F. Vakili, L. B. F. M. Waters, O. Absil, J. Hron, S. Lagarde, A. Matter, N. Nardetto, J. Olofsson, B. Valat, M. Vannier and MATISSE Science team

Proceedings paper for the ESO workshop "The VLT in the ELT era"
Held in Garching from October 8-12, 2007.
Springer Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
"Science with the VLT in the ELT Era", pg.359-360 (2009)

Abstract
MATISSE is foreseen as a mid-infrared spectro-interferometric instrument combining the beams of up to four UTs/ATs of the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI). MATISSE will measure closure phase relations and thus offer an efficient capability for image reconstruction. In addition to this, MATISSE will open 2 new observing windows at the VLTI: the L and M band in addition to the N band. Furthermore, the instrument will offer the possibility to perform simultaneous observations in separate bands. MATISSE will also provide several spectroscopic modes. In summary, MATISSE can be seen as a successor of MIDI by providing imaging capabilities in the mid-infrared domain (for a more detailed description of MATISSE see Lopez et al., these proceedings).

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