Science with the VLT: Proceedings of the ESO Workshop Held at Garching, Germany, 28 June – 1 July 1994

Front Matter....Pages I-XXV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Solar System and the VLT....Pages 3-14
Very Distant Objects in the Solar System....Pages 15-20
How to Search for Extra-Solar Planets with the VLT/VISA?....Pages 21-32
Astrometric Detection and Investigation of Planetary Systems with the VLT Interferometer....Pages 33-37
Front Matter....Pages 39-39
Star Formation Studies at the VLT....Pages 41-52
Circumstellar Disks with VLT/VLTI....Pages 53-61
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
Do We Need the VLT to Study Nearby Stellar Populations?....Pages 65-74
Nucleosynthesis in the First Galactic Stars....Pages 75-78
Elemental and Isotopic Abundances in Metal-Poor Stars....Pages 79-86
Stellar Surface Structure: Doppler Imaging with the VLT-UVES....Pages 87-93
Observation of Surface Activity on Cool Giants with the VLT Interferometer....Pages 94-99
Imaging the Surfaces of Late-Type Stars....Pages 100-104
A Sharper View on (Post-) AGB Evolution....Pages 105-113
The Asymptotic Giant Branch in the LMC, SMC and the Galactic Center....Pages 114-118
Prospects for Circumstellar Physics. Observations and Models....Pages 119-123
Compact Stars In and Out of Binaries....Pages 124-133
VLT High-Speed Spectro-Photometry: A Powerful Tool for Exploring Compact Stellar Objects and Related Phenomena....Pages 134-140
Observational Astrophysics on Milli-, Micro-, and Nanosecond Timescales....Pages 141-144
Problems and Prospects in White Dwarf Stars....Pages 145-149
Mass Determination of Very Low Mass Stars....Pages 150-154
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
Evolution of Massive Stars and the VLT....Pages 155-158
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Globular Clusters with the VLT....Pages 161-170
Detailed Analysis of Stars in the Galactic Bulge with the VLT....Pages 171-174
Deep Star Counts and Cosmological Backgrounds: A Powerful New Model for the Point Source Sky....Pages 175-180
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
High Resolution Spectroscopy of the Interstellar Medium....Pages 183-189
The Interstellar Medium in Galaxies....Pages 190-199
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Supernovae and the VLT: More Light to Examine....Pages 203-213
Supernovae with the VLT....Pages 214-219
Late Stages of Supernovae with the VLT....Pages 220-231
Faint Planetary Nebulae as Mass Tracers for Early Type Galaxies....Pages 232-235
Resolving Distant Galaxies Into Stars....Pages 236-240
Proper Motions for the Nearest Galaxies using ASTROCAM on the VLT....Pages 241-245
Quantitative Spectroscopy of Luminous Blue Stars in Distant Galaxies....Pages 246-255
Distance Indicators and the Expansion Field of the Universe....Pages 256-266
Distance Indicators: Beyond Distances — A Return to Astrophysics....Pages 267-278
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
High Resolution Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy with the VLT: Galactic Nuclei....Pages 281-292
Resolving Extragalactic Nuclei with the VLT....Pages 293-298
Galaxy Dynamics, Black Holes and FUEGOS: Prospects for Studying Stellar Dynamics....Pages 299-303
The VLT Contribution to Development of AGN Unified Schemes....Pages 304-313
Subarcsecond Observations of Galactic Nuclei....Pages 314-316
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
The AGN Environment....Pages 317-326
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
Quasar Surveys and the VLT....Pages 329-338
QSO Absorption Line Systems....Pages 339-348
Front Matter....Pages 349-349
Observational Cosmology With Faint Galaxies and a (9±1)-meter Telescope....Pages 351-360
Deep Spectroscopy of 780 Galaxies: Results and Prospects for the VLT....Pages 362-366
Deep Redshift Surveys on Faint Galaxies: Prospects for the VLT above z=1....Pages 367-371
VLT Observations with Large Natural Gravitational Telescopes....Pages 372-382
Integral Field Spectroscopy of Selected Extragalactic Objects with FUEGOS....Pages 383-388
Perspectives in the Study of Large Scale Structure and Galaxy Evolution with the VLT....Pages 389-396
The Nature of Compact Objects at R=23....Pages 397-401
Faint AGNs, Evolution and the X-Ray Background....Pages 402-411
Front Matter....Pages 413-413
High-Resolution Imaging with the VLT at Optical Wavelengths....Pages 415-424
From Planets to Galaxies: Adaptive Optics Revolution and VLT Interferometry....Pages 425-433
A Strategy for High Angular Resolution Astrophysical Programmes at the VLT in the Visible....Pages 434-444
Narrow-Angle Astrometry with the VLT Interferometer....Pages 445-450
Front Matter....Pages 451-451
Flexible Professional Observing at the VLT....Pages 453-457
The VLT: max (4 × 8; 1 × 16; 1/X × 64)?....Pages 458-463
Front Matter....Pages 465-465
Synopsis of Panel Discussions I: Interferometry....Pages 467-472
Synopsis of Panel Discussions II: Future Instrumentation....Pages 473-477