CHARA Year Seven Science Review

Hosted by CHARA at Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

February 28 - March 2, 2011


Members of the CHARA collaboration gathered at GSU in Atlanta for a three-day review of scientific and technical progress made during 2010. The scientific program was once again organized by Dr. Theo ten Brummelaar, CHARA's Associate Director. We thank Sandy Land and Susan McAlister for their efforts in daily catering and the Tuesday evening reception held at the University's Rialto Center for the Performing Arts.

The participants in "CHARA Year Seven" are shown in the photograph and key below.

Copies of the presentation materials, arranged according to the meeting agenda, are linked below.


Copies of the presentations at the CHARA Year Seven Science Review are available here:

Introductory Comments - Hal McAlister, GSU/CHARA, Atlanta

NIRO, CLIMB and Other Upgrades in the Laboratory - Judit Sturmann, GSU/CHARA, Mount Wilson

Throughput, Baseline Solution & the CLIMB Data Pipeline - Theo ten Brummelaar, GSU/CHARA, Mount Wilson

Telescope Alignment and Wavefront Sensing - Laszlo Sturmann, GSU/CHARA, Mount Wilson

Weather and Seeing Statistics - Nils Turner, GSU/CHARA, Mount Wilson

FLUOR Status and Future Plans - Vincent du Foresto, Paris Obs., Meudon

Spectral Dispersion and FLUOR - Nic Scott, GSU/CHARA, Atlanta

VEGA: Status and Future Plans - Denis Mourard, OCA, Nice

MIRC and CHAMP: Update and Status - John Monnier, UM, Ann Arbor

NExScI Interferometry Tools: getCAL and VMT - Rachel Akeson, NExScI, Pasadena

Using Up-Conversion Interferometers for High Resolution Imaging with CHARA - Francois Reynaud, XLIM, Limoges

Visibility Self Calibration - Bertrand Messesson, Caltech, Pasadena

MROI Update - Michelle Creech-Eakman, MRO, Socorro

NPOI Update - Don Hutter, USNO, Flagstaff

VLTI and PRIMA Update - Gerard van Belle, ESO, Garching

Keck Update - Rachel Akeson, NExScI, Pasadena

Prospects for Imaging with VEGA - Florentin Millour, OCA, Nice

Imaging with MIRC: Current Results and Prospects - Fabien Baron, UM, Ann Arbor

NOAO 2010/2011 TAC Status and ReSTAR - Hal McAlister, GSU/CHARA, Atlanta

Update on AO at CHARA - Steve Ridgway, NOAO, Tucson

Observers Report - P.J. Goldfinger, GSU/CHARA, Mount Wilson

Recent Results from VEGA - Denis Mourard, OCA, Nice

Images and Models of the &epsilon Aurigae System - Brian Kloppenborg, UD, Denver

A Look Inside the Disk of the &epsilon Aurigae System - Robert Stencel, UD, Denver

Binary Star Orbits with the CHARA Array - Chris Farrington, GSU/CHARA, Mount Wilson

SUSI Update - Daniel Huber, U. Sydney, Sydney

Resolving Spectroscpopic Binaries in the Hyades Cluster - Gail Schaefer, GSU/CHARA, Mount Wilson

CHARA 96 & Are You Sirius? - Theo ten Brummelaar, GSU/CHARA, Mount Wilson

Self-Calibrating Multiple Systems - David O'Brien, GSU/CHARA, Atlanta

Multi-Wavelength CHARA Observations of Rapid Rotators - Xiao Che, UM, Ann Arbor

Diameters and Temperatures of Main Sequence Stars - Tabetha Boyajian, GSU/CHARA, Atlanta

Interferometric Study to Determine A-star Ages Using CHARA (ISAAC) - Jeremy Jones GSU/CHARA, Atlanta

PAVO Analysis Pipeline Update and First Science Results on Angular Diameters - Daniel Huber, U. Sydney, Sydney

Preliminary Results for Hot Stars with CHARA/PAVO - Noel Richardson, GSU/CHARA, Atlanta

Astrophysical Parameters of Sexy Exoplanet Host Stars Plus Associated Consequences - Kaspar von Braun, NExScI, Pasadena

Observations of the Imaged Exoplanet Host Star HR 8799 - Ellyn Baines, NRL, Washington

Can CHARA Image Cool Starspot? A Case Study of &lambda Andromedae - Rob Parks, GSU/CHARA, Atlanta

Multi-Wavelength Study of Circumstellar Disks - Yamina Touhami, GSU/CHARA, Atlanta


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