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Latest news

  • First light of NEAR vortex coronagraph at VLT!
  • M-band & K-band AGPMs see first light at Keck
  • K-band AGPM delivered to NIRC2
  • New L-band AGPMs see first light at LBT
  • M-band AGPMs delivered to ERIS, NIRC2
  • Vortex yearly team meeting starting today!
  • L-band AGPM delivered to ERIS
  • The vortex coronagraph discovers a candidate forming protoplanet

About VORTEX

The VORTEX project aims to advance the theory, manufacturing and exploitation of optical vortex phase masks for high contrast imaging in astronomy.

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Research topics

Exoplanets and disks
Image processing
Coronagraphic instruments
Phase mask design
Manufacturing
Optical testing
Wave front sensing
Advanced coronagraphs

Funding & partners

This project has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 337569

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