Hot circumstellar material resolved around<i>β</i> Pic with VLTI/PIONIER
Hot circumstellar material resolved around<i>β</i> Pic with VLTI/PIONIER
We aim at resolving the circumstellar environment around beta Pic in the near-infrared in order to study the inner planetary system (< 200 mas, i.e., ~4 AU). Precise interferometric fringe visibility measurements were obtained over seven spectral channels dispersed across the H band with the four-telescope VLTI/PIONIER interferometer. Thorough analysis …