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1. Common topics between OPTICON and ILIAS – GWA

OPTICON and ILIAS – GWA. 1. Common topics between OPTICON and ILIAS – GWA 2. Topics still to be covered by ILIAS, OPTICON and RADIONET 3. News from OPTICON. 1. Common topics between OPTICON and ILIAS – GWA :. Unfortunately None!. 2. Topics still to be covered by ILIAS, OPTICON and RADIONET:

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1. Common topics between OPTICON and ILIAS – GWA

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  1. OPTICON and ILIAS – GWA • 1. Common topics between OPTICON and ILIAS – GWA • 2. Topics still to be covered by ILIAS, OPTICON and RADIONET • 3. News from OPTICON

  2. 1. Common topics between OPTICON and ILIAS – GWA: Unfortunately None!

  3. 2. Topics still to be covered by ILIAS, OPTICON and RADIONET: ☺ Cosmology (cosmological models, neutrinos) ☺ Cosmic structure in the early universe (inflation. radiation era, CMB) ☺ Cosmic particles in the universe (cosmic rays, Pierre Auger) ☺ High energy astrophysics (X-rays, γ-rays, HESS) ☺ Particle physics in the interior of stars (Nucleosynthesis)

  4. 2. Topics still to be covered by ILIAS, OPTICON and RADIONET: ☺ Ground based instruments (GEO, VIRGO, Optical, ALMA, SKA, LOFAR) ☺ SOFIA (Boeing 747, Stratospheric Observatory for IR Astronomy) ☺ Space science and instrumentation (ESA, LISA) ☺ Neutrinos (BAIKAL, AMANDA, Ice Cube, NEMO, ANTARES, NESTOR, Coordinated experiment?) ☺ Astrophysical computations (algorithms, data archiving, high performance computing, GRID actions)

  5. 3. News from OPTICON Plenty!

  6. Optical Infrared Co-ordination Network for Astronomy Management structure and flow-chart of activities

  7. OPTICON I3 Networking Activities NA1: Management of the I3: Manages the project (networks, JRAs, Access) NA2: Co-ordination and Integration of the European Northern Observatory facilities NA3: Structuring European Astronomy (several large projects – 950k): Extremely Large Telescopes (ELT) – Scientific case – (192 k) Ultra-Violet Astronomy Network (NUVA) – (62k) High Time Resolution Astrophysics. (HTRA) – Test detectors, existing software, etc –(96k) Interoperability – Link large data archives (AVO synergy) www.euro-vo.org– (29k) Key Technologies – Existing and future hardware and software development – (216k) Key Technologies: Precision Optical Pick-off Arm

  8. OPTICON I3 Networking Activities (continued) NA4: Mechanisms for synergy in space-ground coordination (exploit scientific data from space satellite observatories) • VLT, ALMA,Grantecan• for Space: XMM, INTEGRAL, PLANCK,HERSCHEL, GAIA, JWS• Elite Fellowships NA5: Interferometry Forum (combine optical telescopes in a single coherent array in order to achieve extremely high angular resolution) NA6: OPTICON Telescopes network Telescope Directors Forum - Operation of the trans-national Access Office

  9. OPTICON I3 Transnational Access. Aims: ► Create a mechanism for improving access to non- national observing time (successful qualifying applicants will get travel support) ►Same (local) peer review committee, same standards (no special OPTICON TAC). ► Provide resources for operation of the telescopes and support of observing runs (Telescopes receive audited ‘user fee’ ) ► Implement common R & D projects for infrastructure improvements ►Approx. 1200 observing nights. 630 users, 400 observing periods, 500 – 600 T&S grants.

  10. The Telescopes Network 2 - 4 m Telescopes

  11. OPTICON I3 Joint Research Activities • JRA1: Adaptive Optics (ESO) – (next generation of Adaptive Optics) (1.8M): • Natural Guide Star (NGS). • 2. Extreme AO (XAO). • 3. Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) with multiple Fields of View. • 4. Multi Laser Guide Star (LGS) systems JRA2: Fast Optical Detectors for AO (F) – (fabricate large, high frame rate, sensitive detector for Adaptive Optics (AO) JRA3: Fast Readout High Performance Optical Detectors (D) – (detectors for high time resolution data acquisition):

  12. OPTICON I3 Joint Research Activities (continued) JRA4: Interferometry (NL) – (development of optical interferometry over the next decade): • JRA5: Smart Focal Planes (UK) – (develop prototypes for sampling the focal planes of large instruments. Particularly useful for spectroscopy) (730k): • Integral field spectroscopy using image slicers • Beam manipulators • Multi-slit units including Micro Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MOEMS) JRA6: Volume Phase Holographic Gratings (VPHG) (I) – (high diffraction transmission gratings):

  13. How the OPTICON Community could be involved • in the 23-25 Nov 2005 ILIAS General Meeting? Invite some key people, e.g. Gerry Gilmore and John Davies and maybe a few more that Gerry points out. The three FP6 I3 Projects (ILIAS, RadioNet and ILIAS) + any new related projects, should work together in order to coordinate their efforts for improving the European infrastructure related to their aims. There should be no common actions, but, at the same time, there should be no gaps in the scientific topics they cover.

  14. Thank You

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