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OPTICON WP4 Interferometry Status Report D. Mourard presented by A. Chelli

OPTICON WP4 Interferometry Status Report D. Mourard presented by A. Chelli. Main guidelines during FP7 preparation. Reduce the software aspects wrt FP6 activities Serve as much as possible the 2 nd generation instruments  cophasing More general considerations:

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OPTICON WP4 Interferometry Status Report D. Mourard presented by A. Chelli

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  1. OPTICON WP4 InterferometryStatus ReportD. Mourardpresented by A. Chelli OPTICON Board Meeting, Porto, 11-11-2008

  2. Main guidelines during FP7 preparation • Reduce the software aspects wrt FP6 activities • Serve as much as possible the 2nd generation instruments cophasing • More general considerations: • Enhancement of the scientific output + communication • Towards the fundamental limits OPTICON Board Meeting, Porto, 11-11-2008

  3. High Angular Resolution by Interferometry Enhancing the scientific output Reaching the fundamental limits WP4 in OPTICON FP7 Three WorkPackages: WP4.0: Coordination and Management (DM) 90 k€ WP4.1: Enhancing the scientific output of Interferometry (PK) 270 k€ WP4.2: New generation of cophasing devices (FD) 640 k€ Initial WP4 OPTICON Board Meeting, Porto, 11-11-2008

  4. High Angular Resolution by Interferometry Enhancing the scientific output Reaching the fundamental limits WP4 in OPTICON FP7 Three WorkPackages: WP4.0: Coordination and Management (DM) 25 k€ WP4.1: Enhancing the scientific output of Interferometry (PK) 325 k€ WP4.2: New generation of cophasing devices (FD) Phase 1: 75 k€ Phase 2: (first extension of WP4 in 2010) 105 k€ Phase 3: (second extension of WP4 in 2011) 105 k€ Current situation: -60% OPTICON Board Meeting, Porto, 11-11-2008

  5. WP4.1Work Package LeaderPierre KERVELLA, Meudon Observatory • Reaching the VLTI limits: solving the current issues and limitations • Immediate goals for MIDI & AMBER • Perspectives for PRIMA and Imagery (VLTI-2) • Through a post-doc program OPTICON Board Meeting, Porto, 11-11-2008

  6. Details of WP4.1 activities3 postdoc with 18months – 2 years contract+ travel budget • WP4.1.1 Evaluation of the Paranal atmospheric parameters for high precision fringe tracking. • Goal: assemble a complete picture of the current status of the Paranal atmosphere for interferometry • Synthesis of the various existing measurements • Re-analysis of archive data • CNRS, ESO • WP4.1.2 Assessment of the VLTI behavior for MIDI and AMBER operations with PRIMA. • Goal: optimize operation of the VLTI dual-field with AMBER&MIDI • Assess the possibilities and limitations of VLTI infrastructure for PRIMA operations • Analysis of archival data (VINCI, MIDI, AMBER) + in-situ measurements. • Clean-up of the existing data processing software • Preparation of the second generation • NOVA, MPIA • WP4.1.3 Preparing the VLTI for its second generation instrumentation. • Goal: Facilitate the first observations with the 2nd generation instruments • Preparation of the VLTI infrastructure for the dual field operation (2nd generation instruments) • Establish the procedures and the performances of the dual-field operation with 2nd generation. • Final goal: increased sensitivity and improved imaging capabilities of all instruments. • MPIA, CNRS OPTICON Board Meeting, Porto, 11-11-2008

  7. WP4.2Work Package Leader: Françoise DELPLANCKE, ESO Contribution to the development of an optimum co-phaser for the VLTI • We adopted a phased approach because of the OPTICON funding and the ESO plans • Analysis of FINITO and PRIMA commissioning data for a report on the fringe tracking performances and an optimum setting of the detailed specifications for a 4+ telescopes beam combiner. • If first extension is funded • Development of fringe detection and tracking algorithms • If second extension is funded • Integration and testing of the new co-phaser for the VLTI In both extensions, the goal is a closer collaboration between ESO and the european institutes on this key facility. OPTICON Board Meeting, Porto, 11-11-2008

  8. Summary of staff efforts OPTICON Board Meeting, Porto, 11-11-2008

  9. Budget tables OPTICON Board Meeting, Porto, 11-11-2008

  10. Deliverables OPTICON Board Meeting, Porto, 11-11-2008

  11. Conclusion • A strongly reduced plan • We strongly request a strong support for the funding extensions of the WP4. OPTICON Board Meeting, Porto, 11-11-2008

  12. OPTICON WP11.2 The European Interferometry InitiativeStatus ReportP. Garciapresented by A. Chelli OPTICON Board Meeting, Porto, 11-11-2008

  13. 2/3 aims of OPTICON for FP7 • Bring together researchers, instrument builders, national and international agencies to further increase the quality of astronomical research in Europe • Develop scientific cases, initiate technical investigations, and begin planning for next-generation world-class observational facilities, ensuring the continuing excellence and development of European astronomy on the world stage OPTICON Board Meeting, Porto, 11-11-2008

  14. Fulfil the OPTICON aims at the “Coordination” level for the optical interferometric activities building on the FP6 experience. • WP11.2.1 Fizeau grants • WP11.2.2 Circumstellar disks and planets w.g. • WP11.2.3 AGNs and the galactic centre w.g. • WP11.2.4 Science cases for a second generation facility w.g. • WP11.2.5 European Interferometry Initiative (EII) Meetings OPTICON Board Meeting, Porto, 11-11-2008

  15. WP11.2.1 Fizeau grants • Goals • Strengthen nascent collaborations • Spread interferometric knowledge across Europe • Enhance the active participation of new countries in interferometric activities. • Method • Fund short exchange visits (1 week – 1 month) • Priority to young researchers and “knowledge poor” institutes • Competitive calls • Budget: 48k€ for 4yrs. OPTICON Board Meeting, Porto, 11-11-2008

  16. WP11.2.2-4 Astrophysical working groups • Goals • Define European vision and strategy for optical interferometry in the ALMA/E-ELT era • Bring together instrument builder class teams with nascent groups accross Europe • Method • Short term and long term science working groups • Teams include 2nd VLTI generation instrument builders and scientists from the comunity at large • Well prepared workshops followed by report • One workshop for each short term w.g. • Two workshops for long term w.g. • Topics chosen by scientific impact OPTICON Board Meeting, Porto, 11-11-2008

  17. WP11.2.2-4 Astrophysical working groups • Short-term working groups (2nd generation VLTI) • WP11.2.2 Circumstellar disks and planets • led by S. Wolf (Germany) • WP11.2.3 AGNs and the galactic centre • led by A. Marconi (Italy) • Budget: 14k€ per workshop • WP11.2.4 Science cases for a second generation facility – KOI (long term) • led by A. Quirrenbach (Germany) and G. Perrin (France) • Budget: 12.5k€ per workshop OPTICON Board Meeting, Porto, 11-11-2008

  18. KOI – Kilometric Optical Interferometer • Build on the VLTI and KI experience • Growing user comunity and science impact of VLTI • Most technologies already investigated or demonstrated • Multipurpose facility • Working group process • Initially the bounding box of the second generation array will be defined • Science cases will be selected on the first workshop after an open call • These will be addressed in detail and presented in the second workshop • Will form the core science for the array definition OPTICON Board Meeting, Porto, 11-11-2008

  19. WP11.2.5 European Interferometry Initiative (EII) Meetings • Goals • Exchange of information; • Supervision of ongoing projects; • Building of a shared vision • Shared participation in the activities. • Method • Yearly meeting of national representatives from all countries including Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic and international agencies ESO/ESA. • Budget: 32k€ for 4yrs OPTICON Board Meeting, Porto, 11-11-2008

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