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WP4 main objectives

AIDA WP4 Report Service Activities in support of provision of VO-enabled services to the science community Paolo Padovani and Evanthia Hatziminaoglou (ESO). WP4 main objectives. Trigger advanced usage of VO capabilities Obtain a set of well-documented science cases

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WP4 main objectives

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  1. AIDA WP4 ReportService Activities in support of provision of VO-enabled services to the science communityPaolo Padovani and Evanthia Hatziminaoglou (ESO) Paolo Padovani, AIDA Project Scientist 1

  2. WP4 main objectives • Trigger advanced usage of VO capabilities • Obtain a set of well-documented science cases • Gather feedback about the needs of the science community • Adaptation of VO tools to these needs • In a nutshell: interaction with European astronomers in the area of “science with the VO” Paolo Padovani, AIDA Project Scientist 2

  3. WP4 interactions Science Advisory Committee Internal Science Team WP4 European Astronomical Community Paolo Padovani, AIDA Project Scientist 3

  4. WP4 deliverables  • D4.1 (month 5): First Announcement of Opportunity • D4.2 (month 15): First release of on-line science-oriented tutorials • D4.3 (month 17): Second Announcement of Opportunity • D4.4 (month 27): Final release of on-line science-oriented tutorials • Plus work for: • D2.2 (month 9): First “Community Feedback” Workshop • D2.3 (month 13): “Hands-on” Workshop • D2.8 (month 21): Second “Community Feedback” Workshop   Paolo Padovani, AIDA Project Scientist 4

  5. WP4 activities: Science Advisory Committee (SAC) meetings • The Euro-VO SAC is a body of 17 “external” astronomers who provide science input to the project (see Francoise Genova’s talk and http://www.euro-vo.org/pub/fc/sac.html) • The SAC met twice in the reporting period: in March (Cambridge, IoA) and December (Strasbourg, CDS) • SAC members were briefed on Euro-VO activities and provided input on Euro-VO Workshops, Research Initiative, etc. • Most SAC members to be renewed in the next couple of months Paolo Padovani, AIDA Project Scientist 5

  6. AIDA Internal Science Team Paolo Padovani, AIDA Project Scientist 6

  7. WP4 activities: Announcement of Opportunity [D4.1] • Aim: scientific and technical support to teams interested in carrying out astronomical projects utilising VO tools • Announced April 16, deadline June 15 2008 • SAC provided input on its content in its March meeting • Publicized through: • Euro-VO mailing list • European Astronomical Society newsletter • Newsletters of various national astronomical societies • Main contact person (EH) plus national contact points Paolo Padovani, AIDA Project Scientist 7

  8. WP4 activities: Announcement of Opportunity [D4.1] • Seven proposals received, meeting with PIs at ESO on Sep. 5 to assess their needs via direct interaction • Three projects supported for 1 yr (until Sep. 15, 2009); scientific ranking provided by SAC: • Is a galaxy’s disk scale-length universal? (PI Fathi [Sweden]; CDS/Astrogrid) • Spectral energy distributions of 2XMM-selected AGN (PI Gil-Merino [Spain]; SVO) • AGN feedback and quenching of star formation: a multiwavelength approach (PI Lobo [Portugal]; ESO) • Second call due by June Paolo Padovani, AIDA Project Scientist 8

  9. Lobo et al., AGN feedback and Quenching of Star Formation Sérsic index n < 1.5 (g-r) > 0.57 + 0.0575* log (M* / 108 MSUN) TOPCAT complete sample (~6000 objs.) NYU-VAGC 0.02 < z < 0.06 inclination b/a > 0.5 log (M*/MSUN) > 10 TOPCAT test sample (~20 objs.) ALADIN VIZIER VO DESKTOP get all available reduced data SDSS SPECTRUM PARAMETERS - analyse spectra information - select sub-samples TOPCAT • IMAGES • - analyse optical/NIR images • select sub-samples FLUXES - build and analyse SED - select sub-samples VOSED? YAFIT? TOPCAT TOPCAT ALADIN MERLINimager CIAO obtain radio & X-ray images at arcsec resolution for tricky morphological types get optical/NIR high-res images for dusty SED objs. analyse color images ALADIN GALFIT Paolo Padovani, AIDA Project Scientist 9

  10. Fathi et al., Is galaxy scale length Universal? TOPCAT STILTS Defining the Sample Using the Sloan interface; X-correlate with LEDA & filter Aladin TOPCAT Investigating the SDSS scale length SkyView 50000 objects * 5 images each ~300 GB of data VOSpace Querying and Storing Paolo Padovani, AIDA Project Scientist 10

  11. WP4 activities: Multi-wavelength Astronomy and the VO Workshop [D2.2] • ESAC, Dec. 1 - 3, 2008 http://esavo.esa.int/MultiwavelengthVOWorkshopDec2008/ Paolo Padovani, AIDA Project Scientist 11

  12. WP4 activities: Multi-wavelength Astronomy and the VO Workshop [D2.2] • Goals • Identify needs and challenges multi-wavelength astronomy will be facing in the coming years • Identify how the VO can meet them • Bring together experts in multi-wavelength astronomy and VO scientists and engineers • Overall rationale: scientific needs to drive the technological development; vital to get input from the astronomical community • Workshop announcement through • Euro-VO mailing list • Newsletters of various national astronomical societies • Euro-VO SAC • AIDA Board Paolo Padovani, AIDA Project Scientist 12

  13. WP4 activities: Multi-wavelength Astronomy and the VO Workshop [D2.2] • Workshop Programme included four sessions: • multi-wavelength Astronomy (split in two) • multi-wavelength Astronomy VO tools and standards • Surveys • Putting it all together • Mix of invited (13) and contributed (15) talks plus 12 posters • Each session included a > 1 h long round table discussion Paolo Padovani, AIDA Project Scientist 13

  14. WP4 activities: Multi-wavelength Astronomy and the VO Workshop [D2.2] • 85 participants (74 non-Euro-VO) • Proceedings will be published by mid-2009 • Very relevant feedback for the AIDA project and the VO in terms of VO tools, services, and metadata Paolo Padovani, AIDA Project Scientist 14

  15. More WP4 related activities • Conferences, Workshops, and Schools: • XXI International CODATA Conference, Kiev, Oct. 2008 • JENAM 2008, Vienna, Sep. 2008 (Euro-VO booth) • 3rd NEON Archive School, ESO, Aug. 2008 • Graduate Summer School in Astronomy and Space Physics, Orilampi, Finland, June 2008 • JENAM 2009, Hatfield, Apr. 2009 (Euro-VO booth) • plus various talks and colloquia Paolo Padovani, AIDA Project Scientist 15

  16. WP4 plans for next period • D2.3 (month 13): “Hands-on” Workshop [DONE] ☺ • D4.2 (month 15): First release of on-line science-oriented tutorials [READY] • D4.3 (month 17): Second Announcement of Opportunity • D2.8 (month 21): Second “Community Feedback” Workshop • D4.4 (month 27): Final release of on-line science-oriented tutorials • Plus: continue our interaction with the astronomical community Paolo Padovani, AIDA Project Scientist 16

  17. WP4 overall conclusions • All deliverables done on-time and very successfully • No problems foreseen in completing WP4 work as planned • Announcement of Opportunity, Workshops, and Schools have shown how vital it is to interact with the European astronomical community • FP7 support has proven to be invaluable in organizing all of the above activities • Main message: the European astronomical community (especially the young one) is eager to learn about the Virtual Observatory and use it for its science activities Paolo Padovani, AIDA Project Scientist 17

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