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European Antarctic Astronomy Experience from ARENA

European Antarctic Astronomy Experience from ARENA. Nicolas Epchtein CNRS/LUAN/UNSA coordonnateur. CONCORDIA a new promising astronomical site. CONCORDIA is a French-Italian multidisciplinary Polar station located at Dome C on the Antarctic Plateau

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European Antarctic Astronomy Experience from ARENA

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  1. European Antarctic Astronomy Experience from ARENA Nicolas Epchtein CNRS/LUAN/UNSA coordonnateur

  2. CONCORDIA a new promising astronomical site • CONCORDIA is a French-Italian multidisciplinary Polar station located at Dome C on the Antarctic Plateau • Originally dedicated to glaciology & paleoclimatology (EPICA) • Astronomical site testing is in progress (LUAN+ UNSW)  1st winterover 2005  Very encouraging results • Possible site for a future large observatory • Which astrophysics at Dome C ? • Which instruments and how to install them? • Roadmap of developments in astronomy Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  3. Dome F CHILE Dome A • South Pole Dome C M. Zucchelli (It) Dumont d’Urville Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  4. Good to exceptional seeing 0.54 Dome C data Edinburgh_fp7_062306

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  6. Dome C astronomy pro & cons • Antartica has exceptional site qualities: • Dry, cold, remote, little human polution • 3-month night • Very low sky background emission • Exceptional transmission in the IR, FIR and submm • Exceptional seeing conditions above ~ 30 m • Although a several drawbacks • Rather difficult access; no wide band communications • Harsh working conditions; limited manpower available in Winter; limited power supply • A limited fraction of the sky is accessible Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  7. An increasing number of proposals at Dome C • IRAIT: Infrared telescope:, Italy… • Large wide field telescopes: • PILOT: project for a pathfinder > 2m optical/IR telescope (Australia) • AMIDST: Deep WF thermal IR surveys, … • Giant Telescopes: • Giant Magellan Telescope, (Angel et al.) • ELT on-ice! • interferometric (OP, LUAN..) : • Precursors: Aladdin, Génie • KEOPS (km array, LUAN) • Exoplanet detection: a-step, iceT … • Planetary seismology (Siamois) • (Sub)Millimeter/cosmology (Brain..) • Super DARN Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  8. Coordination is needed! ARENA Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  9. Budget shares per country ARENA Antarctic Research a European Network for Astrophysics • Research Infrastructures FP6 • Coordinated action/networking • Submitted: March 2005 • Approved: June, 2005 • Started: Jan, 2006 • Budget : 1.335 M€ (incl. 20% overheads) • 21 partners (7 EU+ Australia) • 4 Networking Activities + management • Duration: 36 months (2006-2008) • Covers IPY (2007-9) Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  10. ARENA is • Not aimed at doing science, nor R&D • A framework for reflection • on the long term utilisation of CONCORDIA in astrophysics at the European level (observatory of the future) • Small scattered groups  need to reach critical mass • adding value to CONCORDIA station  ‘Europeanization’ • To evaluate projects and make recommendations to the Polar Institutes, national agencies and the EC • To prepare responses to forthcoming FP7 calls • ‘Design studies’ • ‘New infrastructures’ Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  11. partners of the ARENA consortium • 15 laboratories, Universities in 7 EU countries + Australia • National Agencies: CNRS, INAF, IPEV,PNRA • ESO • Industrial partners: AMOS, SESO, Shaktiware • Involving more than 100 individuals • Totalizing: ~70 FTE • Project Officer @ EC: Elena Righi-Steele Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  12. Partner countries • Italy • INAF: Arcetri, Teramo, IASF, Roma, INFN, Pavia, Padova (Candidi) • U. Perugia (Busso) • PNRA (Cucinotta) • Portugal • University of Porto (Garcia) • Spain • University of Granada (Abia) • ICEE Barcelone (Isern) • IAC Tenerife (Martin) • UK • University of,Exeter(McCaughrean) • Australia • UNSW (Storey) • Belgium • IAG Liège (Surdej) • AMOS, Liège (Chisogne) • France • CNRS (coordinator, Epchtein): OCA, OAMP-Marseilles, LAOG-Grenoble, CRAL-Lyons, IAP • Paris Observatory (Bensammar) • CEA /SAp(Lagage) • IPEV, Brest (Jugie) • SESO, Aubagne (Fappani) • SHAKTIWARE (Rabaud) • Germany • IAP, Potsdam (Strassmeier) • MPIA -Heidelberg (Henning) • DLR, Berlin (Rauer) • ESO, Garching (Melnick) Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  13. Budget shares per NA Structure of the ARENA PoW: ‘Networking activities’ (NAs) • 4 Activities + management: • NA1- Management • NA2- Site quality assessment • NA3- Polar constraints on Instruments • NA4- Operations- logistics, requests to operators and added value to CONCORDIA • NA5-Astrophysics (optical/IR) key programs • 18 tasks + 4 management tasks • (see: http://arena.unice.fr) Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  14. Coordinator N. Epchtein Project manager M.-L. Peronne J. B. Daban E. Fossat M. Adrian-Scotto J. Vernin J.-P. Swings M. Candidi H. Zinnecker Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  15. Consortium management Committee Scientific Advisory Board Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  16. Technical Committee Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  17. NA2: Site qualificationleader: Jean Vernin (LUAN, Nice, France) astronomical assessment of the site for optical/IR observations • Task 2.1 Review of the critical parameters • (Cn2, seeing, Lo, Sky transmission, emission, airglow, cloud coverage..) • Task 2.2 Synthesis of observations at Dome C ( database of parameters) • Task 2.3 Modelling the site properties for science optimization (draw out consequences on astronomical programs) Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  18. N A 3: Toward Large Astronomical Instruments in Antarctica (leader: Jean-Pierre Swings; Liège, Be) • Task 3.1 - Low emissivity Optical configuration for IR and HighDynamical Imaging in Antarctic conditions (R. Lenzen, MPIA, Heidelberg, De) • Task 3.2 - Telescope and instrumentation robotization (K. Strassmeier, AI Potsdam, De) • Task 3.3 - Focal instrumentation fo Antarctic telescopes (J.-P. Maillard, IAParis, Fr) • Task 3.4 - IRAIT (telescope)(G. Tosti, Perugia, It) • Task 3.5 - IRAIT instrumentation (O. Straniero, Teramo, It) Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  19. NA4 an astronomical observatory of a new type (Leader, M. Candidi, INAF- Rome, Italy) • Task 4.1 - construction and on site transportation of large instruments (P. Godon, IPEV, Brest,Fr) • Task 4.2 - building and enclosures (C. Montanari, PNRA, Bologna, It) • Task 4.3 - consumable requests and communications (Malagoli, PNRA, It) • Task 4.4 - Training and human questions (Bachelard, IPEV, Fr) • Task 4.5 - Environment preservation (Y. Frénot, IPEV, Fr) Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  20. NA5: Which astrophysics at Dome C? (Resp. Hans Zinnecker, IA Potsdam, Germany) • Task 5.1Wide field imaging surveys in the thermal IR (M. Busso, Perugia, It/Mc Caughrean, Exeter, UK) • Task 5.2 New windows in the far IR (P.O.Lagage, CEA, Fr) • Task 5.3 Long duration time series photometry and spectroscopy (H. Rauer, DLR, Berlin, De) • Hélio/asteroseismology (E. Fossat, LUAN, Nice, Fr) • Search for extrasolar planets (H. Deeg, IAC, Tenerife, Sp) • Solar stellar connection (K. Strassmeier, AIPotsdam, De) • Task 5.4 Obtaining Ultimate angular resolution (F. Vakili, LUAN,Nice)  JRA4 OPTICON • Task 5.5Spectroscopy and spectro-imagery (C.Abia, Granada, Sp) Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  21. ARENA « miletsones & deliverables » • Milestones • Conferences (1 per year) • Workshops (3-4 per year) • Meetings (ad libitum) • Deliverables (some of them) • Proceedings of 3 conferences • Presentations at wkshop. available on a Website • Site testing progress reports • Conclusions and recommendations to EC and agencies in a final « white book » Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  22. Agenda of 2006 activities • 10-12 May: workshop on « interferometry » Nice (with OPTICON JRA4) • 14-16 June: workshop on Wide field astronomy Paris (+OAP/OP/APC) • 12-13 September: visit of IRAIT before leaving for DC (Perugia) & workshop on « site testing » (tbc) • 16-19 October 2006: Intl. Conference Roscoff (120 attendees) Organisers: IPEV/CNRS Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  23. Agenda 2007 (provisional) • Workshop on Asteroseismology (Tenerife) June? • Workshop on Robotization (Potsdam) September ? • Workshop on extragalactic astronomy at DC (Porto) • 2nd Conference Potsdam (September 2007) science case Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  24. TRAINING courses for ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH in ANTARCTICA (TARA) • Proposal for a Marie Curie Training Course and Conferences submitted: May 17, 2006 • Young researchers/engineers training for astrophysical progammes at Dome C • Participation to ARENA events • 3 astrophysical schools • 1 school ‘Antarctic Engineering’ • Coordinator: P. Persi (IASF/INAF, Rome) Edinburgh_fp7_062306

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  26. Future of astronomy at Dome C • optical site testing in progress (DIMM, Scidar, IR..) must proceed  2008 • IR- submm-mm, • Logistics, operation, communication, energy • Robotization (extra-cost) • Science case to be carefully evaluated  working group • Multidisciplinary aspect of Dome C • European station (ESO?) at CONCORDIA? Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  27. Antarctic Astronomy in FP7Proposals • Either • propose to join a «renewed»-OPTICON (net, JRA and transnational access) • OR • create a new dedicated action of I3 type called CONCORDIA a European multidsciplinary station • Specific JRAs in various fields • Optical/IR/mm/submm astronomy <> OPTICON/RADIONET, etc… • Atmospheric sciences • Polar engineering (energy, transportation, environment) Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  28. Other possible related FP7 actions • a « new infrastructure project » (e.g. a pathfinder such as the PILOT project soon (2008)  first light < 2014 • 2.5 m off the shelf telescope + WF cameras for visible and thermal IR (3-5.5 µm) • Science case in progress ‘workshop WF last week) • « Design studies » for an interferometric array and demonstrators (e.g. Aladdin) (workshop last month • More to come at the Roscoff meeting Edinburgh_fp7_062306

  29. The Dome C Astronomical pathfinder • Participants and Roles in the planned activity: ARENA+ new partners (ESA? AlcatelAlenia?) • Timescales: start design study 2007/8 • Duration : 7 yrs • Cost of a pathfinder: [15 – 20] M€ • Deliverables: telescope + 2 WF cameras (vis./IR) • Industrial Dimension: telescope + cameras+ data processing + antartization • EU dimension : raise funding, ESO + EC+ 3 partners (e.g. Aus., Fr.,It) + Polar Intitutes (3 to 4 M€ each) • Management Structuretbd and Risk : high, tb shared Edinburgh_fp7_062306

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