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ASTRONET Science Vision and Road-mapping (observer’s view). ASTRONET – funded by EC to develop strategic plan for European Astronomy 3yr programme; now half-way through Gathered science input & written broad science ‘vision’ Symposium: Poitiers, Jan 2007
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ASTRONET Science Visionand Road-mapping(observer’s view) • ASTRONET – funded by EC to develop strategic plan for European Astronomy • 3yr programme; now half-way through • Gathered science input & written broad science ‘vision’ • Symposium: Poitiers, Jan 2007 • Talks (Lobanov,Diamond,Falcke, Beck,…); Lobbying,… • Roadmap of facilities required to achieve vision • due Sep 2009 www.astronet-eu.org • Draft Vision docs • Symposium presentations • Roadmapping panels
Comments on Process • Serious exercise • Led by Tim de Zeeuw; panel chairs include Peacock, Bergeron, Kennicutt, Testi • >220 at Poitiers meeting • Noble aims • Long term vision (10-20yr) ; start with key science questions in 4 areas; identify generic requirements & facilities • Roadmapping team (led by Mike Bode) to develop prioritized plan of facilities required • Motives • Prominence of ELT; pressure on existing facilities
Relationship to EVN2015 • Aware of process; align science? • Lessons from process • Involved in road-mapping • Panels being formed; expect radio membership • Concern over low profile of VLBI, MERLIN,… • Partly taken for granted • General issue for road-mapping • Successful raising of radio, SKA profile at Poitiers meeting • Focus on road-mapping • Importance of angular resolution (parameter space) • Importance of cm-wavelengths • Global VLBI in SKA era
Discussion & Recommendations • Strong recommendations in draft doc (though connection to case less clear!) • Some clarification in discussion sessions Killer Tools (new facilities) SKA, GWO, CMB Pol, OIR Survey, ELT, Large X-ray tel mm-VLBI, UV Space tel (4-8m), 10-20m IR tel, space photometry, high precision RV, pos Identify medium term goals for mm/cm-wavelength VLBI
Conclusion • Key questions current issues observables & experiments • Unlikely that we miss anything… … might consider using parallel themes • ‘SKA’ prominent in requirements • Look where high-sensitivity (<uJy), high resolution (mas), moderate FOV (arcmin) cm-wavelength is required • EVN2015 can have significant impact in majority of topics • Will be represented in road-mapping exercise this will properly incorporate existing facilities