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RAVE status report

RAVE status report. Matthias Steinmetz (AIP). Data collection. 325k spectra for 280k stars (Jan 09) (see Fred‘s talk) Data reduction up to date (March 09) (see Mary‘s talk). Data collection. Data collection. Data quality. DR3 close to be ready for publication

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RAVE status report

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  1. RAVE status report Matthias Steinmetz (AIP)

  2. Data collection • 325k spectra for 280k stars (Jan 09) (see Fred‘s talk) • Data reduction up to date (March 09) (see Mary‘s talk) 2009 RAVE collaboration meeting - Padova

  3. Data collection 2009 RAVE collaboration meeting - Padova

  4. Data collection 2009 RAVE collaboration meeting - Padova

  5. Data quality • DR3 close to be ready for publication • Continues need to better understand data quality • Calibration observations • Reduction of scatter • Understanding (and correcting) systematics • Comparison between RAVE and SDSS 2009 RAVE collaboration meeting - Padova

  6. Auxiliary catalogues • Proper Motions (Roeser) • Distances (Breddels) • Individual Abundances (Boeche) • Calibration stars • Stellar rotation velocities • … 2009 RAVE collaboration meeting - Padova

  7. RAVE photometry • So far mainly IR: DENIS and 2MASS • Already the 1st scan of skymapper will provide multiband photometry in the optical for all RAVE stars • Can we prepare this with SDSS photometry in the survey overlap regions? 2009 RAVE collaboration meeting - Padova

  8. RAVE science • A number of science papers appeared • One from outside of the collaboration • Only a few on key science areas of RAVE 2009 RAVE collaboration meeting - Padova

  9. Status of AAO • AAO contract (UK/Australia) ends on 30 June 2010 – currently the formal end of RAVE MoU • Positive funding decision for AAO by Australian Government 2010-2020 • Revised MoU required. First draft to be discussed in September • Terms similar to existing MoU • More specific on performance goals • RAVE intent: continue operation toward 1M spectra (mid 2012?) 2009 RAVE collaboration meeting - Padova

  10. Status of UKST hardware • 6 weeks loss of operation in 2007 owing to asbestos removal • Poor availability of fibres for 2005-2008 (average ~100 fibres), in particular in 2008 • Fibre quality deteriorating • FP2 now beyond repair • Successful FP3 commissioning in Mar 09 • FP1 refurbished to 100 fibres • FP2 under remodelling, new fibre bundle • FP1 remodelling after FP2 rework is completed • 3 fully equipped FP by 2010 2009 RAVE collaboration meeting - Padova

  11. RAVE finances • Currently RAVE operation is secured to mid 2010 • We would need about 600k€ to continue until mid 2012 • Model: 50% from collab, 50% new partners • Discussion with potential new partners • Basic model: access for 1 faculty + 1 postdoc + grad students = entrance fee of 100k€ • Martin Asplund • Tim Beers • ANU • We need some cash!!! 2009 RAVE collaboration meeting - Padova

  12. RAVE acknowledgement • Funding for RAVE has been provided by: the Anglo-Australian Observatory; the Astrophysical Institute Potsdam; the Australian National University; the Australian Research Council; the French National Research Agency; the German Research foundation; the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica at Padova; the Johns Hopkins University; the W.M. Keck foundation; the Macquarie University; the Netherlands Research School for Astronomy; the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; the Slovenian Research Agency; the Swiss National Science Foundation; the Science & Technology Facilities Council of the UK; Opticon; Strasbourg Observatory; and the Universities of Groningen, Heidelberg and Sydney. 2009 RAVE collaboration meeting - Padova

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