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Advancing Astrophysics at Dome C: The ARENA Framework Workshop

The ARENA workshop focuses on enhancing astrophysical research at Dome C, Antarctica, leveraging its unique infrared and submillimeter observing conditions. Attendees discuss various projects and initiatives, such as the IRAIT infrared telescope and the AMIDST thermal IR surveys. The workshop aims to coordinate actions among European partners and explore the long-term utilization of Concordia Station. By fostering cooperation and pooling resources, ARENA seeks to create a common framework for astrophysics research that maximizes the site's potential.

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Advancing Astrophysics at Dome C: The ARENA Framework Workshop

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  1. ARENA Nicolas Epchtein CNRS/LUAN/UNSA coordinator workshop_IAP_140606

  2. Dome C • In the infrared-submm range the site is unique and only superseded by space conditions. • There is no reason to build another IR/mm facility anywhere else on Earth (at least in the South) workshop_IAP_140606

  3. A growing number of proposals at Dome C • IRAIT: Infrared telescope:, Italy… • PILOT: project for a pathfinder 2m optical/IR telescope (Australia) • Large wide field telescopes: De, It, Fr,… • AMIDST: Deep WF thermal IR surveys, … • Giant Telescopes (GMT, Angel et al., ELT?) • interferometric demonstrators (OP, LUAN..) • KEOPS (km array, LUAN) • Exoplanet detection: a-step, iceT … • Planetary seismology (Siamois) • (Sub)Millimeter/cosmology (Clover, Brain..) • Super DARN

  4. A need to coordinate actions at CONCORDIA at the European level in connection with the operators IPEV-PNRA end 2004: LUAN proposed a FP6 coordinated action: ARENA workshop_IAP_140606

  5. Budget shares per country ARENA reminder • 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) workshop_IAP_140606

  6. ARENA « miletsones & deliverables » • Milestones • Conferences (1 per year) • Workshops (3-4 per year) • Meetings (ad libitum) • Deliverables • Proceedings of the 3 conferences • Presentations at wkshop. available on our Website • Record of the discussions (SOC) • Conclusions and recommendations for the final « white book » workshop_IAP_140606

  7. ARENA is • Not just another source of funding to contribute to individual projects! • Not aimed at doing science! nor R&D • A framework for reflection • agreement on the long term utilisation of CONCORDIA in astrophysics at the European level • adding value to CONCORDIA station • To evaluate projects and make recommendations to the Polar Institutes and the Commission • To prepare responses to future FP7 calls workshop_IAP_140606

  8. EU recommendations • mutual co-ordination • pooling of resources • culture of co-operation • generate critical mass • create common databases • publicity concerning new opportunities for access other partners (PECO) • dissemination of knowledge  public • Organise training for potential users and foresight studies. workshop_IAP_140606

  9. Structure of the ARENA consortiumthe partners • 15 laboratories, Universities in 7 EU countries + Australia • IPEV and PNRA • ESO • Industrial partners: AMOS, SESO, Shaktiware • Involving more than 100 individuals • Totalizing: ~70 FTE workshop_IAP_140606

  10. 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, OCA, OAMP-Marseilles, LAOG-Grenoble, CRAL-Lyons, IAP (Epchtein) • Paris Observatory (Bensammar) • CEA /SAp(Lagage) • IPEV, Brest (Jugie) • SESO, Aubagne (Fappani) • SHAKTIWARE (Rabaud) • Germany • I A Potsdam (Strassmeier) • MPIA -Heidelberg (Henning) • DLR Berlin (Rauer) • ESO (Melnick) workshop_IAP_140606

  11. 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) workshop_IAP_140606

  12. 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 workshop_IAP_140606

  13. Consortium management Committee Scientific Advisory Board workshop_IAP_140606

  14. Technical Committee workshop_IAP_140606

  15. Network activities 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 • ( consequences on astronomical programs) workshop_IAP_140606

  16. Networking Activity 3: list of tasksleader: 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) workshop_IAP_140606

  17. Networking Activity 4 (NA4) an astronomical observatory of a new type (Leader, M. Candidi, INAF- Rome, Italy) • Mainly aimed to facilitate relations between operators and users of CONCORDIA (24 months) • logistics • Transportation • power supply • large structures “on ice” • wide-band telecommunication requirements (computer networking in Antarctica) • human constraints & training workshop_IAP_140606

  18. Networking Activity 4: list of tasks • 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,Rome, 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) workshop_IAP_140606

  19. Networking Activity 5 (NA5) : Which astrophysics at Dome C? (Resp. Hans Zinnecker, IA Potsdam, Germany) • To Identify scientific programmes that require Antarctic conditions • new spectral windows from the ground • long term continuous observations • unique seeing conditions (h>20-30m) • Synergies with European agencies ESO, ESA other FP6 actions, OPTICON, RADIONET, EPC … • Complementarity with existing/ in construction /approved ground based astronomical instruments and space missions. workshop_IAP_140606

  20. Networking Activity 5: list of tasks • Task 5.1 Wide 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) • Task 5.5 Spectroscopy and spectro-imagery (C.Abia, Granada, Sp) workshop_IAP_140606

  21. NA5: milestones & deliverables workshop_IAP_140606

  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) • 16-19 October 2006: Intl. Conference Roscoff (100 attendees) Organisers: IPEV/CNRS workshop_IAP_140606

  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 workshop_IAP_140606

  24. TRAINING courses for ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH in ANTARCTICA (TARA) • Marie Curie Training Course and Conferences submitted: May 17, 2006 • Young researchers/engineers training for astrophysical progammes at Dome C • Participation to ARENA • 3 astrophysical schools • 1 school ‘Antarctic Engineering’ • Coordinator: P. Persi (IASF/INAF, Rome) workshop_IAP_140606

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  26. Future of astronomy at Dome C • Site testing optical (seeing) • IR- submm- mm tbd, but OK • Logistics, operation, communication, energy • Robotization (cost) • Science case • Multidisciplinary • European status of CONCORDIA? workshop_IAP_140606

  27. Proposals for FP7 • ARENA is a starting point • Antarctic Astronomy in FP7: • Join «new» OPTICON activities OR • create a new dedicated action of I3 type • JRA • Optical/IR/mm/submm astronomy • Atmospheric sciences & possibly other activities • Polar engineering • Start a « new infrastructure project » (e.g. a pathfinder) soon (2008)  first light 2014 • Scatter effort/resources is the WRONG way to proceed. workshop_IAP_140606

  28. What do we expect of this meeting • Survey the existing projects in the field • Discuss science case • Feasibility of project in the present context • ‘Road map’ of instrumental developments • Inter partner collaborations • how to implement them • Set up working groups with objectives & meeting agenda  2008 • Clarify the role of ARENA in evaluation process • Think about FP7 workshop_IAP_140606

  29. Round tables/ Final conclusions • Long term actions (1st RT) • Short term actions (2nd RT) • What recommendation shall we forward to • Polar Institutes • National Agencies • ESO • European Commission • Prepare Roscoff Conf. • Think Potsdam Conf. workshop_IAP_140606

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