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1 Edinburgh, June 2006 1 Interferometry: FP6 & FP7 Alain Chelli, LAOG and Jean-Marie Mariotti Center Andreas Quirrenbach, U Heidelberg on behalf of the European interferometric community OPTICON Meeting, June 2006, Edinburgh

2 Edinburgh, June 2006 2 Activities in FP6 Alain Chelli Andreas Quirrenbach

3 Edinburgh, June 2006 3 Integrating interferometry into mainstream astronomy  Objectives Maintain & reinforce european interferometryMaintain & reinforce european interferometry Generate a long term european visionGenerate a long term european vision Integrate new countriesIntegrate new countries Formation/exchange of students/investigatorsFormation/exchange of students/investigators Make the VLTI an end-to-end service instrumentMake the VLTI an end-to-end service instrument

4 Edinburgh, June 2006 4 Participants: 14 countries+ ESA + ESO (> 20 labs)  Universität Wien (Austria)  Universitè de Liège (Belgium)  Academy of Sciences (Czech Republic)  Jean-Marie Mariotti Center for Interferometry, JMMC (France)  Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie (Germany)  Konkoly Observatory (Hungary)  Technion (Israel)  Torino University (Italy)  Nederlandse Onderzoekschool Voor Astronomie, NOVA (The Netherlands)  Torun University (Poland)  Porto University (Portugal)  Universidad Autonoma Madrid (Spain)  Observatoire de Genève (Switzerland)  University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)  European Space Agency  European Southern Observatory

5 Edinburgh, June 2006 5 6 th Framework Program Integrated Infrastructure Initiatives (I3) OPTICON PC: Gerry Gilmore / PS: John Davies Marie-Curie Program PC: P. Garcia JRA4 PC: Chelli Network 5 PC: A.Quirrenbach Euro-Interferometry Initiative (EII) Executive Board (JRA4+N5+MC boards) Scientific Council (1 representative per country) Chair: T. Henning MOU

6 Edinburgh, June 2006 6 WP1: Exchange visitor program WPL: Andrej Niedzelski (Torun) WP2: Working groups WPL: S. Wolf (MPIA) WP3: Modeling & Technology WPL: Jean Surdej (U. Liege) Network # 5 “Integrating interferometry into mainstream astronomy” PC: Andreas Quirrenbach (U. Heidelberg) (http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~eurinterf) ~ 10 exchange programs per year 2 WG: Radiative transfer & Stellar Atmosphere Asteroseismology Objective: Initiate science case & technology roadmap for next-generation facility 260K€

7 Edinburgh, June 2006 7 Joint Research Activity # 4 “Integrating interferometry into mainstream astronomy” PC: Alain Chelli (LAOG) (http://eii-jra4.ujf-grenoble.fr) WP1 Advanced Instruments (2 nd Generation VLTI Instruments) WP1.1: Concepts to Feasibility WPLs: Uwe Graser (Heidelberg) & Denis Mourard (OCA) WP1.2: Cophasing & fringe tracking WPL: Mario Gai (Torino) Objective: facilitate the use of modern interferometric facilities such as ESO’s VLTI to a non specialist end user WP2: Off-line data reduction Software WPL: Gilles Duvert (LAOG) SPM: Gerard Zins (LAOG) 500K€ Objective: Prepare 2 nd generation of VLTI instruments

8 Edinburgh, June 2006 8 Advanced instruments: preparing VLTI2 instruments  6 Concept studies (01/2004-06/2005) 4 Infrared multi-beams combiners4 Infrared multi-beams combiners 2 visible instruments2 visible instruments  2 (+1) instruments selected by ESO for phase A

9 Edinburgh, June 2006 9 WP2: Off-line Data Reduction Software WP2.2: Integration WP2.3: Model-fitting WP2.4: Astrometry WP2.5: Image Reconstruction WP2.1: Management & User Support Software: making the VLTI an end-to-end service instrument 1 st Prototype used at the Gouttelas summer school (June 2006)

10 Edinburgh, June 2006 10 Marie-Curie program 06/2006 Observations and data reduction with the VLTI Gouttelas, France 2007 Circumstellar disks and Planets CAUP, Portugal 2007 AGN’s Arcetri, Italy 2008 PRIMA Siofok, Hungary

11 Edinburgh, June 2006 11 Major Meetings  5 major meetings JRA4 Kick-off (Nice 01/2004)JRA4 Kick-off (Nice 01/2004) Science cases (JENAM 08/2004)Science cases (JENAM 08/2004) Technology roadmap (JENAM, 08/2005)Technology roadmap (JENAM, 08/2005) Joint EII/ESO workshop (Garching, 04/2005)Joint EII/ESO workshop (Garching, 04/2005) Joint ARENA/JRA4 workshop (Nice, 05/2006)Joint ARENA/JRA4 workshop (Nice, 05/2006)  EII Scientific Council 12 meetings since its creation in 200212 meetings since its creation in 2002

12 Edinburgh, June 2006 12 Major Achievements  Integrated and Expanded European interferometric community including Central Europe  Jump-started VLTI 2 nd generation instruments  1 st prototype user-friendly software being used at Gouttelas summer school  Initiated science case and technology roadmap for next-generation facility

13 Edinburgh, June 2006 13 Interferometry in FP7 Andreas Quirrenbach Alain Chelli

14 Edinburgh, June 2006 14 Top-Level Goals  Build on success of FP6  Exploit current instrumentation to the fullest Networking (exchange visits, working groups)Networking (exchange visits, working groups) User-friendly data reduction and analysis toolsUser-friendly data reduction and analysis tools  Support advances in VLTI instrumentation 2nd and 3rd generation instruments2nd and 3rd generation instruments  Prepare next-generation ground-based facility Build science caseBuild science case Conceptual design optionsConceptual design options Develop critical technologiesDevelop critical technologies  Support space-based interferometry Nulling technologyNulling technology General science potentialGeneral science potential

15 Edinburgh, June 2006 15 Proposed FP7 Networking Activities  Fizeau Exchange Visitors Program  WG on science case for next-generation interferometer  WG on potential of Antarctica for interferometry (link with ARENA)  WG on Darwin science preparation  WGs on Interferometry and astrophysics E.g., asteroseismology, radiative transfer, fundamental stellar parametersE.g., asteroseismology, radiative transfer, fundamental stellar parameters  WG on VLTI instruments  Conference series: Applications of interferometry to astrophysics

16 Edinburgh, June 2006 16 Proposed FP7 JRA Activities (1 of 2)  Advanced user-friendly data reduction software  Second-generation data processing for VLTI  Optimized fringe tracking  Contribution to 2 nd -generation VLTI instruments (?)  Studies of 3 rd -generation VLTI instruments

17 Edinburgh, June 2006 17 Proposed FP7 JRA Activities (2 of 2)  Guided optics (fibers, integrated optics)  Nulling technology (link with ESA)  Detectors (single-pixel, energy resolution)  Multi-beam co-phasing  Array design concepts  Beam transport concepts  Beam combination technology  Interferometer end-to-end modeling

18 Edinburgh, June 2006 18 JRA Deliverables  Fully operational user-friendly software packages  Prototypes for key technologies (guided optics, nuller, single-pixel detector)  Realistic conceptual design(s) of next- generation interferometer

19 Edinburgh, June 2006 19 Indicative Budget  Networking activities:€ 775,000  Software & algorithms: € 1,200,000  Key technology development: € 1,800,000  Next gen. conceptual design: € 850,000  Post 2 nd gen. VLTI instruments: € 500,000  Grand total: € 5,125,000  EU Funding only; cost-sharing not included

20 Edinburgh, June 2006 20 Principal Interfaces  ESO (VLTI) and ESA (Darwin) Leave programmatics to ESO/ESALeave programmatics to ESO/ESA Support community and science casesSupport community and science cases  ELTs Technology synergies (co-phasing, mirror and telescope manufacturing, …)Technology synergies (co-phasing, mirror and telescope manufacturing, …)  ARENA (Interferometry in Antarctica) Through dedicated networkThrough dedicated network Deal mostly with specifics for interferometryDeal mostly with specifics for interferometry Leave specifics of Antarctica for ARENALeave specifics of Antarctica for ARENA  High-Time-Resolution JRA Specialized detectors (few pixels, energy resolution)Specialized detectors (few pixels, energy resolution)

21 Edinburgh, June 2006 21 Activities outside OPTICON  Summer School Series Marie Curie ProgramMarie Curie Program  Large Ground-Based Interferometer design study Preparation in FP6/FP7Preparation in FP6/FP7 Coordination with US (Decadal Review), othersCoordination with US (Decadal Review), others Timing depending on FP7 funding opportunitiesTiming depending on FP7 funding opportunities Would seek OPTICON endorsementWould seek OPTICON endorsement

22 Edinburgh, June 2006 22 Programmatic Questions  Number of participants in FP6 is large Success! Many groups are contributing, interferometric community is growingSuccess! Many groups are contributing, interferometric community is growing Management is difficult, accounting is tedious and expensiveManagement is difficult, accounting is tedious and expensive  Preparation of next-generation facility Design-study proposal to FP7Design-study proposal to FP7 Need to be ready in 2008 (?) – which level of maturity is required?Need to be ready in 2008 (?) – which level of maturity is required? Relation to roadmaps (ESFRI, Astronet)Relation to roadmaps (ESFRI, Astronet) Interface with OPTICON activitiesInterface with OPTICON activities

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