ARENA

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ARENA

• Nicolas Epchtein
• CNRS/LUAN/UNSA
• coordinator

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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  and only superseded by space conditions.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)

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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

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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
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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)

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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 

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ARENA is

• Not just another source of funding to contribute
  to individual projects!
• Not aimed at doing science! nor RD
• 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

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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.

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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

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Partner countries

• 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)

• 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)

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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)

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J. Vernin J.-P. Swings M. Candidi H. Zinnecker
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Technical Committee
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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)

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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)

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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

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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)

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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 (hgt20-30m)
• 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.

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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)

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NA5 milestones deliverables
Task Description Months after start organizer
5.1 Conference 1 with NA4 10 IPEV
5.2 Conference 2 20 AIP
5.3 Conference 3 30 Exeter?
D5.1 Proceedings conf 1 12 Book proceedings IPEV CNRS
D5.2 Proceedings conf 2 24 Book proceedings AIP-DLR
D5.3 Proceedings conf 3 36 Book proceedings U. Exeter?
D5.4 Executive summary 36 Report all
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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

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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

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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)

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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?

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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.

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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

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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.