Exploring the Cosmic Frontier (eBook)

Astrophysical Instruments for the 21st Century

A.P. Lobanov, J.A. Zensus, C. Cesarsky, Ph. Diamond (Herausgeber)

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2007 | 2007
XXIV, 246 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-39756-4 (ISBN)

Infos

On May 18-21, 2004, the Max-Planck-Society's Harnack-Haus in Dahlem, Berlin hosted the international symposium 'Exploring the Cosmic Frontier: Astrophysical Instruments for the 21st Century'. The symposium was dedicated to exploring the complementarity and synergies between different branches of astrophysical research, by presenting and discussing the fundamental scientific problems that will be addressed in the next few decades.

Inhalt

Preface 5
Contents 7
List of Participants 14
Exploring the Cosmic Frontier: Astrophysical Instruments for the 21st Century 25
Future Astrophysical Facilities 27
Radio Astronomy Facilities 28
Future Optical and Near-Infrared Facilities 44
The New 40-m Radiotelescope of OAN in Yebes, Spain 60
Design of the Near-term Next Generation Space- VLBI Mission VSOP- 2 62
Imaging Across the Spectrum: Synergies Between SKA and Other Future Telescopes 64
The Korean VLBI Network Project 66
Frequency Protection for the 21st Century 68
SCUBA-2: A Large-Format CCD-Style Imager for Submillimeter Astronomy 70
The Large Millimeter Telescope 72
An Overview of the Submillimeter Array Telescope 74
Tunable Heterodyne Receivers - A Promising Outlook for Future Mid- Infrared Interferometry 76
ESPRIT – Exploratory Submillimeter sPace Radio Interferometric Telescope 78
Fizeau Interferometry with the LBT Astronomy on the Way to ELTs 80
MUSE: 3D Spectroscopy with Large Telescopes 82
Layer-Oriented MCAO Projects for 8-m Class Telescopes and Possible Scientific Outcome 84
Prospects for an Extremely Large Synthesis Array 86
Interferometry in the Near-Infrared: 1 Mas Resolution at the Wavelength of 1 Micron 88
Electrical and Geometrical Characterization of the Silicon Flight Sensors of the GLAST/LAT Tracking System 90
Environmental Testing of the GLAST Tracker Subsystem 92
The Potential of a Large Cherenkov Array for Supersymmetry and Cosmology 94
MAGIC: First Observational Results and Perspectives for Future Developments 96
LOBSTER - Astrophysics with Lobster Eye Telescopes 98
Novel Light-Weight X-ray Optics for Future X- ray Telescopes 100
GLAST LAT Science Prospects 102
Astrophysics with Astronomical Plate Archives 104
Virtual Observatories and Access to Radio Interferometry Data 106
Fundamental Physics and Cosmology 110
Fundamental Physics with the SKA: Strong- Field Tests of Gravity Using Pulsars and Black Holes 111
Measuring Variations in the Fundamental Constants with the Square Kilometre Array 115
ELT Observations of Supernovae at the Edge of the Universe 119
SKA and the Magnetic Universe 127
SSF as a Manifestation of Protoobjects in the Dark Ages Epoch: Theory and Experiment 133
Cosmic Ray Astrophysics with AMS-02 135
Studying the Nature of Dark Energy with Current and Future Instruments 137
Project ASTRAL: All-sky Space Telescope to Record Afterglow Locations 139
High-redshift Universe, Galaxies, Galaxy Evolution 143
Overview of the Science Case for a 50–100m Extremely Large Telescope 144
Distant Galaxies and Extremely Large Telescopes 148
Extragalactic Science with the Allen Telescope Array 152
Spectral Aging in the Relic Radio Galaxy B2 0924+ 30 156
Extragalactic Sources with Extended Radio Emission 158
The B3VLA Sample at Low Frequencies: Results from a Survey at 74 MHz 160
Modeling the Faint Radio Population: The NanoJY Radio Sky 162
Radio View of Merging Clusters of Galaxies 164
AGN and Compact Objects 168
Active Galactic Nuclei at the Crossroads of Astrophysics 169
New Frontiers in AGN Astrophysics: The X-ray Perspective 185
Deep Radio Source Surveys with the SKA 189
e-VLBI... a Wide-Field Imaging Instrument with Milliarcsecond Resolution & Microjy Sensitivity
Results from Observations of AGNs with the H·E·S·S· Telescope System and Future Plans 197
The Innermost Regions of AGN with Future mm- VLBI 201
Probing the Gravitational Redshift Effect from the Relativistic Jets of Compact AGN 203
VLBA Surveys and Preparation of the "RADIOASTRON” Mission 205
The Radio Properties of Low Power BL Lacs 207
Probes of Jet-Disk-Coupling in AGN from Combined VLBI and X- Ray Observations 209
Towards the Event Horizon: High Resolution VLBI Imaging of Nuclei of Active Galaxies 211
Two-Component Model for the AGN Broad Line Region 213
ISM and Formation and Evolution of Stars 217
The Physics and Chemistry of High Mass Star Formation with ALMA 218
Building Complex Molecules During Star- and Planet Formation: Synergy of Infrared and Millimeter Observations 222
GAIA: Composition, Formation and Evolution of Our Galaxy 226
Large–Scale Surveys with the Arecibo Multibeam System 230
Preliminary Science Results from the Submillimeter Array 236
On the Relevance and Future of UV Astronomy 240
Interrelations Between Str¨ omgren and Vilnius Photometric Systems: An Improvement of Stellar Classification 244
HH 110 Proper Motions 246
The Effect of the Galactic Gas Distribution on the Expected Cosmic Rays Spectrum 248
Exploring Star Formation in the Galactic Centre Region: From ISO to ALMA 250
Future Observations of Cosmic Masers 252
Planets and Origins of Life 256
Detection and Characterization of Extra-Solar Planets: Future Space Missions 257
Down to Earths, with OWL 273
High-Precision Radio Astrometry: The Search for Extrasolar Planets 277
The CHEOPS Project: Characterizing Exoplanets by Opto- infrared Polarimetry and Spectroscopy 281
Towards High-Precision Astrometry: Differential Delay Lines for PRIMA@VLTI 285
Author Index 287

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.2.2007
• Reihe/Serie: ESO Astrophysics Symposia
• Reihe/Serie: ESO Astrophysics Symposia
• Zusatzinfo: XXIV, 246 p.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Astrophysical Instruments • astrophysics • Cosmic Ray Astrophysics • Cosmology • Experiment • Galaxies • Gravity • Planets • Redshift • Relativity • SR • STR • Universe
• ISBN-10: 3-540-39756-6 / 3540397566
• ISBN-13: 978-3-540-39756-4 / 9783540397564