Details

logo IR astronomy antartica worshop

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

Technical talks in morning and science, logistics and funding in afternoon to suit remote attendees in westward time zones

 Tuesday   Wednesday   Thursday   Friday

Zoom link

All times are Central European Summer Times (CEST). Recordings will be made available for a limited time period. 

Tuesday Sep 13

START TIME: 10:00 CEST
 Observatoire de Nice

Morning Science for a wider audience

  • 10:30-11:30 OCA seminar "Ultra-wide field infrared astronomy from Antarctica" [Tony Travouillon]
  • 11:30-12:00 The interest of IR for asteroid science + Discussion [Benoit Carry]
  • 12:00-12:50 Intro to Cryoscope + Discussion [Roger Smith]

LUNCH

Afternoon:  Exoplanet Science

  • 14:30-15:00 Intro to ASTEP+ [Djamel Mékarnia]
  • 15:00-15:20 Characterizing exoplanetary atmospheres with JWST and other instruments [Vivien Parmentier]
  • 15:20-15:40 The future of exoplanet science [Amaury Triaud] - Remote
  • 16:00-16:30 Intro to EXTRA part I [Xavier Bonfils]
  • 16:30-17:00 Intro to EXTRA part II [Jose-Manuel Almenara]
  • 17:00-17:30 Discussion: The science cases of Antarctic IR Astronomy for Exoplanet Science

^Top

Wednesday Sep 14

 Université Valrose, Bâtiment Fizeau, Salle Olivier Chesneau

9:00-10:30 Technology - Cryoscope optics

  • Optical performance and DIQ [Roger Smith/Jason Fucik]
  • Choice of image scale undersampling issues. [Roger Smith]
  • Manufacturing at scale (mirror, corrector, field flattener) [Roger Smith]

COFFEE

10:50-12:00 Technology - Thermal design

  • Layered strategy for preventing window overcooling [Roger Smith]
  • Baffle analysis [Jason Fucik]
  • Thermal model [Tim Greffe]
  • Turbulence: Principle and Measurements [Olivier Lai]

LUNCH

14:00-15:40 Science: Transients and others

  • 14:00-14:20 Time domain astronomy at OCA [Sarah Antier]
  • 14:20-14:40 Transients from interacting white dwarfs  [Ashley J. Ruiter]
  • 14:40-15:00 A Perspective from Gravitational Wave Transient Observations [Linqing Wen]
  • 15:00-15:20 Icedrake Deep field prospects [Jeff Cooke]

COFFEE

Late afternoon: Science - other projects

  • 16:00-16:20 PRIME [Brad Cenko] (remote)
  • 16:20-16:40 Infrared Supernova Science with the Spitzer SPIRITS survey [Jacob Jencson] (remote)
  • 16:40-17:00 High Energy Neutrinos and Tidal Disruption Flares [Robert Stein] 
  • 17:00-17:20 DREAMS [Tony Travouillon]
  • 17:20-17:40 WINTER [Rob Simcoe] (remote)

^Top

Thursday, Sep 15

 Université Valrose, Bâtiment Fizeau

9:00-10:30 Science & Technology (tower and dome)

  • Tower structure and vibration suppression [Anderson Furlanetto]
  • The potential of a 1m telescope at Dome C for IR Astronomy [Isabelle Vauglin]
  • The PILOT study [Lyu Abe/Michael Ashley]
  • Structural → vibration studies → mass
  • Modular transport and assembly concept

COFFEE

10:50-12:00 Science & Technology (Detectors & data)

  • Detectors for pathfinder, current status [Tim Greffe]
  • Detector development for “affordable” gigapixel focal plane [Figer &/or Smith]
  • Data processing and storage requirements (discussion) [Roger Smith, or…?]
  • Communication BW
  • Power requirements. 

LUNCH

14:00-15:30 Logistics

  • The ASTEP experience [Karim Agabi/Djamel Mékarnia]
  • IPEV: The constraints [Philippe Ricaud]

COFFEE

16:00-17:30 Timelines and funding

  • Galactic Time Domain Science with Palomar Gattini-IR and NEOWISE  [Kishalay De]
  • Timeline for Cryoscope pathfinder and full scale.
  • Funding prospects for Cryoscope

^Top

Friday, Sep 16

 Université Valrose, Bâtiment Fizeau

9:00-10:30 Technology - telescope mounts precision pointing

  • Tower structure and vibration suppression part II [Anderson Furlanetto]
  • Telescope mounts for cryoscope deployment
  • Telescope mounts for full scale (mass and size drives logistics)
  • Windowed readout for guiding and bright star photometry. [Tim Greffe]
  • Why direct drive? Examples [Roger Smith]
  • Active image stabilization [Roger Smith]

COFFEE

10:50-12:00 Summary and plans

LUNCH

END 

^Top