Messenger No. 140 (June 2010)

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Telescopes and Instrumentation

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G. Rupprecht, H. Böhnhardt et al.
Twenty Years of FORS Science Operations on the VLT

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140....2R
Section:
Telescopes and Instrumentation
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Rupprecht, G.; Böhnhardt, H.; Moehler, S.; Møller, P.; Saviane, I.; Ziegler, B.
AA(ESO) AB(Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany) AC(ESO) AD(ESO) AE(ESO) AF(ESO)
Abstract:
Celebrating the double jubilee of ten years in operation of FORS1 and FORS2, this article summarises, from an insider’s point of view, the history of the FORS instruments, arguably the most prolific on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. The FORS story began in the early 1990s and FORS1 was the first VLT user instrument to be commissioned. Both FORS instruments have undergone considerable evolution and quickly parted from the original concept of being identical twins. They have both made major contributions to scientific research and have helped shape VLT operations. In 2009, FORS1 was retired, but FORS2 continues, fusing the best of both.
References:
Appenzeller, I. et al. 1998, The Messenger, 94, 1; Appenzeller, I. et al. 2004, The Messenger, 116, 18 Bradac, M. et al. 2005, A&A, 437, 49 Hjorth, J. et al. 2003, Nature, 423, 847 Moehler, S. et al. 2004, A&A, 420, 515 Moutou, C. et al. 2004, A&A, 424, L31 Tarenghi, M. et al. 1998, The Messenger, 93, 4 Wang, L., Baade, D. & Patat, F. 2007, Science, 315, 212
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M. Kasper, G. Zins et al.
A New Lenslet Array for the NACO Laser Guide Star Wavefront Sensor

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140....8K
Section:
Telescopes and Instrumentation
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Kasper, M.; Zins, G.; Feautrier, P.; O’Neal, J.; Michaud, L.; Rabou, P.; Stadler, E.; Charton, J.; Cumani, C.; Delboulbe, A.; Geimer, C.; Gillet, G.; Girard, J.; Huerta, N.; Kern, P.; Lizon, J.-L.; Lucuix, C.; Mouillet, D.; Moulin, T.; Rochat, S.; Sönke, C.
AA(ESO) AB(Laboratoire d’ AstrOphysique de Grenoble, France) AC(Laboratoire d’ AstrOphysique de Grenoble, France) AD(ESO) AE(Laboratoire d’ AstrOphysique de Grenoble, France) AF(Laboratoire d’ AstrOphysique de Grenoble, France) AG(Laboratoire d’ AstrOphysique de Grenoble, France) AH(Laboratoire d’ AstrOphysique de Grenoble, France) AI(ESO) AJ(Laboratoire d’ AstrOphysique de Grenoble, France) AK(ESO) AL(ESO) AM(ESO) AN(ESO) AO(Laboratoire d’ AstrOphysique de Grenoble, France) AP(ESO) AQ(ESO) AR(Laboratoire d’ AstrOphysique de Grenoble, France) AS(Laboratoire d’ AstrOphysique de Grenoble, France) AT(Laboratoire d’ AstrOphysique de Grenoble, France) AU(ESO)
Abstract:
In February 2010, a new 14 × 14 lenslet array was installed in the NAOS–CONICA (NACO) visible wavefront sensor. Compared to the previously available array, this new array has a shorter focal length and hence a field of view that is large enough for the extended laser guide star (LGS) spot. This successful upgrade results in improved adaptive optics correction delivered by NACO with the LGS.
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P. Martinez, E. Aller-Carpentier et al.
The High Order Test Bench: Evaluating High Contrast Imaging Concepts for SPHERE and EPICS

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...10M
Section:
Telescopes and Instrumentation
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Martinez, P.; Aller-Carpentier, E.; Kasper, M.
AA(ESO) AB(ESO) AC(ESO)
Abstract:
The High Order Test bench (HOT) is an adaptive optics facility developed at ESO to test high contrast imaging instrument technologies and concepts. HOT reproduces realistically in the laboratory the conditions encountered at a telescope, including turbulence, high order adaptive optics correction and coronagraphy. Experiments carried out with HOT will be discussed mainly in the context of the SPHERE instrument.
References:
Aller Carpentier, E. et al. 2008, Proc. SPIE, 7015, 108; Aller Carpentier, E. et al. 2010, Proc. 1st AO4ELT conference, eds. Y. Clénet et al., EDP Sciences Beuzit, J.-L. et al. 2008, Proc. SPIE, 7014, 18; Boccaletti, A. et al. 2008, Proc. SPIE, 7015, 177; Martinez, P. et al. 2009, The Messenger, 137, 18; Martinez, P. et al. 2010, PASP, accepted Pinna, E. et al. 2008, Proc. SPIE, 7015, 143; Korkiakoski, V. & Vérinaud, C. 2010, Proc. 1st AO4ELT conference, eds. Y. Clénet et al., EDP Sciences

Synopses of E-ELT Phase A and Instrument Concept Studies

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S. D’Odorico, S. Ramsay et al.
An Introduction to the E-ELT Instrumentation and Post-focal Adaptive Optics Module Studies

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...17D
Section:
Synopses of E-ELT Phase A and Instrument Concept Studies
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
D’Odorico, S.; Ramsay, S.; Hubin, N.; Gonzalez, J.C.; Zerbi, F.M.
AA(ESO) AB(ESO) AC(ESO) AD(ESO) AE(ESO)
Abstract:
The following eleven articles provide short summaries of the conceptual design studies for the European Extremely Large Telescope instruments and post-focal adaptive optics modules. The background and scope of these studies is outlined in this introduction.
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T. Fusco
ATLAS: An Advanced Tomographic Laser-assisted Adaptive Optics System

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...18F
Section:
Synopses of E-ELT Phase A and Instrument Concept Studies
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Fusco, T.
AA(ONERA, Châtillon, France)
Abstract:
ATLAS is a generic laser tomographic adaptive optics system for the E-ELT. Based on modular, relatively simple, and yet innovative concepts, it aims at providing diffraction-limited images in the near-infrared for close to 100 percent sky coverage.
References:
Fusco, T. et al. 2010, Proc. 1st AO4ELT conference, eds. Y. Clénet et al., EDP Sciences Gilles, L. 2005, Applied Optics, 44, 6, 993; Kissler-Patig, M. 2010, Proc. 1st AO4ELT conference, eds. Y. Clénet et al., EDP Sciences Meimon, S. et al. 2010a, Optics Letter, submitted. Meimon, S. 2010b, SPIE Astronomical Instrumenta- tion, San Diego, June 2010
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L. Pasquini, S. Cristiani et al.
CODEX: An Ultra-stable High Resolution Spectrograph for the E-ELT

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...20P
Section:
Synopses of E-ELT Phase A and Instrument Concept Studies
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Pasquini, L.; Cristiani, S.; Garcia-Lopez, R.; Haehnelt, M.; Mayor, M.
AA(ESO) AB(INAF–Osservatorio di Trieste, Italy) AC(Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Spain) AD(Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, United Kingdom) AE(Observatoire de Genève, Switzerland)
Abstract:
CODEX is the proposed optical high resolution spectrograph for the E-ELT. Designed to make the most of the unique light-gathering power of the E-ELT and to obtain superb stability, CODEX will open up a new parameter space in astrophysical spectroscopy. The wide-ranging science case has a large discovery potential in stellar, Galactic and extra-galactic astronomy as well as in fundamental physics.
References:
Pasquini, L. et al. 2005, The Messenger, 122, 10; Liske, J. et al. 2008, MNRAS, 386, 1192; Mayor, M. et al. 2003, The Messenger, 114, 20; Wilken, T. et al. 2010, MNRAS, 405, L16
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S. Morris, J.-G. Cuby
EAGLE: An Adaptive Optics Fed, Multiple Integral Field Unit, Near-infrared Spectrograph

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...22M
Section:
Synopses of E-ELT Phase A and Instrument Concept Studies
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Morris, S.; Cuby, J.-G.
AA(Department of Physics, University of Durham, United Kingdom) AB(Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, France)
Abstract:
EAGLE will provide spatially-resolved (3D) spectroscopy in the near-infrared of ≥ 20 science targets (e.g., faint galaxies) simultaneously. It will sense and correct distortions from the atmosphere using multi-object adaptive optics, giving it an unrivalled survey efficiency even in the JWST era.
References:
Cuby, J.-G. et al. 2009, SPIE, 7439, 13; Evans, C. et al. 2010a, Proc. 1st AO4ELT conference, eds. Y. Clénet et al., EDP Sciences Evans, C. et al. 2010b, Astronomy and Geophysics, 51, 2.17; Puech, M. et al. 2010, MNRAS, 402, 903; Rousset, G. et al. 2010, Proc. 1st AO4ELT confer- ence, eds. Y. Clénet et al., EDP Sciences
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M. Kasper, J.-L. Beuzit
EPICS: An Exoplanet Imaging Camera and Spectrograph for the E-ELT

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...24K
Section:
Synopses of E-ELT Phase A and Instrument Concept Studies
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Kasper, M.; Beuzit, J.-L.
AA(ESO) AB(Laboratoire d‘Astrophysique de l’Observatoire de Grenoble (LAOG), France)
Abstract:
EPICS is an instrument project for the direct imaging and characterisation of exoplanets with the E-ELT. The instrument is optimised for observations in the visible and the near-infrared and has photometric, spectroscopic and polarimetric capabilities.
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N. Thatte
HARMONI: A Single Field, Visible and Near-infrared Integral Field Spectrograph for the E-ELT

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...26T
Section:
Synopses of E-ELT Phase A and Instrument Concept Studies
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Thatte, N.
AA(Department of Physics, University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
Abstract:
HARMONI provides a powerful E-ELT spectroscopic capability, in the visible and near-infrared (0.47–2.45 μm), at resolving powers ~ 4000, 10000 and 20000. Its integral field delivers ~ 32000 simultaneous spectra, at scales ranging from seeing-limited to diffraction-limited.
References:
Battaglia, G. et al. 2006, A&A, 459, 423; Rutledge, G. A. et al. 1997, PASP, 109, 883; Swinbank, M. et al. 2009, MNRAS, 400, 1121; Le Floc’h, E. et al. 2005, ApJ, 632, 169; Sanders, D. B. & Mirabel, I. F. 1996, ARAA, 34, 749
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E. Diolaiti
MAORY: A Multi-conjugate Adaptive Optics RelaY for the E-ELT

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...28D
Section:
Synopses of E-ELT Phase A and Instrument Concept Studies
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Diolaiti, E.
AA(INAF–Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna, Italy)
Abstract:
MAORY provides atmospheric turbulence compensation for the E-ELT over a 2-arcminute field of view in the near-infrared. Correction performance and sky coverage are achieved by three deformable mirrors, driven by a wavefront sensing system based on laser and natural guide stars.
References:
Beckers, J. 1989, SPIE, 1114, 215; Ellerbroek, B. & Rigaut, F. 2001, J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, 18, 2539; Girardi, L. et al. 2005, A&A, 463, 895; Marchetti, E. et al. 2007, The Messenger, 129, 8 Pfrommer, T. et al. 2009, Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L15831
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B. Brandl, J. Blommaert et al.
METIS: A Mid-infrared E-ELT Imager and Spectrograph

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...30B
Section:
Synopses of E-ELT Phase A and Instrument Concept Studies
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Brandl, B.; Blommaert, J.; Glasse, A.; Lenzen, R.; Pantin, E.
AA(Leiden Observatory, the Netherlands) AB(Katholieke Universeit Leuven, Belgium) AC(United Kingdom Astronomy Technology Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom) AD(Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Heidelberg, Germany) AE(CEA Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France)
Abstract:
METIS is the only instrument concept for the E-ELT that covers the thermal infrared wavelengths from 2.9–14 µm. METIS contains a diffraction-limited imager and an integral field unit high resolution spectrograph. The science case for METIS includes exoplanets, circumstellar discs, Solar System objects, supermassive black holes and high-redshift galaxies.
References:
Pontoppidan, K. M. et al. 2009, ApJ, 704, 1482
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R. Davies, R. Genzel
MICADO: The Multi-adaptive Optics Imaging Camera for Deep Observations

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...32D
Section:
Synopses of E-ELT Phase A and Instrument Concept Studies
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Davies, R.; Genzel, R.
AA(Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Garching, Germany) AB(Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Garching, Germany)
Abstract:
MICADO will image a ~ 1 arcminute field of view at the diffraction limit of the E-ELT. Its simple and robust design is optimised to yield unprecedented sensitivity and resolution across this field and to bring high precision astrometry into the mainstream. Its auxiliary arm provides the flexibility to include spectroscopy and other capabilities.
References:
Trippe, S. et al. 2010, MNRAS, 402, 1126
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O. Le Fèvre, L. Hill et al.
OPTIMOS–DIORAMAS: A Wide-field Imaging and Multi-slit Spectrograph for the E-ELT

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...34F
Section:
Synopses of E-ELT Phase A and Instrument Concept Studies
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Le Fèvre, O.; Hill, L.; Le Mignant, D.; Maccagni, D.; Tresse, L.; Paltani, S.
AA(Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, CNRS – Université de Provence, Marseille, France) AB(Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, CNRS – Université de Provence, Marseille, France) AC(Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, CNRS – Université de Provence, Marseille, France) AD(INAF–IASF, Milano, Italy) AE(Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, CNRS – Université de Provence, Marseille, France) AF(Observatoire de Genève, Université de Genève, Switzerland)
Abstract:
We present the science, design and performance of OPTIMOS–DIORAMAS, an imager and multi-slit spectrograph for the E-ELT. It covers a wide 6.8 × 6.8 arcminute field, a large wavelength range of 0.37 to 1.6 µm, with up to ~ 500 slits observed simultaneously.
References:
Le Fèvre, O. et al. 2003, SPIE, 4841, 1670; Le Fèvre, O. et al. 2005, A&A, 439, 845; Lilly, S. et al. 1996, ApJ, 460, 1; Steidel, C. C. et al. 1996, ApJ, 462, 17
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F. Hammer, L. Kaper et al.
OPTIMOS–EVE: A Fibre-fed Optical–Near-infrared Multi-object Spectrograph for the E-ELT

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...36H
Section:
Synopses of E-ELT Phase A and Instrument Concept Studies
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Hammer, F.; Kaper, L.; Dalton, G.
AA(GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, France) AB(NOVA, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands) AC(Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, United Kingdom)
Abstract:
OPTIMOS–EVE is a fibre-fed, optical-to-infrared multi-object spectrograph designed to explore the largest field of view provided by the E-ELT at seeing or GLAO-limited conditions. OPTIMOS–EVE can detect planets in nearby galaxies, explore stellar populations beyond the Local Group, and probe the physical conditions of galaxies including the most distant ones accessible with the E-ELT.
References:
Rauch, M. et al. 2008, ApJ, 681, 856
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L. Origlia, E. Oliva et al.
SIMPLE: A High Resolution Near-infrared Spectrograph for the E-ELT

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...38O
Section:
Synopses of E-ELT Phase A and Instrument Concept Studies
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Origlia, L.; Oliva, E.; Maiolino, R.
AA(INAF–Bologna Observatory, Italy) AB(INAF–Arcetri Observatory, Firenze, Italy) AC(INAF–Roma Observatory, Monteporzio Catone, Italy)
Abstract:
SIMPLE is an optimised near-infrared spectrograph designed to deliver a complete 0.84–2.5 μm spectrum with resolution up to R = 130000 and limiting magnitudes to JHK ~ 20. Its most prominent science cases include the study of the intergalactic medium in the early Universe (at z > 6) and of the atmospheres of exoplanets transiting nearby low-mass stars.
References:
Oliva, E. & Origlia, L. 2008, SPIE, 7014, 70141O

Astronomical Science

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J. Bean, A. Seifahrt et al.
The CRIRES Search for Planets at the Bottom of the Main Sequence

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...41B
Section:
Astronomical Science
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Bean, J.; Seifahrt, A.; Hartman, H.; Nilsson, H.; Wiedemann, G.; Reiners, A.; Dreizler, S.; Henry, T.
AA(Institut für Astrophysik Göttingen, Germany) AB(Institut für Astrophysik Göttingen, Germany; University of California at Davis, USA) AC(Lund Observatory, Sweden) AD(Lund Observatory, Sweden) AE(Hamburger Sternwarte, Germany) AF(Institut für Astrophysik Göttingen, Germany) AG(Institut für Astrophysik Göttingen, Germany) AH(Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA)
Abstract:
We present the first results obtained from our ongoing search for planets around very low-mass stars and brown dwarfs using radial velocities measured with the CRIRES spectrograph on the VLT. High-precision radial velocity measurements for a large sample of these previously neglected stars are enabled by observing at near-infrared wavelengths and using a new type of gas cell that we have developed. Unprecedented long-term near-infrared radial velocity precisions of ~ 5 ms–1 have been demonstrated using CRIRES with the cell. As a first scientific result, data obtained for the very low-mass star VB 10 have been used to refute a claimed planet detection based on astrometry. These results demonstrate the unique sensitivity of our methodology, and confirm its power to detect planets, including potentially habitable ones, around the most numerous stars in the Galaxy.
References:
Bean, J. et al. 2010a, ApJ, 711, L19; Bean, J. et al. 2010b, ApJ, 713, 410; Kürster, M. et al. 2009, The Messenger, 136, 39; Käufl, H. U. et al. 2006, The Messenger, 126, 32; Pravdo, S. & Shaklan, S. 2009, ApJ, 700, 603
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J. Vink
Spectropolarimetry of Wolf–Rayet Stars in the Magellanic Clouds: Constraining the Progenitors of Gamma-ray Bursts

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...46V
Section:
Astronomical Science
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Vink, J.
AA(Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom)
Abstract:
Wolf–Rayet stars have been identified as objects in their final phase of massive star evolution. It has been suggested that Wolf–Rayet stars are the progenitors of long-duration gamma-ray bursts in low-metallicity environments. However, this deduction has yet to be proven. Here we report on our initial results from a VLT/FORS linear spectropolarimetry survey of Wolf–Rayet stars in the Magellanic Clouds, which is intended to constrain the physical criteria — such as weaker stellar winds, rapid rotation, and associated asymmetry — of the collapsar model. Finally, we provide an outlook for polarisation studies with an extremely large telescope.
References:
Crowther, P. A. 2006, ASPC, 353, 157; Galama, T. J. et al. 1998, Nature, 395, 670; Gräfener, G. & Hamann, W.-R. 2008, A&A, 482, 945; Harries, T. J. et al. 1998, MNRAS, 296, 1072; Langer, N. 1998, A&A, 329, 551; Maeder, A. & Meynet, G. 2000, ARAA, 38, 143; Mokiem, M. R. et al. 2007, A&A, 473, 603; Puls, J. et al. 2000, A&AS, 141, 23; Tanvir, N. et al. 2009, Nature, 461, 1254; Vink, J. S. 2007, A&A, 469, 707; Vink, J. S. & de Koter, A. 2005, A&A, 442, 587; Vink, J. S. et al. 1999, A&A, 345, 109; Vreeswijk, P. M. et al. 2004, A&A, 419, 927; Woosley, S. E. & Heger, A. 2006, ApJ, 637, 914; Woosley, S. E. 1993, ApJ, 405, 273; Yoon, S.-C. & Langer, N. 2005, A&A, 443, 643
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P. Rosati, The ESO–GOODS Team
ESO–GOODS: Closing the Book, Opening New Chapters

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...50R
Section:
Astronomical Science
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Rosati, P.; The ESO–GOODS Team
AA(ESO)
Abstract:
The Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey (GOODS) was the first public multi-wavelength survey with an extensive coordination between space- and ground-based observations. ESO–GOODS, a public Large Programme carried out with ESO facilities, has provided essential complementary data to this project that have allowed the full scientific exploitation of a very rich multi-observatory dataset in the Chandra Deep Field South. The public release of all advanced data products from ESO–GOODS, completed in December 2009, is summarised here.

Astronomical News

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M. Wittkowski, L. Testi
Report on the ESO Workshop The Origin and Fate of the Sun: Evolution of Solar-mass Stars Observed with High Angular Resolution

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...53W
Section:
Astronomical News
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Wittkowski, M.; Testi, L.
AA(ESO) AB(ESO)
Abstract:
The goal of the workshop was to review recent results on solar-mass stars obtained with infrared and millimetre interferometers, and to discuss their importance for our understanding of stellar evolution from star formation to the late stages. The workshop was preceded by a one-day ALMA+VLTI interferometry primer. A brief summary of the workshop is presented.
References:
Benisty, M. et al. 2010, A&A, 511, A74; Grady, C. A. et al. 2006, ApJ, 544, 895; Haupt, C. & Rykaczewski, H. 2007, The Messenger, 128, 25; Isella, A. et al. 2007, A&A, 469, 213; Isella, A. et al. 2009, ApJ, 701, 260; Kraus, S. et al. 2008, A&A, 489, 1157; Kraus, S. et al. 2009, The Messenger, 136, 44; Le Bouquin, J.-B. et al. 2009, The Messenger, 137, 25; Reid, M. J. & Menten, K. M. 1990, ApJ, 360, L51; Reid, M. J. & Menten, K. M. 2007, ApJ, 671, 2068; Tan, G. H. et al. 2009, The Messenger, 136, 32; Testi, L. 2008, The Messenger, 131, 46; van Belle, G. et al. 2008, The Messenger, 134, 6; van Boekel, R. et al. 2004, Nature, 432, 479; Wassell, E. J. et al. 2006, ApJ, 650, 985
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M. Kissler-Patig, M. McCaughrean
Report on the ESO/ESA Workshop JWST and the ELTs: An Ideal Combination

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...57K
Section:
Astronomical News
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Kissler-Patig, M.; McCaughrean, M.
AA(ESO) AB(ESA)
Abstract:
ESA and ESO jointly organised a workshop to explore the synergies between the JWST and ground-based, extremely large telescopes (ELTs). The main goal of the workshop was to bring the JWST and ELT (GMT, TMT, E-ELT) communities together, to identify the common science cases, and to outline instrumentation/upgrade priorities for the ELTs that would maximise the scientific return in key areas of scientific research requiring both facilities, namely: The End of the Dark Ages — First Light and Re-ionisation; The Assembly of Galaxies; The Birth of Stars and Protoplanetary Systems; and Planetary Systems and the Origins of Life. A lively meeting with intense discussions brought some interesting insights.
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The ESO Solidarity Group
The ESO Solidarity Group in Support of the Earthquake Victims

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...60G
Section:
Astronomical News
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
The ESO Solidarity Group
AA(ESO)
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D. Pierce-Price
ESO Participates in Germany’s Girls’ Day Activities

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...60P
Section:
Astronomical News
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Pierce-Price, D.
AA(ESO)
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ESO
New Staff at ESO

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...61.
Section:
Astronomical News
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
ESO
AA(ESO)
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ESO
Fellows at ESO

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...63.
Section:
Astronomical News
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
ESO
AA(ESO)
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ESO
ESO Fellowship Programme 2010/2011

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140...65.
Section:
Astronomical News
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
ESO
AA(ESO)
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ESO
Announcement of the ESO Workshop on The Impact of Herschel Surveys on ALMA Early Science

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140Q..66.
Section:
Astronomical News
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
ESO
AA(ESO)
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ESO
Personnel Movements

ADS BibCode:
2010Msngr.140R..66.
Section:
Astronomical News
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
ESO
AA(ESO)