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unique and only superseded by space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
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
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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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Budget shares per
country
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ARENA « miletsones &
deliverables »
• Milestones
– Conferences (1 per year)
– Workshops (3-4 per year)
– Meetings (ad libitum)
• Deliverables
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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 R&D
• 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
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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 consortium
the 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
 Italy
• IAG Liège (Surdej)
• AMOS, Liège (Chisogne)
 INAF: Arcetri, Teramo, IASF,
Roma, INFN, Pavia, Padova
(Candidi)
 U. Perugia (Busso)
PNRA (Cucinotta)
– 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
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I A Potsdam (Strassmeier)
MPIA -Heidelberg (Henning)
DLR Berlin (Rauer)
ESO (Melnick)
Portugal
University of Porto (Garcia)
 Spain
University of Granada (Abia)
ICEE Barcelone (Isern)
IAC Tenerife (Martin)
 UK
University of
Exeter(McCaughrean)
 Australia
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UNSW (Storey)
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Structure of the ARENA PoW:
‘Networking activities’ (NAs)
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4 Activities + management
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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
Budget shares per NA
18 tasks + 4 management tasks
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(see: http://arena.unice.fr)
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Coordinator
N. Epchtein
J. B. Daban
Project manager
E. Fossat
M.-L. Peronne
J. Vernin
M. Adrian-Scotto
J.-P. Swings
M. Candidi
H. Zinnecker
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Consortium management
Committee
Scientific
Advisory Board
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Technical Committee
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Network activities NA2 Site qualification
leader: 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 tasks
leader: 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 (h>20-30m)
• 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 organizer
start
5.1
Conference 1 with NA4
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IPEV
5.2
Conference 2
20
AIP
5.3
Conference 3
30
Exeter?
D5.1
Proceedings conf 1
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Book proceedings
IPEV –CNRS
D5.2
Proceedings conf 2
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Book proceedings
AIP-DLR
D5.3
Proceedings conf 3
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Book proceedings
U. Exeter?
D5.4
Executive summary
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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
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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
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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
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Polar Institutes
National Agencies
ESO
European Commission
• Prepare Roscoff Conf.
• Think Potsdam Conf.
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