GAIA: At the Frontiers of Astrometry

C. Turon; F. Meynadier; F. Arenou

Published by EDP Sciences 2010

GAIA: At the Frontiers of Astrometry

C. Turon , F. Meynadier and F. Arenou

In the series EAS Publication Series

https://doi.org/10.1051/978-2-7598-0301-9

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About this book

The Symposium "Gaia : at the frontiers of astrometry", held in Sèvres (Hauts de Seine, France) from 7 to 11 June 2010, was the closing conference of the European Marie Curie ELSA network (European Leadership in Space Astrometry).

Gaia, selected as one of the cornerstones of the European Space Agency (ESA) Science Program in October 2000 and planned for launch in 2012, has been conceived in the wake of the success of the Hipparcos satellite, the first space astrometry mission, launched by ESA in 1989. Combining the power of discovery of a systematic and repeated survey of the sky with three complementary instruments (astrometric, photometric and spectroscopic) and extreme accuracy astrometry, Gaia will provide an unprecedented stereoscopic map of our Galaxy and the nearby universe.

The objectives of the Symposium were to present the results obtained in the framework of the ELSA network on the various aspects of the preparation of the data analysis and scientific exploitation of the Gaia mission. The science expected from Gaia has been put in the 2015 context, and progresses on parallel or connected topics have been presented : progress on other astrometric satellites, performance of light detectors in astronomy, processing of massive data sets, especially in astronomy, real-time classification of transients, access to massive data sets, and propects for ground-based observations in complement to astrometry.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	iii
List of Participants Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
GAIA: Unprecedented Performance
GAIA: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT M.A.C. Perryman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
PHOTOMETRIC AND IMAGING PERFORMANCE E. Høg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
GAIA SPECTROSCOPY AND RADIAL VELOCITIES U. Munari Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
OVERVIEW OF GAIA DATA REDUCTION J. Torra, X. Luri, F. Figueras, C. Jordi and E. Masana Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
RVS' RADIAL VELOCITIES ACCURACY D. Katz, Y. Viala, A. Gomez and D. Morin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
PERFORMANCE OF THE GAIA PHOTOMETRIC SYSTEMS IF, 2A & 3G V. Vansevicius, A. Bridzius and R. Drazdys Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
SPACE ASTROMETRY MISSIONS F. Mignard and S. Roeser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
Fundamental Physics: General Relativity
RELATIVISTIC MODELLING OF POSITIONAL OBSERVATIONS WITH MICROARCSECOND ACCURACY S.A. Klioner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS WITH GAIA F. Mignard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
WHITE DWARFS AS TOOLS OF FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS: THE GRAVITATIONAL CONSTANT CASE J. Isern, E. Garcia-Berro and M. Salaris Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
Astrometric Impact on Stellar Astronomy
GAIA AND PHYSICS OF STELLAR INTERIORS Y. Lebreton and A. Baglin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
IMPORTANCE OF VERY ACCURATE LUMINOSITIES FOR STELLAR FORMATION AND EVOLUTION A. Maeder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Duplicity and Masses F. Arenou, J.-L. Halbwachs, M. Mayor and S. Udry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
THE OLDEST STELLAR POPULATIONS AND THE AGE OF THE UNIVERSE C. Cacciari Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Absolute Luminosities of Stellar Candle X. Luri, F. Figueras and J. Torra Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
ANALYSIS OF HUGE CATALOGUES. NEW METHODOLOGIES FOR THE VIRTUAL OBSERVATORIES D. Egret Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Sub-Stellar Objects: Brown Dwarfs and Exo-Planets
THEORY OF LOW MASS STARS AND BROWN DWARFS: SUCCESS AND REMAINING UNCERTAINTIES I. Baraffe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
FIELD BROWN DWARFS & GAIA M. Haywood and C. Jordi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
THE GAIA ASTROMETRIC SURVEY OF EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETS M. Lattanzi, S. Casertano, A. Sozzetti and A. Spagna Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
DETECTION OF TRANSITS OF EXTRASOLAR PLANETS WITH GAIA N. Robichon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
Structure, Formation and History of the Galaxy
DUST AND OBSCURATION IN THE MILKY WAY J. Knude Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
A COMPLETE CENSUS DOWN TO MAGNITUDE 20: STELLAR POPULATION PROPERTIES A.C. Robin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
COMPONENTS OF THE MILKY WAY AND GAIA J. Binney Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
ASTROMETRIC MICROLENSING WITH THE GAIA SATELLITE V. Belokurov and N.W. Evans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
STAR FORMATION: ON GOING AND PAST G. Bertelli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
MAPPING THE GALACTIC HALO TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE A. Helmi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
PREPARING FOR THE GAIA MISSION: ASTROPHYSICAL PARAMETER DETERMINATION A.G.A. Brown Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
Outside our Galaxy
GAIA AND THE STELLAR POPULATIONS IN THE MAGELLANIC CLOUDS M. Spite Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	287
M 31, M 33 AND THE MILKY WAY: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES R.F.G. Wyse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295
LOCAL GROUP DYNAMICS WITH GAIA R. Ibata Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
GAIA GALAXY SURVEY: A MULTI-COLOUR GALAXY SURVEY WITH GAIA M. Vaccari Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	313
MULTI-COLOUR PHOTOMETRY WITH GAIA OF THE DIFFUSE SKY BACKGROUND E. Høg and K. Mattila Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	321
OBSERVATIONS OF QSOS AND REFERENCE FRAME WITH GAIA F. Mignard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	327
The Solar System Revisited
THE IMPACT OF GAIA IN OUR KNOWLEDGE OF ASTEROIDS V. Zappala and A. Cellino Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
OTHER OBJECTS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM: TROJANS, CENTAURS AND TRANS-NEPTUNIANS M.A. Barucci, J. Romon, A. Doressoundiram, C. de Bergh and M. Fulchignoni Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	351
PREPARING GAIA FOR THE SOLAR SYSTEM D. Hestroffer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	359
Posters
FURTHER PROCESSING OF THE HIPPARCOS VARIABILITY INDUCED MOVERS S. Detournay and D. Pourbaix Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	367
POTENTIALS AND DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS TO BE USED FOR DYNAMICAL MODELLING WITH GAIA-LIKE DATA B. Famaey and H. Dejonghe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	371
ON THE KINEMATIC DECONVOLUTION OF THE LOCAL LUMINOSITY FUNCTION A. Siebert, C. Pichon, O. Bienayme and E. Thiebaut Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	375
GALACTIC STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION FROM STELLAR DYNAMICS A. Digby, J. Cooke, N. Hambly, I.N. Reid and R. Cannon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	379
STELLAR POPULATIONS IN THE LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD: THE IMPACT FROM GAIA A. Kucinskas, A. Bridzius and V. Vansevicius Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	383
Conclusion
FROM HIPPARCOS TO GAIA, AND BEYOND C. Turon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	387
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	395

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Language: English
Publisher: EDP Sciences
Pages
- Main content: 455
Keywords: Astrophysics; Astronomy

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Published: May 1, 2010
ISBN: 9782759803019

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Published: May 1, 2010
ISBN: 9782759806089