PMAS Optics

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http//www.aip.de/Euro3D/
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Session III Running the RTN  0900
- Contractual issues (Martin) (10min)  
0910 - The Postdocs (Martin)
(10min)  0920 IAC Winter School (Ramon
García) (10min) 0930 - Work Plan ---
Work Package 1   - Task coordinator
presentations (10 min each)  
Jeremy W. 1.1
Pre-main-sequence objects Jeremy
W. 1.2 Resolved stellar
populations Laurent (for
Veronique) 1.3 Normal galaxies
Pierre 1.4
Active galaxies Bianca
1.5 Groups and clusters of
galaxies Michele (for Paul)
1.6 High redshift galaxies
Evencio 1.7
Gravitational lensing   1035 - COFFEE
BREAK   1100 - Work Plan --- Work Package 2
Data Analysis Tools - Task
coordinator presentations (10 min each)  
Markus
2.1 Data format and software specifications
Martin
2.2 3D visualization 
Pierre 2.3
Line fitting tool Martin
2.4 Crowded field
spectroscopy Jürgen Schr.(for
Lowell) 2.5 3D mosaicing
Vincent 2.6 Data
cube exploration, data mining
Pierre 2.7
3Ddeconvolution Laurent (for
Veronique) 2.8 3D cross correlation
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Session III Running the RTN
(continued)  1200 - LUNCH   1200 -
Work Package Manager LUNCH Meeting   1400 -
Work Plan --- Work Package 2 (Continuation)  
1420 - Work Plan --- Work Package 3  
- Open Discussion (60min) -
Science / Data Analysis / Summary Workshops
- IAC Winter School -
International Conference - Public
Outreach and Education - Website,
S/W Distribution, Support -
Technology Transfer - other
issues of interest   1520 - RTN
Communication
(30min) - how to keep in touch
- reports - Euro3D
Newsletter - webpage
- repository   1550 - Summary, Action
Items, Close (10min)  
1600 - End of the meeting
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The Contract
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University of Cambridge
CNRS Marseille
University of Durham
IASFC Milano
Observatoire de Paris - Meudon
European Southern Observatory
Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik
Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias
Universiteit Leiden
Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
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The Postdocs

• their role
• responsibility of the teams
• status of recruitment, advertising

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The IAC Winter School
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Work Plan Work Package 1 2 Presentations
Please address the following issues

• goals
• tasks and subtasks
• participating teams
• attaching people to the tasks
• timeline
• milestones
• coordination within the RTN sub-groups
• sub-group meetings, mini-workshops, secondment
• status and availability of instruments
• observing strategy
• data reduction analysis
• publications

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Task 2.2 3D visualization

• goals
• Development of a powerful visualization tool,
  including graphical user interface, with
  display and plotting options for flexibly
  manipulating data arrays.
• Input / output of data files
• Data cube transformation
• Display/plotting options
• extracting spectra and monchromatic images
• graphical user interface
• tasks and subtasks
• Euro3D dataformat experimental database via
  www.aip.de/Euro3D, converters
• inspection of existing tool, experiments with
  Euro3D instrument data sets
• setup of Euro3D prototyping software
  distribution via www.aip.de/Euro3D
• wish list
• specification
• coding
• testing

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• attaching people to the tasks
• AIP Thomas Becker, Martin Roth, Lise
  Christensen, postdoc n.n.
• CAM
• DUR
• ESO
• LEI
• MAR
• MIL
• tentative timeline
• experimental phase Q4-2002
• prototypes Q1 Q2-2003
• Version(s) 1.0 Q4-2004
• milestones
• Data Mid-term Review, June 2004 (?)
• Data Analysis Workshop, December 2004 (?)

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• coordination within the RTN sub-groups
• Meeting in Potsdam, 4Q-2002
• status and availability of instruments
• n.a.
• observing strategy
• n.a.
• data reduction analysis
• publications
• User Manual

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Task 2.4 Crowded Field 3D Spectroscopy

• goals
• to implement software tools for accurate
  background subtraction and spectrophotometry of
  point sources in crowded fields.
• tasks and subtasks
• collection of test data
• testing PSFs
• experimental stage
• link to Task 1.2 Resolved stellar populations
• link to Task 1.6 High redshift galaxies
• link to Task 1.2 Graviational lensing
• collect software being produced during research
  projects
• coordination between groups - distribution
• participating teams
• AIP, ESO, MIL, CAM

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• attaching people to the tasks
• AIP Martin Roth, Thomas Becker, Lise
  Christensen, postdoc n.n.,
• Lutz Wisotzki, Knud Jahnke
• CAM
• DUR
• ESO
• LEI
• MAR
• MIL
• tentative timeline
• collection of test data Q3 Q4-2004
• first observations August - September 2002,
  Calar Alto
• other telescopes ?
• first results Q4-2003
• Version(s) 1.0 Q4-2004

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• milestones
• Data Analysis Workshop, December 2004 (?)
• Conference, Q1 2005 (?)
• Euro3D Software Distribution, Q4-2005
• coordination within the RTN sub-groups
• T.B.D.
• status and availability of instruments
• T.B.D.
• observing strategy
• understanding PSF properties
• developing techniques at 4m-class telescopes
• application to 8m-class telescopes
• Publications

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Work Package 3 (Open Discussion)

• Science / Data Analysis / Summary Workshops
• International Conference
• Public Outreach
• Website, S/W Distribution, Support
• Technology Transfer
• Other issues

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RTN Communication how to keep in touch (Open
Discussion)

• reports
• Newsletter
• Webpage
• Repository

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Action Items

• Membership Agreement
• Update list of team members email list
• Availability of Instruments
• Sample Data
• Work Plan Timeline
• send KO Meeting Presentations

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