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Australia is involved with the upcoming ESO CUBES instrument through a fibrelink project connecting CUBES with UVES. We are going to have a virtual workshop from 3-5 February 2021 to discuss the science for ESO-CUBES. The deadline for the contributed talks
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Interested parties please register. The announcement is attached below. </div>
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<div>Tayyaba Zafar</div>
<div>Australian Astronomical Optics</div>
<div>Macquarie University</div>
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Science with UV-efficient ground-based spectrographs<br>
Online workshop: 3-5 Feb 2021<br>
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A broad range of fundamental science is pushing for significantly better <br>
spectroscopic sensitivity at near-UV wavelengths. The four 8.2m telescopes <br>
of ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) are the world’s most scientifically <br>
productive ground-based observatory at visible/infrared wavelengths. <br>
Looking to the future of the VLT there is a long-standing aspiration for <br>
an optimised ultraviolet spectrograph, culminating in plans for the <br>
Cassegrain U-Band Efficient Spectrograph (CUBES).<br>
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With a science case strongly motivated by stellar astrophysics and <br>
nucleosynthesis, and also driven by compelling cases from extragalactic <br>
astronomy and Solar System science, CUBES will provide a world-leading <br>
capability to obtain high-resolution spectroscopy (R = 20,000) in the near <br>
ultraviolet (300 – 400 nm), with a tenfold sensitivity gain compared to <br>
existing instruments (e.g. ESO’s UVES instrument).<br>
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This online workshop (4hrs max per day) aims to:<br>
* Introduce the CUBES project.<br>
* Both develop and disseminate the cases assembled for CUBES.<br>
* Place CUBES in the wider context of current and future facilities.<br>
* Identify synergies with other VLT instruments, the ELTs, and space<br>
missions.<br>
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Confirmed invited speakers:<br>
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Juan-Manuel Alcala (INAF-OAC)<br>
Piercarlo Bonifacio (GEPI-Paris)<br>
Pat Côté (NRC-Herzberg)<br>
Annalisa De Cia (Geneva)<br>
Gayandhi De Silva (AAO-Mcq)<br>
Boris Gänsicke (Warwick)<br>
Alessandro Marconi (Firenze)<br>
Alessandra Migliorini (INAF-IAPS)<br>
Johan Richard (CRAL)<br>
Rodolfo Smiljanic (CAMK)<br>
Chuck Steidel (Caltech)<br>
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Registration & abstracts:<br>
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Registration for the workshop is now open at:<br>
<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ei0iCBNqjlCqk3qYS6btyL?domain=protect-au.mimecast.com">https://chrisevans170.wixsite.com/cubes</a><br>
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We also invite contributed talks on near-UV science - either directly linked to <br>
CUBES or the wider landscape of recent results and other future facilities. In <br>
case of over-subscription some of these might be accommodated as shorter talks <br>
with a chance for further discussion online. A schedule for the workshop will <br>
be announced in mid January.<br>
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on behalf of the SOC: Beatriz Barbuy (U. São Paulo), Gabriele Cescutti <br>
(INAF-OATS), Stefano Cristiani (INAF-OATS), Valentina D'Odorico (INAF-OATS), <br>
Chris Evans (UKATC), Vanessa Hill (OCA, Nice), Bruno Leibundgut (ESO), Cyrielle <br>
Opitum (Edinburgh), Tayyaba Zafar (AAO-Mcq)<br>
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