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<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">A reminder that the </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">third
call for joint Australia-eROSITA_DE projects closes this</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">
</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><b>Friday 11 February</b></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">.
This call follows two previous successful calls for joint projects under the agreement between Australian-based astronomers, represented by Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) and the German eROSITA Consortium (eROSITA_DE).</span></div>
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<p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-size:12px"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">In 2013, CAASTRO and the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics signed a memorandum
of understanding designed to promote collaborations between Australian scientists and members of the eROSITA consortium. AAL has taken over responsibility for the agreement with eROSITA and the MoU agreement between AAL and
</span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Zm6zCYW8NocL4YWgkT0sMTz?domain=mpe.mpg.de" class=""><span class="" style="color: black; text-decoration: none; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">eROSITA_DE</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">
covers all astronomers at Australian Institutions. A large number of current and planned Australian surveys provide data for multi-wavelength projects, using the national and international facilities participating in this collaboration. This provides some
exciting new opportunities for multi-wavelength astronomy projects across the southern sky.</span></span></p>
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<div class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size:12px"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">A list of participating
</span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/dBqwCZY1Nqi5pvqxPhjloAx?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au" class=""><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Australian facilities</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">
and </span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/cR1eC1WLPxcM9gAOnIpWArz?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au" class=""><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Australian surveys</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">
is provided on the </span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/aGuzC2xMQzip9r26Kc2JeqS?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au" class=""><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">AAL eROSITA webpage</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">
where you can also find out more information about the project. Further information is also available on the
</span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/s7mmC3QNPBipE3gx7cQs4RH?domain=mpe.mpg.de" class=""><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">eROSITA MPE webpage</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;"></span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important;">At
the end of 2022</span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="border: 0px rgb(226, 226, 226); outline: 0px; background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; color: rgb(95, 96, 98); text-align: left;">,</span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(95, 96, 98); font-family: "nunito sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important;">the
eROSITA (extended Roentgen Survey with an Imaging Telescope Array) instrument completed its fourth (out of eight) survey of the full sky at X-ray wavelengths. At the mission completion, eROSITA will have performed eight all-sky surveys. The existing eROSITA
data already surpass those coming from previous all-sky X-ray surveys, having much greater depth, image quality, and spectral coverage. The eROSITA data offer the opportunity to study extremely energetic events across vast scales in the Universe, from accreting
binary systems at stellar scales to 10-million-degree shocks driven by galaxy cluster mergers. </span></span></div>
<p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-size:12px"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Given all the above developments, and the success of the collaboration to date, we are
now opening a third call for proposals for joint Australia-eROSITA_DE projects. </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">The proposal submission will be open until
</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b class="" style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;">11 February 2022</b></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">.</span></p>
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<p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">How to apply</span></b></p>
<p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">Proposals should be submitted on the template attached and should be sent to the eRosita_DE/Australian Collaboration Technical
Secretary, Shona Madoc, via email: </span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size:12px"><a href="mailto:shona.madoc@astronomyaustralia.org.au" class=""><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">shona.madoc@astronomyaustralia.org.au</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">.
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<p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-size:12px"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The process of proposal assessment is described on the
</span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/_kKRC4QOPEiBvP26YHMgmSG?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au" class=""><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">AAL eROSITA Project Application
webpage</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">We
look forward to hearing your ideas, and to seeing new discoveries emerge from this partnership.</span></p>
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<p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">The collaborative science projects will:</span></b></p>
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<span class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">require the use of products associated with both the eROSITA_DE survey and Australian surveys/facilities.</span></li><li class="" style="font-family:"Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;font-size:9pt">
<span class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">involve at least one member from each of the eROSITA_DE survey and an Australian Institution</span></li><li class="" style="font-family:"Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;font-size:9pt">
<span class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">not be in conflict with existing eROSITA_DE or Australian projects</span></li><li class="" style="font-family:"Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;font-size:9pt">
<span class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">(optionally) allow participation by undergraduate and postgraduate students</span></li><li class="" style="font-family:"Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;font-size:9pt">
<span class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">adhere to the existing policies for the individual facilities involved (e.g. proprietary periods, data access, survey teams, observing time, publications).</span></li></ul>
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<p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-size:12px"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">We strongly encourage potential proposers to get in touch with their corresponding partners
early on. If you are interested in using eROSITA and Australian facilities for your research, but do not know who to contact specifically, please do not hesitate to ask the contact persons listed below. The
</span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/sLiPC5QPXJiZD8PRgtN4d4-?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au" class=""><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">AAL eROSITA Collaboration webpage</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">
also includes a list of eROSITA_DE contacts including Chairs of Science Working Groups</span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">We
remind you that, according to the eROSITA_DE Policy, each proposal should be approved by the eROSITA_DE Science Working Group before submission.</span></p>
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<p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-size:12px"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">If you have any questions on this exciting opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact
Duncan Galloway, Australian eROSITA Science Lead (</span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="mailto:duncan.galloway@monash.edu" class=""><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">duncan.galloway@monash.edu</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">)
or AAL (</span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="mailto:smadoc@astronomyaustralia.org.au" class=""><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">shona.madoc@astronomyaustralia.org.au</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">).</span><span lang="EN-US" class=""></span></span></p>
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