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FYI - Please see below the first announcement for the ESO conference on Spectral Fidelity!
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<div class="">A/Prof Gayandhi De Silva <br class="">
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105 Delhi Rd, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia <br class="">
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<b class="">Subject:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>First Announcement: "Spectral Fidelity" Conference, Firenze, 4-8 September 2023<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="" class="">We would like to draw your attention to </span><span lang="EN-US" style="" class="">this</span><span style="" class=""> meeting, and we would appreciate </span><span lang="EN-US" style="" class="">it </span><span style="" class="">if
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<b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">September 4-8 Firenze, Italy</span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<i class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">A Joint-conference<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><i class="">organised by ESO, INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri and UniGE</i><i class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></div>
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Spectroscopy is the main tool to peer into the physics of the Universe. Precise and accurate spectroscopy is going to produce some of the most spectacular results in the coming years,<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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from Big Bang Nucleosynthesis, the chemistry of stars and interstellar medium, the measurement of the acceleration of the Universe, the variability of physical constants, the age of the Universe and the nature of gravitation, the detection of terrestrial exo-planets
and the analysis of their atmospheres. Yet, spectroscopic observations, data reduction, and analysis methods<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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still suffer from shortcomings and limitations. <span lang="EN-US" class="">Installing 20 years ago</span> HARPS at the 3.6m telescope in La Silla<span lang="EN-US" class="">, ESO community has a central role in this research</span>. HARPS has been transformationa<span lang="EN-US" class="">l</span>,
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Innovative ideas are being developed to use these instrumental capabilities beyond the exoplanet search<span lang="EN-US" class="">, and t</span>his <span lang="EN-US" class="">research<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>is rapidly expanding
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In addition to Doppler shifts precision and accuracy, other aspects of spectral fidelity include: how well are the spectra<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span lang="EN-US" class="">characterised</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for
noise, scattered light, detector effects, instrumental profile?<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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And, when moving to abundances, what are abundance realistic uncertainties? Is precision enough or is accuracy required? Which are the limits <span lang="EN-US" class="">of</span> precise and accurate spectroscopy and which exciting science will <span lang="EN-US" class="">new
performances</span> enable? Which science<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span lang="EN-US" class="">requires</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>spectral fidelity and how can we enable it? What is its present status and future perspective?<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" class="">The conference aims</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to <span lang="EN-US" class="">discuss</span> all the above topics, some of which were <span lang="EN-US" class="">addressed</span> in an ESO/Lisbon/Aveiro conference
in 2006 (“Precision Spectroscopy”). It seems very timely to address them again after 17 years, with a view to the long heritage of HARPS, the first 5 years of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span lang="EN-US" class="">ESPRESSO operations</span>,
the new results from NIR spectrographs, ANDES and the ELTs.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" class="">Remote Participation Deadline for Registration and Payment: September 1</span><o:p class=""></o:p></li></ul>
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<span lang="EN-US" class="">The beginning of September is still high season in Florence. Therefore, we</span> <span lang="EN-US" class="">strongly </span>recommend booking your accommodation as soon as possible.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" class="">The conference will be held in the beautiful Istituto degli Innocenti, Piazza SS Annunziata, Firenze. T</span>he number of participants in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span lang="EN-US" class="">person</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is
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<span lang="EN-US" class="">All speakers </span>(both invited and contributed ones) will attend<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span lang="EN-US" class="">in person.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" class="">There will be a conference fee of TBD Euros (less than 150). The registration fee will include conference facilities and coffee breaks. </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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