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We are pleased to announce the fifth call for joint Australia-eROSITA_DE projects which is now open and will be open until
<b>Monday 30 September 2024</b>. This call follows four 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).</div>
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At the end of 2021, the eROSITA (extended Roentgen Survey with an Imaging Telescope Array) instrument completed its fourth survey of the full sky at X-ray wavelengths. In January 2024, the data from the first full sky survey (eRASS1) was made public. Australian
astronomers have access to still proprietary data from subsequent surveys through the Australia/eROSITA-DE collaboration.</div>
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Although the eROSITA instrument is currently in safe mode, 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.</div>
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Australia/eROSITA_DE projects will:</div>
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<div>Require the use of products associated with both the eROSITA_DE survey and Australian surveys/facilities.</div>
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<div>Involve at least one member from each of the eROSITA_DE survey and an Australian Institution.</div>
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existing Australia/eROSITA_DE science projects</a>.</div>
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<div class="elementToProof">Adhere to the existing policies for the individual facilities involved (e.g. proprietary periods, data access, survey teams, observing time, publications).</div>
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Proposers are required to seek approval by the relevant eROSITA_DE Science Working Group before submission and should thus form their team with the corresponding partners early on.
<span style="font-size: 16px;">The AAL eROSITA Collaboration <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/vVSdCD1vlpTjApzNmT5h1uj8B8m?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au/" id="LPlnk347402" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://astronomyaustralia.org.au/erosita-collaboration-astronomy-australia-ltd/">
webpage</a> includes a list of eROSITA_DE contacts including Chairs of Science Working Groups.
</span>If you are interested in using eROSITA and Australian facilities for your research, but do not know who to contact specifically, please reach out to Australian Science Lead, Christian Wolf, at christian.wolf@anu.edu.au</div>
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A list of participating <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/5L8PCE8wmrt1xy2VGfpiPu7jk3x?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au/" id="LPlnk514551" title="https://astronomyaustralia.org.au/australian-facilities-surveys/">
Australian facilities</a>, <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/BMCxCGv0oyCW4nRKltQsLuBOgdl?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au/" id="LPlnk621320" title="https://astronomyaustralia.org.au/participating-australian-astronomical-surveys/">
Australian surveys</a>, and <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/ICocCBNqjlCPKqrpmhzfpu26rzO?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au/" id="LPlnk821291" title="https://astronomyaustralia.org.au/erosita_de-australian-collaborative-proposals-astronomy-australia-ltd/">
existing projects</a> is provided on the <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/MRZyCJyBrGfpwOv3zTvtOuyycuC?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au/" id="LPlnk689291" title="https://astronomyaustralia.org.au/erosita-astronomy-australia-ltd/">
AAL eROSITA webpage</a> this page where you can also find out more information about the project. Further information is also available on the
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eROSITA MPE webpage</a>.</div>
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<b>How to apply</b></div>
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The proposal process is described on the <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/zZWYCL7EwMfN9qryOUrCBuylLKG?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au/" id="LPlnk636905" title="https://astronomyaustralia.org.au/australia-erosita-projects-astronomy-australia-ltd/">
AAL eROSITA Project Application page</a> and proposals should be submitted via <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/8jkWCMwGxOtx3P1M8UPFMu89qJ5?domain=forms.gle" id="LPlnk517361" title="https://forms.gle/8XLvzPyyKSmCvNvg6">
this Google form</a>.</div>
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<b>Questions</b></div>
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If you have any questions on this proposal opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact the Australian Science Lead, Christian Wolf (christian.wolf@anu.edu.au) or AAL/eROSITA-DE Committee secretary, Kate Barnard (kate.barnard@astronomyaustralia.org.au).</div>
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On behalf of the AAL/eROSITA-DE Management Committee</div>
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