[ASA] AAO workshop on the science of ULTIMATE

[Chris Lidman]

Dear Colleagues,
  We are planning a half-day workshop at the AAO to discuss the science of ULTIMATE, which is a future instrument on the Subaru Telescope
in the initial stages of planning.

The main capabilities of ULTIMATE are:

1. Multi-object IFU spectroscopy of several tens of objects, with a resolution of a few thousand.
2. Near-IR spectral coverage (0.9-1.7 microns)
3. Wide-field, ground-layer AO correction

It is expected that the first two capabilities will be available when the instrument is first made available, and that the capability to do
ground-layer AO correction will be made available later.

If you are interested in attending the workshop, either in person or remotely, or in giving a talk, then please sent an e-mail to me letting me know that you will
attend.

The meeting will occur on October 16th, starting at 9:30am. We’ll be done by lunchtime.
The venue is room #7 at the AAO offices in North Ryde.

The format of the meeting will be:

- Overview of ULTIMATE (20 min)
- Individual contributions (10 min each)
- Group discussion and next steps

The AAO will provide coffee and snacks for morning tea.

Kind Regards,

Chris Lidman

Head of National Facilities Support
Australian Astronomical Observatory
PO Box 915
North Ryde NSW 1670
Australia

E-mail: chris.lidman at aao.gov.au
Phone: +61 2 9372 4823
FAX: +61 2 9372 4880