Scattering Polarization of the Ca II Infrared Triplet as Diagnostic of the Quiet Solar Chromosphere
In observations close to the edge of the solar disk, the Ca II infrared triplet has a scattering polarization pattern at the level of 10-3 in its two strongest...
We have developed a spherically symmetric dynamical model of a dwarf spheroidal galaxy using the Schwarzschild method. This type of modelling yields constraints...
Science case and requirements for the MOSAIC concept for a multi-object spectrograph for the European Extremely Large Telescope
Over the past 18 months we have revisited the science requirements for a multi-object spectrograph (MOS) for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT)...
Science case for 1 mas spectro-imagining in the near-infrared
We present the work developed within the science team of the Very Large Telescope Interferometer Spectro-Imager (VSI) during the Phase A studies. VSI aims at...
Science of active galactic nuclei with the GTC and CanariCam
CanariCam is the facility mid-infrared (MIR) instrument for the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), a 10.4m telescope at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos...
Science opportunities enabled by the era of Visible Band Stellar Imaging with sub-100 μarc-sec angular resolution.
This white paper briefly summarizes stellar science opportunities enabled by ultra-high resolution (sub-100 μarc-sec) astronomical imaging in the visible (U/V)...
Science with a Wide-field 6.5-m Spectroscopic Telescope
This document describes the scientific case for a wide-field 6.5-m spectroscopic telescope. The key scientific aims are linked to two different modes of...