10th RVS workshop
Cambridge
September 15-16 2005








List of Actions

A10.01 P. Alta-Mirano
- Completion date: 2/11/2005 (Simulation WG workshop)
- Define the work breakdown structure for the simulation of the RVS from the GASS perspective.
A10.02 L. Bigot, A. Korn, A. Lanzafame, B. Plez
- Completion date: 18/11/2005
- Define atomic & molecular data that should be refined (list of atoms and molecules concerned and list of parameters that should be refined: log gf, damping constants, ...).
A10.03 M. Cropper
- Completion date: 31/10/2005
- Define the list of observed and synthetic spectra that are needed to develop, test and perform the "spectra extraction and background modelling" modules/processes (number of stars, coverage of the HR diagram, specific spectral types, specific properties, e.g. standard, ...).
A10.04 J.-M. Desert, G. Hebrard, A. Lecavelier des Etangs
- Completion date: 31/10/2005
- Define the list of observed and synthetic spectra that are needed to develop, test and perform "the first look" modules/processes (number of stars, coverage of the HR diagram, specific spectral types, specific properties, e.g. standard, ...).
A10.05 M. Cropper, A. Guerrier
- Completion date: 31/10/2005
- Define the list of observed and synthetic spectra that are needed to develop, test and perform the "calibration" modules/processes (number of stars, coverage of the HR diagram, specific spectral types, specific properties, e.g. standard, ...).
A10.06 F. Crifo, A. Guerrier, G. Jasniewicz, C. Soubiran
- Completion date: 31/10/2005
- Define the list of observed and synthetic spectra that are needed to develop, test and perform the "radial velocity zero-point calibration" modules/processes (number of stars, coverage of the HR diagram, specific spectral types, specific properties, e.g. standard, ...).
A10.07 M. Cropper, F. Royer
- Completion date: 31/10/2005
- Define the list of observed and synthetic spectra that are needed to develop, test and perform the "radial velocity derivation" modules/processes (number of stars, coverage of the HR diagram, specific spectral types, specific properties, e.g. standard, ...).
A10.08 J.-M. Desert, G. Hebrard, A. Lecavelier des Etangs
- Completion date: 30/11/2005
- Contact first look team in CU3
- Refine spectroscopic first look scope and work breakdown structure
- Assess/quantify overlapping (in term of modules development) with the nominal calibrations.
A10.09 L. Eyer
- Completion date: 31/12/2005
- Define the work breakdown structure for spectroscopic variability analysis.








Presentations

Session 0 Introduction
15 Welcome M. Wilkinson
15+10 Workshop objectives D. Katz

Session 1 Studies in progress
15 + 10 Parametrisation of RVS spectra with Artificial Neural Networks T. Kaempf
10 Characterisation of L3Vision CCDs planned for use in Gaia RVS D. Smith, R. Ingley
10 Gaia RVS CCD simulation D. Smith

Session 2.1 CU6 preparation: processing architecture
20 + 10 Gaia status, consortium status & DACC schedule M. Perryman
20 + 10 Gaia spectroscopic processing: functional analysis (a) F. Thevenin
Gaia spectroscopic processing: functional analysis (b) F. Thevenin
20 + 10 CNES involvement for C6 data processing A. Jean-Antoine
25 Discussion: Architecture and functional analysis

Session 2.2 CU6 preparation: simulation & auxiliary data
20 + 10 Simulating the RVS: work packages P. Sartoretti
15 + 10 Spectroscopic auxiliary data C. Soubiran
15 + 10 Reference spectra B. Plez, A. Lebre
15 + 10 Synthetic spectra A. Korn
15 + 10 3D-NLTE models and spectra L. Bigot
15 + 10 Chromospheric activity from Gaia observations A. Lanzafame - I. Pagano - E. Busa
15 + 10 Radial velocity standard F. Crifo
15 + 10 Radial velocity standard G. Jasniewicz
15 + 10 Using RAVE observations for preparing Gaia M. Steinmetz
30 Discussion: spectroscopic auxiliary data

Session 2.3 CU6 preparation: first look & calibrations
20 + 10 First look work packages A. Lecavelier Des Etangs - G. Hebrard - J.-M. Desert
20 + 10 Calibrations work packages M. Cropper
30 Discussion: First look & calibrations

Session 2.4 CU6 preparation: spectra analysis
20 + 10 Radial velocity derivation: work packages M. Cropper
15 + 10 Masks versus templates for RV derivation F. Royer
15 + 10 Spectroscopic binaries P. Marrese
15 + 10 Spectroscopic binaries A. Prsa
20 + 10 Variable systems L. Eyer
45 Discussions
10 + 5 UK involvement in CU5 F. van Leeuwen
10 + 5 VISTA and VITESSE W. Sutherland