Programme
Talks by invited speakers are shown in bold.
| Monday, 26 January | ||||
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| Start | End | Min. | Description | Speaker |
| 12:30 | 13:30 | 60 | Registration | |
| 13:30 | 13:45 | 15 | Introduction DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804147 |
Martyna Chruslinska, Antoine Merand, Celine Peroux, Andreas Kaufer and Xavier Barcons |
| 13:45 | 14:15 | 30 | ESO facilities and science landscape DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804021 | Jarle Brinchmann |
| Session chair: Enrique Macias | ||||
| 14:15 | 14:45 | 30 | Space facilities and science landscape DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804023 | Gaitee Hussain |
| 14:45 | 15:15 | 30 | Multi-frequency facilities and science landscape DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804025 | Silvia Piranomonte |
| 15:15 | 15:30 | 15 | Technology and Astronomy: Rethinking ESO's Model for the 2030s DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804027 | Paulo Garcia |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | 30 | Coffee break | |
| Session chair: Amelia Bayo | ||||
| 16:00 | 16:15 | 15 | An overview of ESO’s sustainability plans | Claudio Melo |
| 16:15 | 16:45 | 30 | Advancing life cycle assessment and ecodesign for sustainable space programmes: lessons learned, industry collaboration, and the path forward DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804029 | Aurelie Gallice-Tanguy |
| 16:45 | 17:30 | 45 | Discussion session: Synergies between ground-based and space-based instruments and scientific outputs Chair: Andreas Kaufer Panelists: Christophe Dumas, Vanessa Hill, Paul McNamara, Karine Perraut |
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| Tuesday, 27 January | ||||
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| Start | End | Min. | Description | Speaker |
| Session chair: Paul Boley | ||||
| 09:00 | 09:15 | 15 | Towards Unified Vibration Control for the VLTI: Multi-Sensor Data Fusion as a Path Beyond GRAVITY+ DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804031 | Nuno Morujao |
| 09:15 | 09:30 | 15 | Light at the Horizon: Black Holes in High Definition with the VLT and VLTI | Taro Shimizu |
| 09:30 | 10:00 | 30 | Detectors future DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804033 | Matthew Soman |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | 30 | Astronomical transients in the multi-messenger era DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804035 | Antonio de Ugarte Postigo |
| 10:30 | 10:32 | 02 | Poster presentation: Measuring the Cosmic Redshift Drift with the VLT: A Long-Term ESPRESSO Program into the ELT Era DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804155 | Andrea Trost |
| 10:32 | 10:34 | 02 | Poster presentation: Enhancing JWST asteroid discoveries with the VLT DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804157 | Nicolas Crouzet |
| 10:34 | 11:00 | 26 | Coffee break | |
| Session chair: Pietro Schipani | ||||
| 11:00 | 11:15 | 15 | Follow-up of transients in the 2030s DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804037 | Michael Andersen |
| 11:15 | 11:30 | 15 | Evaluating detector technologies for astronomy beyond 2030 DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804039 | Naidu Bezawada |
| 11:30 | 12:30 | 60 | Discussion session: Transients beyond 2030 and the role of the VLT (operation model, response time, new follow-up strategies) Chair: Martyna Chruslinska; Panelists: Michael Andersen, Nando Patat, Jan van Roestel, Susanna Vergani |
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| 12:30 | 14:00 | 90 | Lunch Break | |
| Session chair: Francesco Belfiore | ||||
| 14:00 | 14:30 | 30 | Low surf brightness and short wavelength facilities DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804041 | Deborah Lokhorst |
| 14:30 | 15:00 | 30 | Extragalactic science and cosmology DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804043 | Ryan Cooke |
| 15:00 | 15:15 | 15 | Atomic Data for the Next Generation of Astrophysical Spectroscopy DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804047 | Maria Teresa Belmonte |
| 15:15 | 15:30 | 15 | Advancing Hollow Cathode Lamp Calibrations for Next-Generation Spectrographs DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804049 | Lawrence Bissell |
| 15:30 | 15:32 | 02 | Poster presentation: Open Loop AO Instruments - High Stability DMs enable new concepts DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804161 | Stefan Ströbele |
| 15:34 | 15:36 | 02 | Poster presentation: The BlueMUSE "Distant Universe" Science Cases DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804151 | Tanya Urrutia |
| 15:30 | 15:36 | 06 | Poster pop-session | |
| 15:36 | 16:00 | 24 | Coffee break | |
| Session chair: Thomas Klein | ||||
| 16:00 | 16:15 | 15 | Is there any need for Laser-Frequency Comb at the VLT beyond 2030? DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804051 | Francesco Pepe |
| 16:15 | 16:30 | 15 | Reaching cm/s radial velocity accuracy with the next generation of Astrocombs DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804053 | Oliver Pfuhl |
| 16:30 | 17:30 | 60 | Discussion: Extreme wavelength calibration & Laser Frequency Comb technology Chair: Thomas Klein; Panelists: Francois Bouchy, Xavier Dumusque, Dinko Milakovic, Andrea Trost |
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| 19:00 | Workshop's social dinner: Wirtshaus im Braunauer Hof am Isartor | |||
| Wednesday, 28 January | ||||
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| Start | End | Min. | Description | Speaker |
| Session chair: Amelia Fraser-McKelvie | ||||
| 09:00 | 09:15 | 15 | Low-Surface Brightness research in the Next Era of Astronomy DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804055 | Enrichetta Iodice |
| 09:15 | 09:30 | 15 | Cosmology with VLT spectrographs in 2030s DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804059 | Dinko Milakovic |
| 09:30 | 10:00 | 30 | Wide-field/multiplex/integral-field spectroscopy | Johan Richard |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | 30 | Galaxy formation in the 2030s: Connecting scales with the VLT DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804062 | Jorryt Matthee |
| 10:30 | 10:32 | 02 | Poster presentation: Technologies challenges and developments for HRMOS DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804149 | Andrea Bianco |
| 10:32 | 11:00 | 28 | Coffee break | |
| Session chair: Tanya Urrutia | ||||
| 11:00 | 11:15 | 15 | Nano to pico degree optical astronomy: in quantum physics we trust! DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804064 | Roland Walter |
| 11:15 | 11:30 | 15 | Massive Spectroscopy in Dense Environment - from emerging technologies to new science DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804073 | Jean-Paul Kneib |
| 11:30 | 12:30 | 60 | Discussion: Public surveys beyond 2030 and the role of VLT Chair: Celine Peroux; Panelists: Magda Arnaboldi, Giovanni Cresci, Valentin Ivanov, Marcella Marconi |
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| 12:30 | 12:45 | 15 | Group photo | |
| 12:45 | 14:00 | 75 | Lunch break | |
| Session chair: Kieran Leschinski | ||||
| 14:00 | 14:15 | 15 | The need for a wide-field IFU at 1 micron DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804075 | Nicolas Bouché |
| 14:15 | 14:30 | 15 | Completing the VLT/I in the LGS Era: The case for at least 4 lasers on each UT DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804077 | Michael Ireland |
| 14:30 | 14:45 | 15 | Towards Full-Sky Adaptive Optics with Laser Guide Stars: Overview of the ANU Program on LGS Tip-Tilt DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804079 | Joschua Kraft |
| 14:45 | 15:00 | 15 | Advanced laser guide stars for future AO facilities | Felipe Pedreros |
| 15:00 | 15:15 | 15 | XAO performance with an Orbiting Configurable Artificial Star DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804081 | Jalo Nousiainen |
| 15:15 | 15:30 | 15 | Perspectives for the VLT Interferometer in stellar astrophysics DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804083 | Pierre Kervella |
| 15:30 | 15:32 | 02 | Poster presentation: The Challenging spectroscopic analysis of young stars and the key-role of HRMOS | Martina Baratella |
| 15:32 | 15:34 | 02 | Poster presentation: Public Surveys beyond 2030: lessons learned from public surveys before 2030 – VVV/VVX and KMOS | Valentin Ivanov |
| 15:34 | 16:00 | 26 | Coffee break | |
| Session chair: Bibiana Prinoth | ||||
| 16:00 | 16:30 | 30 | Planetary systems/exoplanets | Julia Seidel |
| 16:30 | 17:00 | 30 | High-angular resolution facilities DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804087 | Sebastiaan Haffert |
| 17:00 | 17:15 | 15 | La Silla as proof of concept for future VLT instrument DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804089 | François Bouchy |
| 17:15 | 17:30 | 15 | Vipa-based Instrument for Oxygen Loaded Atmospheres (VIOLA) for VLT2030 and beyond DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804091 | Suri Rukdee |
| Thursday, 29 January | ||||
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| Start | End | Min. | Description | Speaker |
| Session chair: Sara Lucatello | ||||
| 09:00 | 09:15 | 15 | MICHELANGELO: a mid-infrared high dispersion spectrograph dedicated to exoplanet atmospheres studies DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804093 | Leonardo Testi |
| 09:15 | 09:30 | 15 | A high-resolution; ultra-stable NIR spectrograph for the VLT DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804095 | Xavier Dumusque |
| 09:30 | 09:32 | 02 | Poster presentation: Nearby Galaxies in the ELT Era: Synergy Between Infrared and VLT Observations DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804167 | Uzay Aydin |
| 09:30 | 10:30 | 60 | Discussion: Science at high-spectral resolution beyond 2030 Chair: Suzanne Ramsay; Panelists: Carlo Manara, Tadafumi Matsuno, Sara Lucatello, Heidi Korhonen |
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| 10:30 | 11:00 | 30 | Coffee break | |
| Session Chair: Maria Tsantaki | ||||
| 11:00 | 11:15 | 15 | Pioneering exoplanet reflected-light spectroscopy with RISTRETTO: a pathfinder for ANDES and PCS DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804097 | Christophe Lovis |
| 11:15 | 11:30 | 15 | Data Analysis Software in the 2030s for panoramic Integral Field Spectrographs DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804099 | Angela Adamo |
| 11:30 | 12:30 | 60 | Discussion: High-contrast imaging: science prospects and new technological developments Chair: Jarle Brinchmann; Panelists: Alexis Carlotti, Angela Cortes, Simone Esposito, Davide Fedele, Jerome Paufique |
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| 12:30 | 14:00 | 90 | Lunch break | |
| Session chair: Julia Bodensteiner | ||||
| 14:00 | 14:30 | 30 | Stars and Stellar Evolution DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804101 | Ylva Gotberg |
| 14:30 | 15:00 | 30 | High-resolution facilities for stellar astrophysics DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804103 | Stefan Kraus |
| 15:00 | 15:15 | 15 | HRMOS: a very high-resolution; multi-object spectrograph for the VLT DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804105 | Sofia Randich |
| 15:15 | 15:30 | 15 | HRMOS: Instrument architecture and main features DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804107 | Marco Riva |
| 15:30 | 15:32 | 02 | Poster presentation: Nucleochronology with HRMOS DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804153 | Tadafumi Matsuno |
| 15:32 | 15:34 | 02 | Poster presentation: Mapping Quasars Outflows with VLT/I and Gravitational lensing DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804165 | Rachana |
| 15:34 | 15:36 | 02 | Poster presentation: How to make VLTI visible | Florentin Millour |
| 15:36 | 16:00 | 24 | Coffee break | |
| Session chair: Martina Baratella | ||||
| 16:00 | 16:15 | 15 | Probing Neutron-Capture Nucleosynthesis in the Early Galaxy with HRMOS DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804109 | Emma Fernandez-Alvar |
| 16:15 | 16:30 | 15 | Filling the Gap: High-Resolution; Multi-Object Spectroscopy for the Local and Distant Universe DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804111 | Laura Magrini |
| 16:30 | 17:30 | 60 | Discussion: Multi-object and integral-field spectroscopy with the VLT Chair: Michele Cirasuolo; Panelists: Eric Emsellem, Vincenzo Maineri, Elena Valenti, Peter Weilbacher, |
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| Friday, 30 January | ||||
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| Start | End | Min. | Description | Speaker |
| Session chair: Harald Kuntschner | ||||
| 09:00 | 09:15 | 15 | The role of HRMOS to the comprehension of planetary systems across time and space DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804115 | Camilla Danielsky |
| 09:15 | 09:30 | 15 | VIPER: a Visible and Infrared spectroPolarimetER for the VLT DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804117 | Pascal Petit |
| 09:30 | 09:45 | 15 | From Large Telescopes to Tiny Chips: Astrophotonic Perspectives for the VLT/I DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804119 | Elsa Huby |
| 09:45 | 10:00 | 15 | Astrophotonics: recent and future developments DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804123 | Simon Ellis |
| 10:00 | 10:15 | 15 | Science drivers for a shorter wavelength; high-sensitivity 3rd-generation VLTI instrument DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804125 | Mathias Nowak |
| 10:15 | 10:30 | 15 | The VLTI: a unique facility for exoplanet detection DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804129 | Sylvestre Lacour |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | 30 | Coffee break | |
| Session chair: Markus Wittkowski | ||||
| 11:00 | 11:05 | 5 | Demonstrating the combination of AT-UT baselines: VLTI as a true coherent array DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804131 | Guillaume Bourdarot |
| 11:05 | 11:10 | 5 | STELLIM: Fast Interferometric Imaging of Stellar Surfaces DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804135 | Xavier Haubois |
| 11:10 | 11:15 | 5 | VLTI extensions and limiting sensitivity: how to win on both counts DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804137 | Romain Petrov |
| 11:15 | 11:20 | 5 | Perspectives for the Asgard Visitor Instrument Suite for VLTI in the 2030s DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804139 | Stefan Kraus |
| 11:20 | 11:25 | 5 | MATISSE and mid-infrared interferometry at the VLTI post-2030 DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804141 | Florentin Millour |
| 11:25 | 11:30 | 5 | Astrophysics at high spectral and spatial resolution with the VLTI DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18804143 | Andreas Quirrenbach |
| 11:30 | 12:30 | 60 | Discussion: VLTI beyond 2030 Chair: Antoine Merand; Panelists: Xavier Haubois, Elsa Huby, Mathias Nowak, Julia Seidel |
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| 12:30 | 12:35 | 5 | Poster prizes | |
| 12:35 | 13:00 | 25 | Closing remarks and next steps (white papers call) | Chairs |
| 13:00 | 14:30 | 90 | Lunch | |
E-mail: VLTbeyond2030@eso.org