Purpose
& Goals
The
Research and
Scientific Support Department of the European
Space Agency is organizing an international workshop
at the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) in the
framework of the EURO-VO
Data Centre Alliance and Facility Centre.
The main goal of the workshop is to outline needs
and challenges that astronomical spectroscopy
will be facing in the coming years, and to identify
how the unique capabilities intrinsic to the Virtual
Observatory concept can meet them. To achieve
this goal, the workshop will bring together experts
in different branches of astronomical spectroscopy
and scientists and engineers active in the VO
international endeavor.
We have identified the following topics for discussion:
- Spectroscopic
surveys: present and future needs, algorithm,
tools, and facilities
- VO
standards to access spectroscopic data
- Spectral
visualization and analysis tools in the VO context
-
Interface between spectroscopic data, laboratory
databases, and theoretical models
- Photometry
in the VO: a common approach to spectroscopy?
In
order to ensure an intense debate and a high level
of interaction, a substantial fraction of the Workshop
will be dedicated to round-table discussions focused
on each of the above topics.
A short number of invited and contributed presentations
will help provide the Workshop participants with
the current scientific and technological context.
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