Workshop for the WSO Working Group and Spanish UV Astronomy

Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, IAA-CSIC
Granada, June 30 - July 1, 2014

 

Science Drivers

Since the times of the International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE), the Spanish Astronomy has been involved in UV observations, resulting in a strong UV community. To bring together the UV-based astrophysical research carried out in Spain and to discuss the present and future of the field, we plan a "WSO Working Group and Spanish UV Astronomy" workshop. The calibrations programs and science to be carried out with ISSIS on board the World Space Observatory-Ultraviolet (WSO-UV), a 170 cm UV space telescope to be launched soon, will be particularly examined.

Topics

  • UV instrumentation.
    • WSO-UV Project
    • Space missions
    • Ground based UV observations
  • Stellar physics and evolution.
    • Star formation
    • Young stars
    • Massive stars
    • Compact objects
    • Close binaries
  • Milky Way and galaxies.
    • Interstellar and intergalactic medium
    • Galactic astronomy
    • Galaxies
    • Stellar populations
    • Cosmology
  • Planetary atmospheres.
    • Solar system
    • Exoplanets