Due to the schedule of the General Assembly, including plenary and Division-wide activities, our meeting has been spread over several non-consecutive sessions between Wed. Aug 22 and Friday Aug. 24. The full IAU GA program can be found here (http://www.astronomy2012.org/dct/page/65607)
SESSION 1 - KEY SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS |
| 16:00 | Welcome (G. Cauzzi, A. Tritschler, Y. Deng) |
OVERVIEW: |
| 16:10 - 16:50 | Oskar Steiner
The science challenge for large solar telescopes |
STATE OF THE ART: |
| 16:50 - 17:15 | Dali Georgobiani, R. Stein, A. Nordlund
Realistic numerical simulations of solar convection: emerging flux, pores, and Stokes spectra |
| 17:15 - 17:40 | Ryohko Ishikawa
Properties of transient horizontal magnetic fields, and their implication for the origin of quiet-Sun magnetism |
| 17:40 - 17:55 | Irina Kitiashvili et al. (contrib.)
Investigation of small scale turbulent MHD phenomena using numerical simulations and NST observations |
| 17:55 | Poster presentation |
Thu. Aug 23, 2012
10:30 - 12:30 |
SESSION 1 - (cont.) |
| 10:30 - 10:55 | Juan Martinez-Sykora (Metcalf Lecturer)
Current status of self-consistent 3D radiative-MHD simulations of the solar atmosphere |
| 10:55 - 11:20 | Phil Judge and R. Casini
Using large telescopes to answer: why must the Sun have a chromosphere and corona? |
| 11:20 - 11:35 | James Klimchuck (contrib.)
The role of spicules in explaining the corona and the transition region |
| 11:35 - 11:50 | Jingxiu Wang et al. (contrib.)
Solar intranetwork magnetic elements - the weakest component of solar magnetism |
SESSION 2 - EXISTING AND PLANNED LARGE FACILITIES: WHAT IS THEIR IMPACT ON KEY SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS? |
OVERVIEW: |
| 11:50 - 12:30 | Thomas Berger
Science with large solar telescopes: Addressing key science questions with new observing modes |
Thu. Aug 23, 2012
14:00 - 15:30 |
SESSION 2 - (cont.) |
NEWLY OPERATED FACILITIES: |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Wenda Cao
The 1.6 m New Solar Telescope (NST) in Big Bear |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Carsten Denker et al.
The GREGOR Solar Telescope |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Haisheng Ji
The one meter aperture solar telescope in China |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Arnold Benz
Observing the Sun with ALMA |
UPCOMING FACILITIES: |
| 15:00 - 15:20 | Thomas Rimmele et al. (delivered by T. Berger)
Construction of the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope - a progress report |
| 15:20 - 16:30 | Discussion, poster viewing & Coffee break |
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Fri. Aug 24, 2012
8:30 - 10:00 |
SESSION 2 - (cont.) |
| 08:30 - 08:45 | Yukio Katsukawa et al.
Next space solar observatory SOLAR-C: mission overview and science objectives |
| 08:45 - 09:00 | Yoshinori Suematsu et al.
Science and instrument design of 1.5 m aperture Solar Optical Telescope for the Solar-C mission |
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Yuanyong Deng (on behalf of the SST group)
The Space Solar Telescope |
| 09:15 - 09:30 | Sergey Bogachev et al.
The set of imaging instruments for Interhelioprobe solar observatory |
| 09:30 - 09:45 | Shiraj Hasan
The National Large Solar Telescope (NLST) of India |
| 09:45 - 10:00 | Hector Socas Navarro
The European Solar Telescope |
Fri. Aug 24, 2012
10:30 - 12:30 |
SESSION 2 - (cont.): |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Zhong Liu et al.
An introduction to the Chinese Giant Solar Telescope |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Steve Tomzcyk
The Coronal Solar Magnetism Observatory |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Tim Bastian (delivered by A. Benz)
Observing the Sun at radio-wavelengths: current status and future prospects |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Yihua Yan et al.
On solar radio imaging-spectroscopy |
SESSION 3 - STEP AHEAD: FUTURE SCIENCE AND WHAT THE NEW FACILITIES SHOULD NOT FORGET ! |
| 11:30 - 11:55 | Marianne Faurobert
The quiet Sun magnetism: What can we learn from the Hanle effect? |
| 11:55 - 12:20 | Javier Trujillo Bueno
Polarized Radiation Diagnostics for Measuring the Magnetic Field of the Outer Solar Atmosphere |
| 12:20 - 12:35 | Dongguang Wang
Application of Liquid Crystal Variable Retarder in Tunable Birefringent Filters |
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Fri. Aug 24, 2012
14:00 - 15:30 |
SESSION 3 - (cont.) |
| 14:00 - 14:25 | Valentin Martinez Pillet
Towards the next frontier in high precision solar polarimetry: 10^-4 |
| 14:25 - 14:50 | Mats Lofdahl
Restoration of the contrast in solar images |
| 14:50 - 15:15 | MingDe Ding
Spectral diagnostics of the heating and dynamics of the solar chromosphere |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Na Deng (contrib.)
Ha Imaging Spectroscopy of a C-class Flare with IBIS |
Fri. Aug 24, 2012
16:00 - 18:00 |
SESSION 4 - LESSON LEARNED, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR TELESCOPE OPERATION |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Han Uitenbroek, A. Tritschler
Observing strategies for future solar facilities: the ATST test case |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Karel Schrjiver
Mining Solar Data: the experience with SDO, Hinode, and TRACE |
GENERAL DISCUSSION |
| 18:00 | Closing of the meeting |
POSTERS: |
A. Benz et al. Spectrometer Telescope for Imaging X-rays (STIX)
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L. Geng, The 0.4-2.0GHz Analogous Receiving System Performance of CSRH
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| S. Li et al. Radiation pattern measurement for Chinese Spectral Radio Heliograph |
A. Hady Geomagnetic storms in the rising phase of solar cycle 24
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A. Valio et al. Solar Patrol Polarization Telescopes at 45 and 90 GHz
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Y. Sun The Measuring System of Near Infrared Fabry-Perot Etalon
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J. Lin, Y. Deng Automatic full disk vector magnetogram observing system in HSOS
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J. Lin et al. Research about the high precision temperature measurement
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J. Guo A statistical study on the soft X-ray flare in solar cycles 22 and 23
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W.P. Zhou, Y. Wang A new energy-efficient control approach for astronomical telescope drive system
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W.P. Zhou, Y. Wang The real-time motion control with high precision for the ground-based telescopes
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F. Ibodov, S. Ibadov High-resolution observations of solar explosive phenomena due to cometary impacts with the Sun
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| G. Cauzzi, K. Reardon The IBIS Mosaic |
