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SUMMARY:Spectroscopy with SOFIA: new results & future opportunities
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190120T150000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190123T132000Z
DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260307T235111Z
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DESCRIPTION:Building on the success of the 2015/17 Ringberg meetings on sp
 ectroscopy with SOFIA at which about 70 participants discussed SOFIA resul
 ts ranging from nearby star formation to the interstellar medium in nearby
  galaxies\, SOFIA2019 aims at presenting new science results and looking i
 nto future science opportunities for the next years enabled by new instrum
 entation.\n\nSeveral instruments on SOFIA allow unique spectroscopic studi
 es of the physics and chemistry of the interstellar medium: 4GREAT and upG
 REAT cover with high spectral resolution selected FIR-windows between 0.5 
 and 4.7 THz (63–600 µm)\, which includes important ground state transit
 ions from hydrides and the major interstellar medium cooling lines from [C
 II] and [OI]\, the latter even with arrays of 14 and 7 pixels\, respective
 ly.  In larger fields\, these lines can be probed with the FIFI-LS integr
 al field spectrometer (50-200 µm) at lower spectral resolution\, while EX
 ES covers even shorter wavelengths (from 4.5 to 28.3 µm)\, again with hig
 h spectral resolution\, including the important H2 rotational transitions.
  The forthcoming third generation instrument HIRMES will cover 25-120 µm 
 continuously with resolution of 10000-100000.\n\nGiven the rapid progress 
 in instrument development\, resulting in continuous upgrades and extension
 s of the existing detectors\, as well as new science projects\, it is time
 ly to discuss new results from SOFIA and to look into science opportunitie
 s for the coming years\, particularly in the area of FIR spectroscopy.\n\n
  \n\nThe workshop will include a session "SOFIA/APEX technological and sc
 ientific synergies" to honor the contributions of Rolf Güsten to both pro
 jects on the occasion of his retirement.\n\n \n\nThe conference venue\, R
 ingberg Castle\, will provide a unique setting for in-depth discussions on
  current and future unique science with SOFIA. In particular\, sessions on
  new scientific results\, on synergies with other observatories\, and on n
 ew instruments enabling new science are envisioned. Even if you have no SO
 FIA-related results yourself\, we invite you to attend so you can see and 
 find out for yourself what SOFIA can do for you. We specifically encourage
  the attendance of graduate and PhD students\, and will reserve a number o
 f slots for them.\n\nhttps://events.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/indico/event/87/
LOCATION:Schloss Ringberg
URL:https://events.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/indico/event/87/
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