National Science Foundation/Duetshe Forschungsgemeinschaft Joint Astrophyics Research Conference on Advanced Photonics in Application to Astrophyscial Problems

提案编号：AST-0739540PI：Donald T.Gavel，加州大学，Lick天文台NSF/DFG联合天体物理研究会议高级光子学在天体物理问题中的应用，2007年6月，华盛顿特区该提案是资助一个国际研讨会，主题为“高级光子学在天体物理问题中的应用”。这将是由国家科学基金会和德国科学基金会(DFG)联合主办的一系列研讨会中的第三个。与本系列之前的研讨会一样，70名研究人员将被邀请参加为期两天的会议，其中35人来自美国，35人来自德国。研究人员将根据他们目前在先进光子学方面的活动来选择，这些光子学应用于银河中心天文学/天体物理学、太阳自适应光学和引力波探测。提案中要求的费用主要是美国与会者的旅费。这里的先进光子学指的是自适应光学、激光技术和干涉测量。这些领域目前正处于快速演变中，美国和德国研究人员之间的互动很少或适度，具体取决于领域。例如，在美国(30米望远镜项目，国家太阳天文台)和德国(ESOS 42米望远镜项目)，有应用于超大型望远镜的自适应光学的强有力的计划。这些项目都是独立运作的，而且在某种程度上是相互竞争的。这次会议将使研究人员聚集在一起，意在促进未来的合作，至少结果是，未来向NSF和DFG提出的建议将更多地了解世界其他地方所做的工作。关于干涉测量，也可以有类似的评论。美国有强大的项目(凯克干涉仪、大型双筒望远镜干涉仪)和德国(ESOS甚大望远镜干涉仪)。从历史上看，这些研究人员基本上是独立工作的；鼓励他们互动的会议将改善两个社区的研究，而且非常及时。就更广泛的影响而言，研讨会的目的是促进美国和德国研究人员之间的合作。此外，引力波探测、干涉测量、激光技术、太阳物理和自适应光学的研究人员都将参加同一会议。交叉受精的机会非常高。这项建议由多学科活动办公室、天文科学部和物理系资助。

PROPOSAL NO: AST-0739540PI: Donald T. Gavel, University of California, Lick ObservatoryNSF/DFG Joint Astrophysics Research Conference on Advanced Photonics in Application to Astrophysical Problems, June 2007, Washington, DC The proposal is to fund an international workshop on ''Advanced Photonics in Application to Astrophysical Problems.'' This would be the third workshop in a series jointly sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Deutshe Forshungsgemeinschaft (DFG). As in the previous workshops in this series, 70 researchers, 35 from the US and 35 from Germany would be invited to participate in a two-day conference. The researchers will be selected based on their current activities in advanced photonics as applied to Galactic center astronomy/astrophysics, to solar adaptive optics, and to gravitational wave detection. The costs requested in the proposal are principally for US participant travel expenses.Advanced photonics in this context refers to adaptive optics, laser technology, and interferometry. These fields are currently in rapid evolution with little or modest interaction between US and German researchers depending on the field. For example, there are vigorous programs on adaptive optics for application to very large telescopes in the US (the Thirty Meter Telescope project, the National Solar Observatory) and in Germany (ESOs 42-meter telescope project). These programs have worked independently, and to some extent competitively. This conference would bring the researchers together with the intent to foster future collaborations and with at least the result that future proposals to the NSF and DFG would be more informed of the work done elsewhere in the world. Similar comments can be made about interferometry. There are strong programs in the US (Keck Interferometer, Large Binocular Telescope interferometer) and in Germany (ESOs Very Large Telescope Interferometer). Historically these researchers largely work independently; a conference encouraging their interaction will improve the research in both communities and is quite timely.With regard to broader impacts, the intent of the workshop is to foster collaboration among US and German researchers. Moreover, researchers in gravitational wave detection, interferometry, laser technology, solar physics, and adaptive optics will all attend the same meeting. The opportunity for cross-fertilization is very high.This proposal is funded by the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities, the Division of Astronomical Sciences, and the Division of Physics.