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Gaia: Astrometric performance and current status of the project

Lindegren, Lennart LU orcid (2010) 261st Symposium of the International-Astronomical-Union 261. p.296-305
Abstract
The scientific objectives of the Cain mission cover areas of galactic structure and evolution, stellar astrophysics, exoplanets, solar system physics, and fundamental physics. Astrometrically, its main contribution will be the determination of millions of absolute stellar parallaxes and the establishment of a very accurate, dense and faint non-rotating optical reference frame. With a planned launch in spring 2012, the project is in its advanced implementation phase. In parallel, preparations for the scientific data processing are well under way within the Cain Data Processing and Analysis Consortium. Final mission results are expected around 2021, but early releases of preliminary data, are expected. This review summarizes the main science... (More)
The scientific objectives of the Cain mission cover areas of galactic structure and evolution, stellar astrophysics, exoplanets, solar system physics, and fundamental physics. Astrometrically, its main contribution will be the determination of millions of absolute stellar parallaxes and the establishment of a very accurate, dense and faint non-rotating optical reference frame. With a planned launch in spring 2012, the project is in its advanced implementation phase. In parallel, preparations for the scientific data processing are well under way within the Cain Data Processing and Analysis Consortium. Final mission results are expected around 2021, but early releases of preliminary data, are expected. This review summarizes the main science goals and overall organisation of the project, the measurement principle and core astrometric solution, and provide an updated overview of the expected astrometric performance. (Less)
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reference systems, astrometry, surveys, catalogs, methods: data analysis, space vehicles: instruments, stars: distances, stars: kinematics
host publication
Relativity in Fundamental Astronomy: Dynamics, Reference Frames, and Data Analysis (IAU Symposium)
volume
261
pages
296 - 305
publisher
Cambridge University Press
conference name
261st Symposium of the International-Astronomical-Union
conference dates
2009-04-27 - 2009-05-01
external identifiers
  • wos:000280569700048
  • scopus:84864455490
ISSN
1743-9213
1743-9221
DOI
10.1017/S1743921309990548
language
English
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  abstract     = {{The scientific objectives of the Cain mission cover areas of galactic structure and evolution, stellar astrophysics, exoplanets, solar system physics, and fundamental physics. Astrometrically, its main contribution will be the determination of millions of absolute stellar parallaxes and the establishment of a very accurate, dense and faint non-rotating optical reference frame. With a planned launch in spring 2012, the project is in its advanced implementation phase. In parallel, preparations for the scientific data processing are well under way within the Cain Data Processing and Analysis Consortium. Final mission results are expected around 2021, but early releases of preliminary data, are expected. This review summarizes the main science goals and overall organisation of the project, the measurement principle and core astrometric solution, and provide an updated overview of the expected astrometric performance.}},
  author       = {{Lindegren, Lennart}},
  booktitle    = {{Relativity in Fundamental Astronomy: Dynamics, Reference Frames, and Data Analysis (IAU Symposium)}},
  issn         = {{1743-9213}},
  keywords     = {{reference systems; astrometry; surveys; catalogs; methods: data analysis; space vehicles: instruments; stars: distances; stars: kinematics}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{296--305}},
  publisher    = {{Cambridge University Press}},
  title        = {{Gaia: Astrometric performance and current status of the project}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1743921309990548}},
  doi          = {{10.1017/S1743921309990548}},
  volume       = {{261}},
  year         = {{2010}},
}