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Diffraction-limited light collection: Promises and challenges of a 50 m ELT

Ardeberg, Arne LU (2004) Ground-Based Telescopes 5489(PART 1). p.23-34
Abstract
Programmes driving ELT design are discussed. The nature and evolution of circum-stellar shells and planetary discs are attractive, while the small angular sizes place basic properties, asymmetry and warps, beyond VLT capability. An ELT is neeed to reveal the conversion processes shell - disc - planets, planetary systems, Earth-like planets, habitability and life signatures. Formation and evolution of massive stars are dicussed as are stellar rotation and shape, surface spatial and temporal resolution and evolution. Stellar clusters are discussed as probes of galactic evolution, resolving CMDs for Virgo and Fornax cluster galaxies. High-resolution studies of AGNs are discussed as are supernovae with bearing on early star formation, galactic... (More)
Programmes driving ELT design are discussed. The nature and evolution of circum-stellar shells and planetary discs are attractive, while the small angular sizes place basic properties, asymmetry and warps, beyond VLT capability. An ELT is neeed to reveal the conversion processes shell - disc - planets, planetary systems, Earth-like planets, habitability and life signatures. Formation and evolution of massive stars are dicussed as are stellar rotation and shape, surface spatial and temporal resolution and evolution. Stellar clusters are discussed as probes of galactic evolution, resolving CMDs for Virgo and Fornax cluster galaxies. High-resolution studies of AGNs are discussed as are supernovae with bearing on early star formation, galactic activity and cosmology. Finally, the requirements defined from the prime science drivers are confronted with technical realities. (Less)
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AO, Exoplanets, Cosmology, Earth like planets, Habitable zones, ELT, Spatial resolution, Stars
host publication
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
editor
Oschmann, Jacobus M.
volume
5489
issue
PART 1
pages
23 - 34
publisher
SPIE
conference name
Ground-Based Telescopes
conference location
Glasgow, United Kingdom
conference dates
2004-06-21 - 2004-06-25
external identifiers
  • wos:000224524300003
  • scopus:10644250798
ISSN
0277-786X
1996-756X
DOI
10.1117/12.551531
language
English
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  abstract     = {{Programmes driving ELT design are discussed. The nature and evolution of circum-stellar shells and planetary discs are attractive, while the small angular sizes place basic properties, asymmetry and warps, beyond VLT capability. An ELT is neeed to reveal the conversion processes shell - disc - planets, planetary systems, Earth-like planets, habitability and life signatures. Formation and evolution of massive stars are dicussed as are stellar rotation and shape, surface spatial and temporal resolution and evolution. Stellar clusters are discussed as probes of galactic evolution, resolving CMDs for Virgo and Fornax cluster galaxies. High-resolution studies of AGNs are discussed as are supernovae with bearing on early star formation, galactic activity and cosmology. Finally, the requirements defined from the prime science drivers are confronted with technical realities.}},
  author       = {{Ardeberg, Arne}},
  booktitle    = {{Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering}},
  editor       = {{Oschmann, Jacobus M.}},
  issn         = {{0277-786X}},
  keywords     = {{AO; Exoplanets; Cosmology; Earth like planets; Habitable zones; ELT; Spatial resolution; Stars}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{PART 1}},
  pages        = {{23--34}},
  publisher    = {{SPIE}},
  title        = {{Diffraction-limited light collection: Promises and challenges of a 50 m ELT}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.551531}},
  doi          = {{10.1117/12.551531}},
  volume       = {{5489}},
  year         = {{2004}},
}