INAF – Catania Astrophysical Observatory



Astrophysics Section
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Catania



GREAT – ESF

Gaia Research for European Astronomy Training

European Science Foundation

Workshop


Ground-based observations and theoretical analysis for the Gaia Science on Open Clusters and Young Associations



13 – 14 May 2010, Museo Diocesano di Catania, Italy

Programme

Thursday 13 May 2010

09:00 – 09:10 Welcome
Welcome address by the Director of the Catania Astrophysical Observatory, Prof. Gianni Strazzulla
09:10 – 09:30 Alessandro Lanzafame GREAT WGB1 status and activities [Abstract] [Talk]

Session 1: Stellar structure and evolution
Chair: Nuccio Lanza

09:30 – 10:00Introductory talk: Leo Girardi, Calibrating stellar models with intermediate-age open clusters: present status and perspectives [Abstract] [Talk]
10:00 – 10:15Tim Naylor, How will we measure the ages of pre-main-sequence clusters? [Abstract] [Talk]
10:15 – 10:30Discussion

Session 2: Star formation
Chair: Timo Prusti

10:30 – 11:00 Introductory talk: Francesco Palla, Young clusters and the formation of stars [Abstract] [CANCELLED]

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee

11:30 – 12:30 Contribution talks and discussion
11:30 – 11:45 Richard Parker, Tracing Dynamical Evolution in Clusters with GAIA [Abstract] [Talk]
11:45 – 12:00 Antonio Frasca et al., The RasTyc survey of X-ray stellar sources. Young kinematic groups and "isolated" pre-main sequence stars in the solar neighborhood [Abstract] [Talk/pdf] [Talk/powerpoint]
12:00 – 12:15 Katia Biazzo et al., Ages and age spreads in young clusters: the case of 25 Ori [Abstract] [Talk]
12:15 – 12:30 Discussion

Session 3: Open clusters as tracers of the formation and evolution of the thin disk
Chair: Rob Jeffries

12:30 – 13:00 Introductory talk: Angela Bragaglia, Open Cluster as tracers of the Galactic disk [Abstract] [Talk]

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:00 Contribution talks and discussion
14:00 – 14:15 Laura Magrini, Open Clusters in the inner Galaxy [Abstract] [Talk]
14:15 – 14:30 Elena Pancino, DAOSPEC and the abundance patterns of five open clusters [Abstract] [Talk]
14:30 – 14:45 Antonio Delgado, Stellar clusters as probes of the local universe [Abstract] [Talk]
14:45 – 15:00 Discussion

Session 4: Open clusters internal structure and interaction with the Galaxy
Chair: Sofia Randich

15:00 – 15:30 Introductory talk: Nestor Sanchez, Characterization of open cluster structure. [Abstract] [Talk]
15:30 – 16:00 Contribution talks and discussion
15:30 – 15:45 Alessandro Spagna et al., The age of the nearby reddened cluster Stock 2 [Abstract] [Talk]
15:45 – 16:00 Belen Vicente, Exploitation of the astrometric catalogue CdC-SF as a training for GAIA [Abstract] [Talk]

16:00 – 16:30 Tea

16:30 – 16:45 Discussion
16:45 – 17:30 Discussion on the GREAT-WGB1 white book and future activities

17:30 End first day

20:00 Dinner at Hotel Royal

Friday 14 May 2010

Session 5: Stellar angular momentum evolution and magnetic fields
Chair: Antonella Vallenari

09:00 – 09:30 Introductory talk: Ansgar Reiners, Stellar angular momentum evolution and magnetic activity [Abstract] [Talk]
09:30 – 10:45Contribution talks and discussion
09:30 – 09:45 Jerome Bouvier, Young stellar clusters: a probe to the rotational evolution of low-mass stars [Abstract] [Talk]
09:45 – 10:00 Sergio Messina et al., The evolution of angular momentum and magnetic activity from ONC to the Pleiades [Abstract] [Talk]
10:00 – 10:15 Federico Spada et al., Inferring angular momentum transport processes in solar-like stellar interiors from rotational periods in OCs and stellar associations [Abstract] [Talk]
10:15 – 10:45 Discussion

10:45 – 11:15 Coffee


Session 6: Ground-based surveys on Open Clusters and Young Associations
Chair: Alessandro Lanzafame

11:15 – 11:45 Introductory talk: Janet Drew, European OIR Galactic Plane Surveys [Abstract] [Talk]
11:45 – 12:45Contribution talks
11:45 – 12:00 Caroline Soubiran, A comprehensive census of OC metallicities from high-resolution spectroscopy [Abstract] [Talk]
12:00 – 12:15 David Montes, Stellar kinematic groups (stellar streams, moving groups, and associations): ongoing and future high resolution spectroscopic surveys of possible late-type stars members [Abstract] [Talk]
12:15 – 12:30 Ronny Blomme, Massive Stars [Abstract] [Talk]
12:30 – 12:45 Marc David, Methods of Doppler-shift measurement [Abstract] [Talk]
12:45 – 13:00 Francesco Damiani, Young open cluster spectroscopy: complementing GAIA studies [Abstract] [Talk]

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:00 Discussion (plans for a large public survey with FLAMES)

Session 7: Future activities

15:00 – 15:45 Discussion on the GREAT-WGB1 white book and future activities

15:45 – 16:15 Tea

16.15 – 17:00 Small groups discussions

17:00 End of the meeting


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