Exploring Future Directions of Stellar Spectral Analysis at Low and High Resolution
26-28 August 2013
University of California, Santa Cruz
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The goal of this workshop is to bring together observers, modelers, and theorists working on various aspects of spectroscopic abundance analysis from ultra-high to ultra-low spectral resolution in order to discuss the current state of the field and plans for progress in the coming decade.
We aim to have 25-30 participants. Participation in this workshop is by invitation only. The registration fee will be $150 for the entire three days and will include a wine and cheese reception on the first evening and a dinner on the second evening.
The format of the workshop will be slightly unusual. The first day will be devoted to "machine gun" style science presentations, lasting 5-10 minutes per person. The following two days will be devoted to extended discussions on a series of focused topics, with one or more discussion leaders and one or more overview talks. The discussion sessions will include:
• Major uncertainties in high-res abundnace analysis
• Major uncertainties in low-res abundnace analysis
• Progress on 3D/NLTE modeling, and when these effects matter for abundance analysis
• Updates on line lists. (Should an effort be made to construct a master database?)
• The Sun - what do we know, what are we missing, how does our ignorance of the Sun affect all other work?
• What can plausibly be done at low-resolution, and what absolutely requires high-res (or ultra high-res) spectra?
• Why would one want to engage in low-resolution abundance analysis in the first place?
• Abundance analysis of composite populations (GCs, galaxies)
• Results from the Data Challenge