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National Committee for Astronomy Meeting on Australia-Japan Cooperation in Astronomyheld at the Kyoto IAU General Assembly 17 August 1997Present:Brian Boyle, Ron Ekers, Mokoto Inoue, Keiichi Kodaira, Norio Kaifu, Hiroshi Karoji, Jeremy Mould, Naomasa Nakai, Hiroshi Ohtani, Bruce Peterson, Kenichi Wakamatsu Summary:
1. Opening remarks:
Kodaira: Welcome to Kyoto !
Effective cooperation must come from the bottom-up, rather than
be imposed from the top down. Australia-Japan collaboration is
of long standing, as many of Japan's radio astronomers learned
many of their professional skills in Australia.
Mould:
Overview:
AUSTRALIA JAPAN
Location South North
Time Same Time Zone Same Time Zone
Facilities: (unique) radio (mm-wave) radio
optical/IR (new) optical/IR
Space
Major university research programs
Our goals: acquaintance, collaboration, cooperation
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2. Astronomy situation in the two countries
Kaifu: NAOJ (National / Inter University Institute)
(about 100 research staff (50% in Japan) in all fields of
ground-based astronomy)
Divisions: Observation/Research facilities:
Optical/IR Astronomy Division Subaru Telescope (Hawaii)
Okayama Astrophysical Observatory
(Dodaira Astronomical Observatory)
Astrometry & Celestial Mechanics
Division Tama-300 (GravityWave Telescope)
Solar Physics Division Norikura Solar Observatory
Theoretical Astrophysics Division
Radio Astronomy Division Nobeyama Cosmic Radio Observatory
Nobeyama Solar Radio Observatory
Earth Rotation Division Mizusawa Astrogeodynamics
Observatory
Astronomical Data Analysis Center
Advanced Technology Center
Admin & Engineering support
Other Institutes/Universities:
ISAS(Institute for Space Science and Aeronautical Science)
National / Interuniversity Institute for Space Science
ASCA(X), YUHKOH (Solar)*, HALCA(VSOP)*, IRIS(IR) etc
*cooperation program with NAOJ
University of Tokyo Dept of Astronomy SDSS
CO2-1 60cm Chile
Inst of Astronomy Magnum 2 metre IR Maui
Dept of Physics 1.2 metre submm Mt Fuji
University of Nagoya Dept of Physics X-ray Astro-X
IR IRIS cooled 60 cm
IR 1.5-m S Hemisphere
Radio 4 m mm,Chile
University of Kyoto Dept of Astronomy 3D spectroscopy, general
Hida Observatory Domeless solar telescope
Physics IR OH supp sp for Subaru
X-ray ASCA, Astro-E
Kagoshima University Radio 6 m mm-wave & VLBI
Tohoku university Dept of Astronomy to start IR developments
other universities some 20 compact groups for observation/theory
CRL (Communication Research Lab National Institute); IR group
VLBI group
Future plans: NAOJ (next 10 years)
Optical/IR - - - - > Subaru
- - - - >
Astrometry - - - - > IR interferometer
Gravitational wave telescope (Tama 300 & next)
Solar - - - - -> Solar B (space project)
Nobeyama - - - - > LMSA (accepted by NCA Japan as next natl project)
- - - - > HALCA (VSOP)
- - - - >
Mizusawa - - - - -> VERA
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Mould: Australian Major Astronomical Facilities
ATCA (Narrabri)*
AAO www.aao.gov.au
Australian VLB network*
MSSSO msowww.anu.edu.au
Parkes, 64m* www.atnf.csiro.au
*centrally organized by ATNF
Australian universities (most active in astronomy of 37 universities)
ANU operates MSSSO Canberra
UNSW IR, extragalactic Sydney
Sydney operates SUSI (optical interferometer)
MOST (radio telescope)
Tasmania VLBI Hobart
Melbourne lensing
Adelaide CANGAROO
UWA (gravity waves) Perth
+others
Future: (AA>2000)
upgrade ATCA to 100 GHz commenced
collaborate with international 8 metre projects first: 5% Gemini
site test Antarctica IR & submm study
1kT (1-km2 radio telescope project) at cm wavelength
(not shown in order of priority)
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3. Proposals/suggestions and discussion on possible cooperation
Karoji: Subaru Instrumentation/Scientific Cooperation
described in Kyoto IAU 23 booklet, seven instruments + AO, and on the
science WG which are under organization by each instrument group.
Cooperation from other countries can be included
Suprime-Cam (Visual; Prime)
AO (NIR; Cassegrain)
CIAO (NIR; Cassegrain)
IRCS (NIR; Cassegrain)
FOCAS (visual; Cassegrain)
COMICS (MIR; Cassegrain)
OHS (NIR; IR Nasmyth)
HDS (visual; visual Nasmyth)
Boyle: Optical/AAO Instrumentation/Scientific Cooperation
described in 5 page handout, including five potential general
collaborative programs (and 10 specific possible 6dF projects)
2dF
IRIS-2
WFI
PANACHE
6dF
Inoue and Ishiguro: Radio/Nobeyama
Brief descriptions on situation and on-going plans
45 m telescope, 25 beam RX (to operation)
mm array upgrade (higher sensitivity)
RAINBOW (high sensitivity array with 45-m and 6 10-m)
LMSA (national project next to Subaru, aims to start from 2000)
status of cooperation with US on future array and on Chile
Nakai:
Possible cooperation on the broadband correlator was briefly
discussed
Ekers: Radio/ATNF 3 page handout:
1) Existing Collaborations: ATNF, VSOP, exchange, board members
2) New and Future Facilities
ATCA upgrade to 1 cm (7mm possible), 3.5 mm, and NS arm
VLBI upgrade (1996-2002); APT
Parkes multibeam (operational now)
3) Future collaboration possibilities
mm VLBI, joint mm developments, VERA, VSOP2
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4. Realization of cooperation; action items
*Subaru 2nd phase instruments, including FMOS
1 new Subaru instrument (of typical scope) every three years
conceptual design review for FMOS 12 months from now
modifications will take 6 months
possible funding from second quarter
of 1999
continued dialogue: Karoji/Boyle
*VSOP2
keep contact/discussion
continued dialogue: Inoue/Ekers
*LMSA
--> 850 GHz 50 x 10 m antennas
high sites (4,200 ~4,800m) under test in N. Chile,
decision within this year
2km, up to 10 km baselines by international cooperation;
relationship with US/ESO MMA/LSA ??
need for technology development
continued dialogue: Kaifu/Ekers
* Bandwidth of internet link for data transfer between Au & Jp ?
continued dialogue: Mould/Wakamatsu
* Exchange of scientists
Visiting Professor > 3 months duration appointment
JSPS needs MOU
prototype workshops under organization by M. Bessell
ongoing workshops bilateral programs
continued dialogue: Bessell/Karoji
* Shared access to astronomical optical and radio facilities
the policy in the case of all the above mentioned facilities
is open access on scientific merit, regardless of the proposer's
national origin; thus there are no specific issues to address
here at the present time; we may discuss on this subject when
needed for promotion of cooperation.
* Collaboration Board
function: draft an MOU for Australia Japan cooperation in Astronomy
encourage and monitor cooperation
organize meetings etc. if required
report to National Committees
continued dialogue: Kaifu, Inoue / Ekers, Peterson
* Meeting minutes
continued dialogue: Mould/Kaifu
email addresses:
Brian Boyle director@aaoepp.aao.gov.au
Ron Ekers rekers@atnf.csiro.gov.au
Jeremy Mould jrm@mso.anu.edu.au
Bruce Peterson peterson@mso.anu.edu.au
Mokoto Inoue inoue@hotaka.mtk.nao.ac.jp
Keiichi Kodaira kodaira@cc.nao.ac.jp
Norio Kaifu kaifu@optik.mtk.nao.ac.jp
Hiroshi Karoji karoji@optik.mtk.nao.ac.jp
Naomasa Nakai nakai@nro.nao.ac.jp
Hiroshi Ohtani ohtani@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Kenichi Wakamatsu waka@oph.info.gifu-u.ac.jp
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