Cosmology Near and Far: Science with WFMOS - A Joint Workshop of Subaru, Gemini, NOAO and JSPS - Workshop Description:The Gemini and Subaru Observatories are hosting a meeting on WFMOS science May 19-21, 2008, in Waikoloa, Hawaii. The meeting is co-sponsored by JSPS and NOAO. WFMOS is the proposed Wide-Field Fiber Multi-Object Spectrograph being jointly pursued by Gemini and Subaru that will feature highly-multiplexed optical spectroscopy for a variety of science projects. Undergoing conceptual design studies now, the starting point for the design is a fiber-fed instrument mounted at the prime focus of the Subaru telescope with ~3000 fibers going to optical R~2000 spectrographs and an additional ~1500 fibers going to R~40000 spectrographs covering a field of view ~1.5 degrees in diameter.
Workshop Purpose:The meeting will focus on the entirety of science made possible by WFMOS. This science includes the two key projects relating to Galactic archaeology and dark energy, but also many other spin-off science projects made possible by such a unique instrument. Some of the latter topics include galaxy formation and evolution, dark matter and neutrino measurements, star formation in other galaxies and a host of other possible surveys.
Registration: For more information and registration, please go to: http://www.naoj.org/Information/News/wfmos2008 Registration is limited and is due on Mar 31, 2008.
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