Contributions (PDF)
Rationale
The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), thanks to the world's largest aperture and cutting-edge adaptive optics (AO) system MORFEO, promises to deliver sharper and deeper data even than the JWST. Initially working with the ELT's first-light instrument, MICADO, MORFEO is also engineered to feed light
to a seco
nd instrument in the future.The spectrograph that will have the chance to occupy the 2nd port of MORFEO@ELT will therefore be the most powerful spectrograph in the JWST era, the one able to see what the others cannot.
SHARP is a concept study for a near-IR (0.95-2.45 μm) multi-mode spectrograph conceived for the 2nd port of MORFEO@ELT to be proposed at the next ESO call for new instrumentation.
Composed of a Multi-Object Spectrograph, NEXUS, and a multi-Integral Field Unit, VESPER, MORFEO-SHARP will deliver unprecedented high angular (~30 mas) and spectral resolution, outperforming NIRSpec@JWST (100 mas), allowing for studies of the nearby and the early Universe at unprecedented detail.
The purpose of this first meeting is twofold:
- to spread SHARP in the scientific community and invite those who are interested to join SHARP;
- to stimulate the community to elaborate and present their scientific cases in light of the potential of MORFEO-SHARP, involving people in the preparation of the White Books.
Scientific Topics
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Early Universe, primordial galaxies, Pop-III stars, IGM and reionization
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Properties of galaxies at different cosmic time, on different scales and in different environments
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SMBH and AGN across cosmic time: interplay with the host galaxy and physical properties down to sub-parsec scales
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Resolved and unresolved stellar populations
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Stars and planets formation
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Solar system
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Counterparts of gravitational wave emitters
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Synergies with MICADO and the other ELT instruments
- Additional potential scientific cases not covered by the above topics
Useful tools
Conference email: sharp.brera.2024@gmail.com
