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VST Science Workshop 2026

9–10 Apr 2026
Monte Mario
Europe/Rome timezone

VST team

Session

Session 5: Overview of the planned and new instrument developments at the VST

10 Apr 2026, 14:00
Sala Cimmino (Monte Mario)

Sala Cimmino

Monte Mario

Via del Parco Mellini, 84, 00136 Roma

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  1. 30. VSTPol
    Pietro Schipani (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    10/04/2026, 14:00
    Invited talk
  2. 3. Science cases for VSTPOL: the first large survey telescope for optical polarimetry
    Gianluca Castignani (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    10/04/2026, 14:20
    Contributed talk

    VSTPOL is a polarimetric optical camera to be mounted on the VST. It will represent a major upgrade for the VST. Its design and manufacturing is supported by the national PNRR CTA+ project funded by the EU. Thanks to its wide field of view, VSTPOL is particularly well suited for observations of large sky areas and for follow-up studies of variable sources. Among the most promising targets are...

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  3. 4. Determination of Classical Cepheids distances in the Magellanic Clouds using polarimetric analysis
    Erasmo Trentin (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    10/04/2026, 14:40
    Contributed talk

    Classical Cepheids (DCEPs) are the most important standard candles of the extragalactic distance scale thanks to the Leavitt Law, which is a relationship between period and luminosity (PL) of DCEPs.
    Once calibrated using independent distances based on geometric methods such as trigonometric parallaxes, eclipsing binaries, and water masers, these relations constitute the first step in forming...

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  4. 20. A VST/OmegaCAM Large Programme for DESI-II: 1000 deg$^2$ medium-band imaging with a custom M5168 filter
    Dr Giuseppe D'Ago (Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge)
    10/04/2026, 15:00
    Contributed talk

    DESI-II is the planned second phase of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, with survey operations expected from 2029 and science goals spanning dark energy, inflation, and dark matter. A key requirement for the high-redshift component of DESI-II is new medium-band imaging able to identify Ly$\alpha$ emitters and Lyman-break galaxies at $z \gtrsim 2$ with much higher efficiency and...

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