Program
Day 1 – Mission Status and Scientific Context
- Ariel mission updates
- Synergies with PLATO, HST, ELT, LIFE
- Results from the Ariel dry run
- Overview of national contributions within the Ariel Consortium
- Reports from working groups
Day 2 – Science Preparation and Methodologies
- Host star characterization (stellar parameters, abundances, activity, ages)
- The chemistry of the protoplanetary discs
- Planetary parameters and atmospheric properties
- Impact of stellar properties on planetary atmospheric interpretation
Day 3 – Atmospheric Modelling and Retrieval and Future Planning
- Star-planet interactions
- Atmospheric retrieval techniques for Ariel-like data
- Ariel simulations, synthetic spectra, and detrending
- Community tools
- Definition of a national roadmap toward launch and early operations