Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Apr 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009ap%26ss.320....3l&link_type=abstract
Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 320, Issue 1-3, pp. 3-9
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Ultraviolet: Spectra, Ultraviolet: Ism, Ultraviolet: Stars, Techniques: Spectroscopic
Scientific paper
In this summary of the conference Space Astronomy: the UV Window to the Universe, held in El Escorial, Spain, May 28 to June 1, 2007, I identify the important scientific questions posed by the speakers and the corresponding discoveries that future ultraviolet space instruments should enable. The science objectives described by the various speakers naturally fall into groups according to the needed instrumental requirements: wavelength coverage, spectral resolution, sensitivity, rapid access to targets, monitoring, and signal/noise. Although most of the science objectives presented during the conference require UV spectra in the 1,170-3,200 Å range, there are important science objectives that require spectra in the 912-1,170 Å range and at shorter wavelengths. I identify the limitations of present instruments for meeting these requirements. To avoid the upcoming UV dark age, important work must be done to properly build the World Space Observatory (WSO) and to plan future space missions.
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