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X-WR-CALNAME: IAC Talks: Open Astronomy Seminars
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CREATED:2013-10-17T10:30:00+01:00
X-WR-CALDESC: IAC Talks upcomming talks
SUMMARY:Status of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOF
 IA)
DESCRIPTION:Status of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 
 (SOFIA)\nDr. B-G Anderson\n\nThe Stratospheric           Observatory for I
 nfrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is now performing           scientific observati
 ons and the results of the second open           observing cycle solicitat
 ion is about to be announced.  With           an available wavel
 ength coverage from the visual to sub-mm           wavelengths and a long 
 life time - including planned           instrument upgrades, SOFIA will pr
 ovide critical resource for           the astronomical community for the n
 ext decade and beyond.            Current and expected SOFIA instrume
 nts provide heterodyne           spectroscopy in the THz band, including t
 he line of [O I], [C           II] and [N II] as well as OH, HD and many o
 ther hydrides, at           high spectral resolution.  Echelle spectr
 oscopy in the           Mid-infrared (MIR) which will allow observations o
 f e.g.           fine-structure lines of and H2 pure rotational           
 lines.  These will help address questions of interstellar           c
 hemistry and physics in star forming regions, PDRs and           galaxies.
   Mid-infrared (MIR) grism spectroscopy, of e.g. dust           and i
 ces, can be used to address questions of the freeze-out           of molec
 ules from the gas phase to better understand the           formation, dest
 ruction and characteristics of interstellar           ices.  Imaging 
 in the MIR and FIR and FIR polarimetry can           provide a more comple
 te picture of the temperature, density           and magnetic field struct
 ure of e.g. star forming cores. I           will highlight the curren
 t and expected capabilities of SOFIA           and some of the early scien
 ce results achieved.
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