7 papers
EWOCS-VIII: Internal kinematics and expansion of Westerlund 1 from VVVX proper motions
C. Ordenes-Huanca, A. Bayo, M. Guarcello +12
Westerlund 1 (Wd1) is the most massive young star cluster known in the Milky Way and a key laboratory for studying the early dynamical evolution of massive clusters. Owing to its h…
SHARP -- A spectrograph proposal to fully exploit ELT capabilities and look beyond JWST
P. Saracco, P. Conconi, C. Arcidiacono +47
The Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs), with their large apertures and cutting-edge Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) systems, promise to deliver data that is both sharper and…
EWOCS-VI: Probing the hidden intermediate-mass population of Westerlund 1
C. Ordenes-Huanca, A. Bayo, M. Guarcello +11
Context: Westerlund 1 (Wd1), the most massive young star cluster in the Milky Way, is an excellent laboratory for studying star formation and early stellar evolution in a starburst…
SHARP: Beyond JWST -- Revealing the galaxy birth and growth with the resolution of the ELT
P. Saracco, P. Conconi, C. Arcidiacono +37
A deep understanding of the life-cycle of galaxies, particularly those of high mass, requires clarifying the mechanisms that regulate star formation (SF) and its abrupt shutdown (q…
Selection and characterisation of the M-dwarf targets in the PLATO Input Catalogue
L. Prisinzano, M. Montalto, G. Piotto +33
The ESA's PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of Stars (PLATO) mission aims to detect planets orbiting around dwarfs and subgiant stars with spectral type F5 or later, including M-…
The PLATO field selection process. II. Characterization of LOPS2, the first long-pointing field
V. Nascimbeni, G. Piotto, J. Cabrera +26
PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO) is an ESA M-class mission to be launched by the end of 2026 to discover and characterize transiting planets around bright and n…