1. VLBI20-30: a scientific roadmap for the next decade -- The future of the European VLBI Network
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VENTURI, Tiziana, Paragi, Zsolt, Lindqvist, Michael, Bartkiewicz, Anna, Beswick, Rob, Bogdanović, Tamara, Brisken, Walter, Charlot, Patrick, Colomer, Francisco, Conway, John, Frey, Sándor, Guirado, José Carlos, Gurvits, Leonid, van Langevelde, Huib, Lobanov, Andrei, McKean, John, MORGANTI, RAFFAELLA, Muxlow, Tom, PEREZ TORRES, MIGUEL ANGEL, RYGL, Kazi Lucie Jessica, Schulz, Robert, Szomoru, Arpad, de Vicente, Pablo, An, Tao, Anglada, Guillem, Argo, Megan, Azulay, Rebecca, van Bemmel, Ilse, Bocanegra, Tatiana, Boccardi, Biagina, CASTANGIA, PAOLA, Chibueze, James, Cimò, Giuseppe, Climent, Juan-Bautista, Deane, Roger, Deller, Adam, Dodson, Richard, Duev, Dmitry, Etoka, Sandra, Fenech, Danielle, Gabányi, Krisztina, Gabuzda, Denise, Garrett, Michael, Gawroński, Marcin, GHIRLANDA, Giancarlo, GIROLETTI, MARCELLO, GODDI, CIRIACO, Gómez, Jose Luis, Gray, Malcolm, Greaves, Jane, Hessels, Jason, van der Horst, Alexander, Hunter, Todd, Laing, Robert, Vir Lal, Dharam, Lambert, Sébastien, Loinard, Laurent, Marcote, Benito, Merloni, Andrea, Miller-Jones, James, Molera Calvés, Guifré, MOSCADELLI, Luca, Olofsson, Hans, Petrov, Leonid, Pizzo, Roberto, POSSENTI, ANDREA, Quiroga-Nuñez, Luis Henry, Reynolds, Cormac, Richards, Anita, Rioja, Maria, SANNA, ALBERTO, Savolainen, Tuomas, SBARRATO, Tullia, SPINGOLA, CRISTIANA, Surcis, Gabriele, TRIGILIO, CORRADO, Varenius, Eskil, Vlemmings, Wouter, van Velzen, Sjoert, van der Walt, Johan, M2A 2020, Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux [Pessac] (LAB), Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Charlot, Patrick, ITA, GBR, FRA, DEU, ESP, BEL, FIN, IRL, NLD, POL, PRT, RUS, and HUN
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Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP) ,High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) ,Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO) ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies ,[SDU] Sciences of the Universe [physics] ,Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,[SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics] ,Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA) ,Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics ,Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) ,Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics ,Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) ,Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics ,Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics - Abstract
This white paper describes the science case for Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) and provides suggestions towards upgrade paths for the European VLBI Network (EVN). The EVN is a distributed long-baseline radio interferometric array, that operates at the very forefront of astronomical research. Recent results, together with the new science possibilities outlined in this vision document, demonstrate the EVN's potential to generate new and exciting results that will transform our view of the cosmos. Together with e-MERLIN, the EVN provides a range of baseline lengths that permit unique studies of faint radio sources to be made over a wide range of spatial scales. The science cases are reviewed in six chapters that cover the following broad areas: cosmology, galaxy formation and evolution, innermost regions of active galactic nuclei, explosive phenomena and transients, stars and stellar masers in the Milky Way, celestial reference frames and space applications. The document concludes with identifying the synergies with other radio, as well as multi-band/multi-messenger instruments, and provide the recommendations for future improvements. The appendices briefly describe other radio VLBI arrays, the technological framework for EVN developments, and a selection of spectral lines of astrophysical interest below 100 GHz. The document includes a glossary for non-specialists, and a list of acronyms at the end., Comment: Editors: Tiziana Venturi, Zsolt Paragi, Michael Lindqvist. "EVN Vision Document (2020)", 7 chapters, 3 appendices, 191 pages, 64 figures. Chapter coordinators and all the contributors are listed in the document
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- 2020
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