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Gaia Newsletter #27

 

Compilation of news and updates from the Gaia mission since August 2023

 

Gaia Focused Product Release

Coming up very soon now, get prepared for our release on 10 October 2023. Gaia's Focused Product Release (Gaia FPR) is planned for 10 October 2023, and data will become available around 12:00 CEST. From about 10:00 CEST our webpages with stories and further details for Gaia's Focused Product Release will be published. Some updates are summarized below:

Hocus... Pocus... What will be your Gaia Focus? We are counting down! 10 days to go! Added now to this page: downloadable Gaia FPR data model.

The webpage listing all planned events for the Gaia Focused Product Release was published. Interested to join one of the events, or watch some of the recordings afterwards? The page will be updated with the direct links to the livestreams available (once known) and will help you find your way to the different written press releases in the days following the data release.

Now also added to this page: the draft data model

  • Gaia Focused Product Release stories

Five stories are under preparation to highlight each of the five products focused on in this release. They will be published on 10 October around 10:00 CEST.

Here you can find the list of papers related to this release.

 

Share your feedback on ESA Astronomy Science Archives and ESASky

Do you use any of the ESA Astronomy science archives or ESASky? If so, we are eagerly seeking your valuable feedback! At ESA we are committed to providing you with the best possible experiences when accessing and utilizing our Astronomy Science Archives and the ESASky tool. To ensure that the services we offer meet your needs and expectations effectively, we have launched a short survey that aims to gather your insights and suggestions.

The survey is designed to be concise, taking no more than 10 minutes to complete. It covers various aspects of the Astronomy archives, including EXOSAT, Gaia, Herschel, HST, ISO, JWST, Lisa Pathfinder, Planck, XMM-Newton, and the ESASky tool itself. And at the end there are optional questions where you can provide us with more detailed feedback.

Your opinion matters! By participating in this survey, you have the opportunity to shape the future of these resources and help us enhance your experience. We genuinely appreciate your willingness to dedicate just a few minutes of your time to provide us with your feedback.

 

Access the survey

 

Stories on Gaia Cosmos

The following stories have been published on Gaia Cosmos since the last newsletter:

 

ESA Archival Research Visitor Programme

To increase the scientific return from its space science missions, the European Space Agency (ESA) welcomes applications from scientists interested in pursuing research projects based on data publicly available in the ESA Space Science Archives. The ESA Archival Research Visitor Programme is open to scientists, at all career levels, affiliated with institutes in ESA Member States and Collaborating States. Early-career scientists (within 10 years of the PhD) are particularly encouraged to apply. Applications by PhD students are also welcome.

During their stay, visiting scientists will have access to archives and mission specialists for help with the retrieval, calibration, and analysis of archival data. In principle, all areas of space research covered by ESA science missions can be supported. Residence lasts typically between one and three months, also distributed over multiple visits. Research projects can be carried out at ESAC (Madrid, Spain) and at ESTEC (Noordwijk, Netherlands). To offset the expenses incurred by visitors, ESA covers travel costs from and to the home institution and provides support for lodging expenses and meals.

Applications received before 1 November 2023 will be considered for visits in spring and summer 2024. For further details, including areas of research and contact information, please refer to https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/esdc/visitor-programme or write to the programme coordinators at arvp@cosmos.esa.int.

 

Gaia (E)DR3 auxiliary data

Gaia's page with auxiliary data complementing Gaia Data Release 3 has been extended with "The astrometric calibration model of the unit weight error (UWE)".

 

Did you know...

  • You can follow-up on Gaia photometric science alerts. So when Gaia sees a sudden brightening or dimming of a source? Find the published alerts from the Gaia Photometric Science Alerts webpage
  • A new alerts steam was added to the Gaia Photometric Science Alerts, called GaiaX?
  • A list of additional technical documents on the Gaia mission is available from the "Gaia DPAC Public Documents" page

 

Gaia PhD theses

A list of PhD theses related to Gaia can be found on this page. Newest additions to this page are:

Year Name Title Institute Country Supervisor Bibcode
2023 Cifuentes, Carlos Astrophysical parameters of M dwarfs with exoplanets Centro de Astrobiología (CAB, CSIC-INTA) Spain Dr. José A. Caballero, Dr. Jorge Sanz Forcada 2023PhDT.........1C
2022 Vitral, Eduardo Galaxy Dancers: A dynamical study of globular star clusters Institut d'astrophysique de Paris (Sorbonne Université) France Gary Mamon 2022PhDT.........3V
2023 Saad, Ahmed An investigation of the radiation damage experienced by the CCDs on the Gaia focal plane The Open University United Kingdom Dr. David Hall  

 

 

Gaia's launch anniversary coming up

19 December 2023 will mark Gaia's 10 years in space! Keep posted.

 

Gaia peer-reviewed publications

Gaia's peer-reviewed publications are available from this ADS library. The library has recently been updated and contains now 9,828 papers, almost reaching 10,000! Keep posted for a celebration of our 10,000th paper.