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| ===== French-Spanish Laboratory for Astrophysics in Canarias ===== | ===== French-Spanish Laboratory for Astrophysics in Canarias ===== | ||
| - | The **French-Spanish Laboratory for Astrophysics in Canarias (FSLAC)**, is a joint international research Laboratory between the French CNRS and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). | + | The **French-Spanish Laboratory for Astrophysics in Canarias (FSLAC)**, is a joint international research Laboratory between the [[https:// |
| + | This new structure builds on the collaboration that began in the 1980s with the decision to install the French THEMIS telescope in Tenerife. | ||
| + | The scientific cooperation agreement providing for the creation of FSLAC was signed on March 15th, 2021. FSLAC is jointly supervised by the two organizations. | ||
| - | === Creation === | + | Within CNRS, FSLAC has the structure name IRL2009. [[https:// |
| + | | CNRS IRLs]] are international schemes in which research work is jointly conducted around a shared scientific focus. They structure, within an identified location, the significant and lasting presence of scientists from a limited number of French and foreign research institutions. | ||
| - | The scientific | + | === Scientific objectives === |
| - | This laboratory will be jointly supervised by the two organizations. This new structure builds on a collaboration that began in the 1980s with the decision to install the French | + | Three major scientific |
| + | * participation in the future Cherenkov Telescope Array in the Canary Islands for astronomy; | ||
| + | * use of the [[:start|THEMIS telescope]] and the next generation of telescopes for solar physics studies; | ||
| + | * the development of a spectrometer on the QUIJOTE telescope for observing the cosmic microwave background. | ||
| + | === Current FSLAC Team === | ||
| - | === Scientific objectives | + | Ramon Garcia Lopez, FSLAC director, high-energy astrophysicist \\ |
| - | Three major scientific projects are outlined in the agreement: participation in the future Cherenkov Telescope Array in the Canary Islands for astronomy; use of the THEMIS telescope and the next generation of telescopes for solar physics studies; and the development of a spectrometer on the QUIJOTE telescope for observing the cosmic microwave background. | + | Bernard Gelly, FSLAC deputy-director, |
| + | Richard Drouet, Optomechanics engineer \\ | ||
| + | Didier Laforgue, Software & command-control engineer \\ | ||
| + | Fabia Acero, high-energy astrophysicist \\ | ||
| + | Etienne Pariat, solar physicist \\ | ||
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| + | === FSLAC news and scientific highlights | ||
| - | The agreement was signed by Guy Perrin, Deputy Scientific Director of the National Institute for Earth Sciences and Astronomy (INSU – CNRS), and Rafael Rebolo López, Director of the Canary Islands Institute | + | * [[https:// |
| + | * [[Results: | ||
| === Documents === | === Documents === | ||
| - | [[https:// | + | [[https:// |
