ELSA – training the next generation of space astrometrists

• Published in: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Vol. 3; no. S248; pp. 529 - 530
• Main Authors: Lindegren, L., Bijaoui, A., Brown, A. G. A., Drimmel, R., Eyer, L., Jordan, S., Kontizas, M., van Leeuwen, F., Muinonen, K., Pourbaix, D., Torra, J., Turon, C., de Vries, J., Zwitter, T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.10.2007
• Subjects: Astronomy; Astrophysics; Collaboration; Contributed Papers; Data processing; Numerical analysis; Observatories; Scientists; France; Netherlands; Europe; methods: data analysis; techniques: radial velocities; techniques: photometric; instrumentation: detectors; space vehicles; methods: numerical; astrometry
• ISSN: 1743-9213; 1743-9221
• DOI: 10.1017/S1743921308020061

ELSA (European Leadership in Space Astrometry) is an EU-funded research project 2006–2010, contributing to the scientific preparations for the Gaia mission while training young researchers in space astrometry and related subjects. Nine postgraduate (PhD) students and five postdocs have been recruite...