IAU Special Sessions (GA)
SpS8: Calibration of star-formation rate measurements across the electromagnetic spectrum
Start date/time
August 27, 2012
End date/time
August 30, 2012
Place
Beijing,
China, Nanjing
Contact
Andreas Zezas
azezas@physics.uoc.gr
Event website
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/events/2012/IAU_SpS8/index.html
Coordinating Division
Division XI Space & High Energy Astrophysics
SOC Co-Chairs: Andreas Zezas (Greece), Ann Hornschemeier (United States), Daniela Calzetti (United States)
SOC Members: Almudena Alonso-Herrero (Spain), Matthew Ashby (United States), Eric Bell (United States), Alessandro Boselli (France), Véronique Buat (France), Roberto Cid Fernandes (Brazil), Michael Dopita (Australia), Lisa Kewley (United States), Xu Kong (China Nanjing), Robert Kennicutt (United Kingdom), Pavel Kroupa (Germany), Yanchun Liang(China Nanjing), Daniel Schaerer (Switzerland), Thaisa Storchi-Bergmann (Brazil), Vivienne Wild (United Kingdom)
Editors of Proceedings: Andreas Zezas (Greece), Ann Hornschemeier (United States), Daniela Calzetti (United States)
Topics:
- Update on the status of classical SFR indicators
- New SFR indicators
- Comparisons between SFR indicators calibrated on different spacial scales
- Results from new missions and expectations from future missions
- Physical biases, uncertainties and cross-calibration of the different tracers
- Definition of a "best use" framework
- SF tracers at high redshifts; cosmological applications