Nearby Active galaxies Task manager Pierre FERRUIT CRAL

(Nearby) Active galaxies Task manager : Pierre FERRUIT (CRAL) EURO 3 D – Kick Off Meeting – IAC 2 -3 -4/07/2002

Nearby Active galaxies l Goal : conduct one or two scientific programs on nearby active galaxies l l Careful selection of the scientific goals Well focused program(s) that can produce significant results & publications within ~2 years Involve the post-doc(s), encourage collaborative work between the Euro 3 D community Take advantage of 3 D instruments available to the Euro 3 D community l Real goal : observe NGC 1068 with every available 3 D spectrograph EURO 3 D – Kick Off Meeting – IAC 2 -3 -4/07/2002

Nearby Active galaxies l Some possible topics : l The quest for inflow signatures l l Stellar populations in Seyfert galaxies l l History of Seyfert galaxies. Are they different ? Seyfert 1 / 2 ? Mainly long-slit work done so far (2 major groups in the world) IFU with extensive spectral coverage, mounted on a large telescope Excitation conditions of ionized gas in Seyfert galaxies with compact radio emission l l Little work done so far in 3 D (mainly by the Integral group) Compare stellar & gaseous kinematics in the central kpc VIMOS IFU, SPIFFI… Get rid of the shocks, study photoionization by the active nucleus alone Line ratio diagnostics, spatially resolved information IFU with extensive spectral coverage, mounted on a large telescope Others… EURO 3 D – Kick Off Meeting – IAC 2 -3 -4/07/2002

Nearby active galaxies Definition of the scientific goals Selection of the best suited instrument(s) Ask for telescope time Get the telescope time Reduce the data Analyse the data / model the object Write the paper Try to initiate the work in september Apply for time as soon as possible Start before the post-doc arrives ? EURO 3 D – Kick Off Meeting – IAC 2 -3 -4/07/2002

• MPE • ESO ? • LEI ? • PAR ? • IAC ? • CAM ? EURO 3 D – Kick Off Meeting – IAC 2 -3 -4/07/2002