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

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

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

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