Abstract
This is a crucial time in the history of astronomy with major all-sky surveying work being carried out in all spectral bands, as well as in astrometry. The results of this activity are advancing all fields of astrophysical research, from the investigation of exo-planetary systems to the study of the chemical evolution of the Universe. Full sky surveys are available from the radio domain to X-ray wavelengths but not in the ultraviolet range (UV). While large UV missions are currently under discussion within the astrophysical community and at the major Space Agencies, the efficient use of resources requires preparatory work that can fill the UV surveying gap. This article summarizes the research and on-going activities in this field.
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The Working Group of UV Astronomy belongs to Division B (Facilities, Technologies and Data Science) of the International Astronomical Union.
The materials and results of the workshop are available at https://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/KavliIAU2017.
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Ana I Gomez de Castro thanks the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness for grants: ESP2014-54243-R, ESP2015-68908-R. B. Shustov thanks the Russian Science Foundation for supporting this work by grant RSF 17-12-01441.
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This article belongs to the Topical Collection: UV Surveys, the Needs and the Means. Guest Editors: Ana I. Gómez de Castro, Noah Brosch.
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Gómez de Castro, A.I., Brosch, N. & Shustov, B. All-sky ultraviolet surveys: the needs and the means. Astrophys Space Sci 363, 201 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-018-3412-0
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