The Thursday afternoon will be dedicated to the current and ongoing SN analyses.
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The Friday will be structured discussions of about 30min to 1h each. Sessions will start by 2/5 min introductions.
How can we improve the use of SNe Ia as empirical Standard candles? When we claim to do "precision cosmology", how far can we go with empirical corrections? How can we convince ourselves and the community that there is no hidden potentially significant systematic bias for cosmology?
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How many SNIa subtypes are there? Does this matter? What purity is needed for photometric typing? Can we get there? How important are the direct identification of progenitors as confirmation? What kind of very early data (type, quantity, quality) are needed to accurately test viable models?
The European Cosmological impact, our to do list (45min)
Follow-up Slides: 4MOST, Reolof de Jong
(20min + Discussion) [slides]
(see google-doc in home page)
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TO BE RESHAPED -- Is physical calibration required, and are current suggested methods sufficient? How good can calibration be from ground? Should we create a set of joint photometry libraries? How do we determine which method/methods to use for standardization? Can we build a shared software effort?