Near-field cosmology with the VLT
Abstract
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With the arrival of wide-field imagers on medium-size telescopes (e.g. SkyMapper, Pan-STARRS) and the future co-existence of LSST with the E-ELT, it is worthwhile to evaluate the scientific potential of a CCD camera with ~1 degree FOV for the VLT. Here we discuss the role that such an instrument could play in resolving persisting fundamental problems in "near-field cosmology".
5 pages, 3 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the ESO workshop "Science with the VLT in the ELT era", Springer Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, editor A. Moorwood
5 pages, 3 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the ESO workshop "Science with the VLT in the ELT era", Springer Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, editor A. Moorwood