INTEGRAL
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
The Integral Project is a continuation of the activities in the PRODEX Programme. Czech participation in the project is represented by a coordination of activities in the Czech Republic, scientific data analysis and by organization of a Data Center in Astronomical Institute in Ondrejov. A few team members are (were) directly participating in the main Data Center (ISDC) in Switzerland.
Principal Investigator : René Hudec
Address : Astronomický ústav AV ČR251 65 Ondřejov
WORKING PLAN
WP1: INTEGRAL ISDC Versoix.
Direct participation in the Integral Science and Data Centre (ISDC) operation and activities by providing one person continuously working directly within the ISDC team (as well as other persons occasionally visiting ISDC). The person at the ISDC will participate both in the service work of the ISDC (especially contribution to the software engineering and active participation in the ISDC operations), as well as in scientific analyses. The person is expected to work on the ISDC software improvements, modifications and maintenance, and on scientific operations and data analyses. Participation on scientific programme is expected to be carried out in close collaboration with the ISDC team, and will cover observations, data analyses, data archiving, data interpretations and scientific evaluations. The funding should cover 1 full position at the ISDC.
WP2: INTEGRAL secondary data centre in Ondrejov.
Further development and updates of software, in close collaboration with ISDC in Versoix, and transfer of ISDC s/w packages, further development of tools for effective and inter-active scientific analyses and use of the INTEGRAL data, further improving the quality of both strometry and photometry, and the operation of the second (local) ISDC centre/office (Ondrejov Integral Data Centre, OIDC) at the Astronomical Institute Ondrejov enabling the astronomical community from the Czech Republic and Central and East Europe to attend the INTEGRAL related scientific activities, data evaluation, data archiving, and interpretation. The scientific activities will focus on allocated scientific tasks, especially Cataclysmic variables and white dwarfs, Gamma ray Bursts, nad Blazars-AGNs (for more details see the WP 4).
WP3: INTEGRAL OMC
WP4: ALLOCATED SCIENTIFIC WORKPACKAGES
This will include the management of the INTEGRAL Core Programme Working Group “White Dwarfs including Cataclysmic Variables”, ID number 5.5, R. Hudec R_Sci (responsible scientist R. Hudec nominated by the INTEGRAL ISWT) as well as the participation in the operation of the Core Programme ID 4.3 (Active Galactic Nuclei and Blazars), 4.3.1. (time variability study) , 4.3.2. (active galactic nuclei observable above 20 keV), 4.3.4. (object Mrk 501 including TOO follow-up observations) 4.4.1. (global properties of gamma ray bursts and individual sources), 5.3.5.1 (Accreting pulsars including cyclotron lines, known persistent sources), 5.3.5.2. (accreting pulsars incl. Cyclotron lines, known transient sources), 5.3.6. (bright low mass X-ray binaries) (in these categories/topics is the applicant included in the collaboration teams according to the INTEGRAL Core Program Document INT-TN-26770). Within the ID 4.3., a small dedicated working group focussing on blazars will be established and operated in collaboration with the corresponding R_Sci and Finnish collaborators from the Tuorla Obserbatory.
