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SUMMARY:The Athena X-ray observatory in the late 2020s Astronomy landscape
  - Xavier Barcons (IFCA (CSIC-UC))
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CONTACT:Simon Hodgkin
DESCRIPTION:The Athena X-ray mission will be ESA's next large observatory\
 , conceived to\nexplore the hot and energetic Universe in the late 2020s. 
 Athena will\nconsist of a large effective area X-ray telescope\, with two 
 instruments on\nits focal plane (WFI and X-IFU) delivering sensitive wide-
 field X-ray\nimaging\, timing and spatially resolved high-resolution spect
 roscopy.  Its\nscience objectives focus on the dynamical\, thermal and ch
 emical evolution of\nthe hot baryonic component of the Universe\, both in 
 clusters and in the\ngeneral warm and hot intergalactic medium\, as well o
 n the physics the very\nenergetic phenomena around black holes\, ultimatel
 y responsible for AGN\nfeedback on galaxy and cluster scales. In the late 
 2020s\, Athena will not\nwork in isolation\, but will be part of a set of 
 large observational\nfacilities across the electromagnetic spectrum (inclu
 ding ALMA\, E-ELT\, SKA\,\nCTA and others). In this colloquium\, I will pr
 esent the Athena mission\nconcept\, the project status and its science obj
 ectives\, with particular\nemphasis on the scientific synergies with these
  other flagships\, and the\nunique science to be delivered.
LOCATION:Sackler Lecture Theatre\, IoA (tea at 3:30 pm)
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