Astrophysics Colloquium (JAC)
Aula Magna P. Gismondi - Macroarea di Scienze MM.FF.NN🔹 Title: The European Solar Telescope. Europe's bid for leadership in solar science
🔹 Speaker: Dr. Hector Socas-Navarro (EST Director, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias)
🔹 Abstract:This talk will introduce the project of the European Solar Telescope (EST), considered a key European research infrastructure, and its role in advancing solar physics. We'll discuss the relevant solar phenomena — like magnetic field interactions and solar eruptions — that create space weather and solar storms on Earth. Their study requires high-resolution, multi-layer observation. The EST, with its 4.2-meter Gregorian design and adaptive optics system will provide unprecedented data in magnetic field measurements and observations across a broad spectral range. These capabilities are set to transform our understanding of solar activity by enabling detailed studies of solar magnetic fields and plasma dynamics.
