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Introduction: purpose of the meeting and EU-funding status

Gerard van der Steenhoven (Aspera/FOM)

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• Phase I

• Phase II:

− timelines &

− priorities for

each WG

• Phase III:

− overall priorities

(2008 – 2009)

The ASPERA road map process

ASPERA is a European network of national funding agencies responsible for coordinating national APP research efforts.

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• Reports 7 working groups:

− science case

− most important projects

− required budget profile

• Questionnaires to agencies:

− funding mechanisms

− present APP funding (k€)

− present manpower (FTE)

• Questionnaires to projects:

– status, funding

– timelines, costs

– risks

Today: concluding Phase IITODAY

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• APP personnel in 2006

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Total #FTE’sin ’06: ~3000

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• Caveats:

– not all forms submitted

– analysis just started

• Funding in 2006 (k€):

– materials: ~70 M€

(i.e. 700 M€ in 10 yrs)

– personnel: ~ 150 M€

• Goals:

– set boundary conditions

– identify possible obstacles

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• New resources ’08 – ‘18

WG3: high-energy cosmic rays

= 94.6 M€ = 1318 FTE

Example

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• Required investments

WG3: high-energy cosmic rays

Auger-North Super-Euso

ASPERA projects

Example

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• Required manpower

WG3: high-energy cosmic raysExample

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• WG3:

• WG6:

• WG7:

Some more examples…

Auger-North Super-Euso0

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Einstein GW Telescope

Megaton project:(Memphys orGlacier or Lena)

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• Key projects:

The APP ambitions

WG1High-Energy telescope (CTA )

100 M€ ’10 – ‘14

WG21-ton undergrounddetector (m ~ 20 meV)

100 M€ ’12 – ‘16

WG3Auger-North high-energy air shower array

45,7 M€ 655 FTE ’09 – ‘13

WG4KM3NeT (deep-sea high-energy -telescope)

230 M€ 640 FTE ’10 – ‘14

WG5DM direct search (Noble Gas and/or Cryogenic) 150 M€ ’11 – ‘15

WG6Einstein Telescope (GW-laser interferomet.)

430 M€ 690 FTE ’15 – ‘19

WG7Megaton (p-decay det. & low-energy -telescope)

330 M€ ’13 – ‘18

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• Astroparticle physics in EU:

– High ambition level

– Present investment level 700 M€ in 10 years

– Required resources:

1,400 M€ in ’08 – ’18

• Timing differences:

– next 5 years:

Auger-North, CTA, KM3NeT,..

– after 2013:

Einstein Telescope. Megaton

Conclusions