The Javalambre Physics of the Accelerated Universe Astrophysical Survey (J-PAS) is a large photometric survey which is observing thousands of square degrees of the northern sky with its unique filter system of 56 narrow bands. Observations are carried out with a wide FoV camera, JPCam, mounted at the 2.5m Javalambre Survey Telescope of the OAJ observatory (http://www.j-pas.org/). Thanks to its 56 narrow band filters and large footprint, J-PAS is providing a unique dataset for a variety of studies, from the detection and characterization of halo stars, to galaxy evolution studies up to z~1 and quasar studies up to z~5. The possibility to compute excellent photometric redshifts also opens the opportunity to accurately detect clusters down to group scales and to perform cosmological experiments using different classes of galaxies as tracers of the large scale structure. The J-PAS dataset will also provide a strong legacy value in combination with other surveys. As examples, the WEAVE-QSO survey will follow up a million quasars detected with J-PAS and common projects are being designed with eRosita-DE and Gaia. The first public data release of the J-PAS collaboration is a small dataset of 1deg^2 on the EGS field observed with Pathfinder, an interim camera that preceded JPCam on the Javalambre Survey Telescope. The goal of this special session is to present to the European community the J-PAS survey, its first data on the EGS fields, and discuss the variety of possible synergies with a variety of wide area surveys at many wavelengths.

Programme

• Block 1: presentation of J-PAS and the first miniJPAS data
• Block 2: Overview of J-PAS science
• Block 3: J-PAS and synergies - round table

Invited speakers

• Javier Cenarro (CEFCA)
• Tamara Civera (CEFCA)
• Arianna Cortesi (CBPF)
• Antonio Hernán-Caballero (CEFCA)
• Carlos Hernández-Monteagudo (IAC)
• Carme Jordi (UB)
• Carlos Lopez-SanJuán (CEFCA)
• Andrea Merloni (MPE)
• Raffaella Morganti(ASTRON)
• Matthew Pieri (LAM)
• Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro (IAA)

Scientific organisers

Silvia Bonoli (DIPC, San Sebastian) Patricia Cruz (SVO-CAB, Madrid) Chema Diego (IFCA, Santander) Alberto Fernandez-Soto (IFCA, Santander / U.A. OAUV, Valencia) Alexis Finoguenov (University of Helsinki) Rosa González Delgado (IAA, CSIC, Granada) Olivier Ilbert (LAM, Marseille) Carlos Lopez SanJuán (CEFCA, Teruel) Ignasi Pérez Ràfols (IFAE, Barcelona) Mara Salvato (MPE, Munich) José Manuel Vilchez (IAA, Granada)

Contact

silvia.bonoli @ dipc.org