Toward the Italian Astronomical Community's Contribution to HWO: Science, Technology, and Instrument Concepts

@misc{fontana2026toward,
  title = {{Toward the Italian Astronomical Community's Contribution to HWO: Science, Technology, and Instrument Concepts}},
  author = {A. Fontana and F. Annibali and N. Antonietti and S. Bianchi and L. Biasiotti and K. Biazzo and E. Bisesi and A. S. Bonomo and V. Bozza and R. Briguglio and M. Brogi and D. Busonero and A. Cabras and C. Cecchi Pestellini and G. Cescutti and A. Ciaravella and G. Cresci and A. J. Corso and S. Covino and F. D'Ammando and A. De Rosa and P. D'Incecco and V. D'Odorico and V. D'Orazi and S. Desidera and P. Di Marcantonio and M. P. Di Mauro and N. Elias-Rosa and S. Fineschi and E. Fiorellino and C. Fiorini and D. Fulvio and A. Garufi and G. L. Granato and N. Greco and G. Guilluy and S. Ivanovski and L. Izzo and A. Jimenez-Escobar and N. La Rocca and M. Landoni and C. Lazzoni and E. Liistro and F. Z. Majidi and L. Mancini and A. Mangione and F. Mannucci and M. Marcellino and A. Marconi and M. Maris and D. Massari and A. Melis and D. Mesa and M. Messa and G. Micela and D. Milaković and S. Monai and M. Moresco and E. Munari and G. Murante},
  howpublished = {arXiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = sep,
  doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.40000},
  eprint = {2609.40000},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.40000},
  note = {CC BY-NC-SA 4.0},
}

TY  - UNPB
TI  - Toward the Italian Astronomical Community's Contribution to HWO: Science, Technology, and Instrument Concepts
AU  - A. Fontana
AU  - F. Annibali
AU  - N. Antonietti
AU  - S. Bianchi
AU  - L. Biasiotti
AU  - K. Biazzo
AU  - E. Bisesi
AU  - A. S. Bonomo
AU  - V. Bozza
AU  - R. Briguglio
AU  - M. Brogi
AU  - D. Busonero
AU  - A. Cabras
AU  - C. Cecchi Pestellini
AU  - G. Cescutti
AU  - A. Ciaravella
AU  - G. Cresci
AU  - A. J. Corso
AU  - S. Covino
AU  - F. D'Ammando
AU  - A. De Rosa
AU  - P. D'Incecco
AU  - V. D'Odorico
AU  - V. D'Orazi
AU  - S. Desidera
AU  - P. Di Marcantonio
AU  - M. P. Di Mauro
AU  - N. Elias-Rosa
AU  - S. Fineschi
AU  - E. Fiorellino
AU  - C. Fiorini
AU  - D. Fulvio
AU  - A. Garufi
AU  - G. L. Granato
AU  - N. Greco
AU  - G. Guilluy
AU  - S. Ivanovski
AU  - L. Izzo
AU  - A. Jimenez-Escobar
AU  - N. La Rocca
AU  - M. Landoni
AU  - C. Lazzoni
AU  - E. Liistro
AU  - F. Z. Majidi
AU  - L. Mancini
AU  - A. Mangione
AU  - F. Mannucci
AU  - M. Marcellino
AU  - A. Marconi
AU  - M. Maris
AU  - D. Massari
AU  - A. Melis
AU  - D. Mesa
AU  - M. Messa
AU  - G. Micela
AU  - D. Milaković
AU  - S. Monai
AU  - M. Moresco
AU  - E. Munari
AU  - G. Murante
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/30
PB  - arXiv
DO  - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.40000
UR  - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.40000
AB  - This paper summarizes the interest of the Italian astronomical community in the possible participation in the development of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). It is largely based on the outcome of a dedicated meeting held in Rome in July 2025, and it includes further revisions and new suggestions that have arisen in the following months. It includes a succinct description of the main scientific interests and of the key technologies that the Italian community can contribute to the development of the mission. It also includes a short section dedicated to the instrument concepts that we deem important to develop for potential adoption on HWO, and that the Italian community is interested in developing. Finally, it includes a concise presentation of the main instruments for ground-based telescopes (VLT and ELT) and space missions that will be operational before HWO and in which the Italian community has leading positions. They will be invaluable to settle the scientific landscape for the mission and to prepare the Italian scientists to make optimal use of HWO. This paper is primarily aimed at paving the way to discussions and collaborations with worldwide scientists and agencies interested in the development of the mission.
ER  -