Selected Papers, Articles, Reports and conference proceedings

 
In chronological order:

ESA's Billion-Star Surveyor: Gaia Ready for Launch Campaign
Authors: G. Sarri, T. Prusti, A. Schnorhk
Publication: ESA Bulletin 155, August 2013
The article is available online (pp. 2-11).

The History of Astrometry
Author: M.A.C. Perryman
Publication: The European Physical Journal (EPJ-H), Volume 37 / October 2012
The article is available online.

Assembling the Puzzle of the Milky Way
Le Grand-Bornand, France, April 17-22, 2011
The publication is available online.

Gaia: At the Frontiers of Astrometry
Sevres, France, 7-11 June 2010
The publication is available online.

Joint Discussion 5 at the XXVII IAU General Assembly: Modelling the Milky Way in the Era of Gaia
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 6-7 August 2009
The publication is available online.

The ideas that led ESRO to consider a space astrometry mission
Author: J. Kovalevsky
Publication: 11 July 2009
The publication is available online.

ESA's 'Billion-pixel' Camera
ESA Bulletin 137, February 2009
The publication is available online.

Report by the ESA-ESO Working Group on Galactic Populations, Chemistry and Dynamics
Chair: C. Turon; Co-chair: F. Primas
Published by ESA and ESO (June 2008) and available online.

Pinpointing the Milky Way - The Formidable Challenge of Processing Gaia's Data
ESA Bulletin 132, November 2007
The publication is available online.

IAU Symposium Number 248. A Giant Step: From Milli- to Micro- Arcsecond Astrometry
Shanghai, China, 15-19 October 2007
Editors: W.J. Jin, I. Platais, M.A.C. Perryman
The proceedings are published by Cambridge University Press as A Giant Step: from Milli- to Micro-arcsecond Astrometry, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 248, 2008.

The Three-Dimensional Universe with Gaia
Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, France, 4-7 October 2004
Editors: C. Turon, K.S. O'Flaherty, M.A.C. Perryman
The proceedings are published by ESA as The Three-Dimensional Universe with Gaia, ESA SP-576 (January 2005). Original copies may be ordered from the ESA publications division.

Gaia Spectroscopy, Science and Technology
Gressony Saint Jean, Valle d'Aosta, Italy, 9-12 September 2002
Editor: U. Munari
The proceedings are published in the Conference Series of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific as Gaia Spectroscopy, Science and Technology, ASP Conference Series, Volume 298 (2003).

Census of the Galaxy: Challenges for Photometry and Spectrometry with Gaia
Vilnius, Lithuania, 2-6 July 2001
Editors: V. Vansevicius, A. Kucinskas, J. Sudzius
The proceedings are published in Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 280, Issue 1-2 (2002).

Gaia: a European Space Project
Les Houches Summer School, France, 14-18 May 2001
Editors: O. Bienaymé and C. Turon
The proceedings are published in the European Astronomical Society Publications Series as Gaia: a European Space Project, EAS Publications Series, Volume 2 (2002).

Gaia: Composition, Formation and Evolution of the Galaxy
This document is the Gaia Concept and Technology Study Report (CTSR), limited to the scientific case on which the mission was accepted within ESA's scientific programme. For the record, the full Gaia Concept and Technology Study Report (ESA-SCI(2000)4), published in July 2000, as well as ESA's glossy Gaia brochure (ESA BR-163), published in August 2000, are available too. An associated summary paper has been published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 369, 339-363 (2001) and in the ESA Bulletin 103 (August 2000). Note that the technical design details in these documents have been superseded, although the essential design objectives remain unaffected.

Future Possibilities for Astrometry in Space
A joint RGO-ESA workshop, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 19-21 June 1995
Editors: M.A.C. Perryman and F. van Leeuwen
The proceedings are published by ESA as Future Possibilities for Astrometry in Space, ESA SP-379 (September 1995).