ULTRAVIOLET, VISIBLE, AND GRAVITATIONAL ASTROPHYSICS PROGRAM

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ULTRAVIOLET, VISIBLE, AND GRAVITATIONAL
ASTROPHYSICS PROGRAM

• Philippe Crane
• October 26, 2000

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UV/Visible/IR/Submm Gravitational Astrophysics
Cluster Issues

• Evolution of the Code SR Clusters toward theme
  oriented RA programs
• How do this effect on going programs?
• Gravity and Gravitational Astrophysics
• Discipline Scientist for Fundamental Physics and
  Gravity will be hired as part of the High Energy
  Cluster
• Evolution of the current Gravity programs in
  either ATP(theory) or High Energy Astrophysics
  and Fundamental Physics Cluster(Mission related
  work).
• Evolution of the Sub-Orbital Program
• Broaden the range of acceptable options for
  access to space eg
• Shuttle Options
• Piggy-backs
• Missions of Opportunity like options

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UV/Visible/IR/Submm Gravitational Astrophysics
Cluster Issues contd

• Detector Developments, Detector Related
  Technology, and other Technology Developments
• Currently Supporting Technology involves
  primarily optics, spectrographs, telescopes, and
  development of techniques like interferometry.
• ROSS NRA responses included proposals for radio
  back-end developments, micro-machining of
  wave-guide parts, ASIC developments for
  micro-channel plate readouts etc etc.
• Where or should we draw a line between detector
  developments, and supporting technology?
• At developments obviously related to the initial
  detection of photons
• CCDs, Photo-cathodes, front-ends
• Or clearly related technologies

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UV/Visible/IR/Submm Gravitational Astrophysics
Cluster Issues contd

• Ultra-violet, Optical Detector Working Group
• Follow-on from the Space Astrophysics Detector
  Workshop held in June at the Space Telescope
  Science Institute.
• Primary objective to provide a road-map for
  UV/Optical detector developments for input to the
  Senior Review
• Chaired by J. Christopher Blades
• Ground based astronomy within the RA program
• Ground-based support for federally funded
  research institutes GSFC, JPL, SAO.
• About 300K per year.. About 4-5 grants.
• Lab Astro - should we keep it combined or
  separate the HE part?
• For ROSS 01 and Senior Review
• Do we need an IR/Submm. Detector WG mirroring the
  UVODWG?
• Plans for SARA Senior Review proposal writing
• Origins RA issues

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UV/Visible/Gravitational AstrophysicsFlight
Programs

• Planet Finding Program
• SIM
• TPF
• Keck
• ST-3
• LBT
• FUSE
• GALEX
• COS
• CHIPS (UNEX Mission)