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Space Science Review Division 81: Physics & Astronomy June 2, 1998

Space Science Review Division 81: Physics & Astronomy June 2, 1998. Division Science News Magnetar: Strongest magnetic field in Universe? (Kouveliotou) Overall Financial Status (Harper) New Funds Received Program Amount Technology Investment Project ES82/David Hathaway 6,000

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Space Science Review Division 81: Physics & Astronomy June 2, 1998

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  1. Space Science ReviewDivision 81: Physics & AstronomyJune 2, 1998 • Division • Science News • Magnetar: Strongest magnetic field in Universe? (Kouveliotou) • Overall Financial Status (Harper) • New Funds Received ProgramAmount Technology Investment Project • ES82/David Hathaway 6,000 • ES84/Marshall Joy 6,000 • Education/Outreach (ALL) • Open House (Koshut) • Dennis Gallagher on May 22 • New Knowledge Generation (ALL) • Issues/Announcements (ALL) • Code S intent to redesign R&A program; input? • Opportunity for Detail to HQ; nominations solicited • Richard Hoover, Co-I on JPL and on JSC Astrobiology winning proposals

  2. Space Science ReviewDivision 81: Physics & AstronomyJune 2, 1998 • Division - continued • Personnel • Wes Huntress, Code S, leaves September 25th. • Introduction of New Personnel • New Lab Deputy Frank Rose • New Solar Group Leader David Hathaway • New Space Plasma Group Leader Dennis Gallagher • Calendar of Events (ALL) June 17 - 19 Life in Extreme Environments 18 - 19 SSES - Washington, DC 30 SEUS - Cambridge, MA 22 - July 3 Cambridge Workshop - Lisbon, Portugal (Spann) July 18 - 25 SPIE Meeting - San Diego, CA (Hoover, O’Dell, Ramsey & Weisskopf) 20 - 22 Astrobiology Roadmap Meeting 29 SScAC - Washington, DC 31 ROSAT Cycle 9 Guest Observer Proposal Due

  3. Space Science ReviewDivision 81: Physics & AstronomyJune 2, 1998 • Research Groups • Cosmic Ray Astrophysics (Parnell) • Status Projects/Tasks • Operations • Next sub-orbital (Balloon) exerpiment in 1999 - SUPER-JACEE - AUSTRALIA --> SOUTH AMERICA - 7 DAYS • Development of Flight Hardware - NONE • Adv. Tech. & Mission Studies • Orbiting Wide-Angle Lens (OWL) (Parnell) - ATD Study of Fresnel Lenses Intitated (ES-EB-UAH) • Imaging Calorimeter for ACCESS (Parnell) - ACCESS Working Group first meeting March 13-14. A lot of simulations going on (J. Watts) • R&A • JACEE Proton & Helium Spectra to be published in ApJ in July • SOFCAL Analysis in progress • PETAWATT Laser shots for fast radiography - Data from April shots looks great - shots to continue through FY99.

  4. Space Science ReviewDivision 81: Physics & AstronomyJune 2, 1998 • Research Groups. • Prospects/Proposals/New Funding • Proposals (ROSS-CRP-03-98, June 22) • Sampling CALorimeter Experiment (SCALE) (SOFCAL Follow-on) • SUB-OWL -- Balloon borne version of owl for OSS --> ATD Referral • JACEE Emulsion chamber analysis, super JACEE Flight • SCALE (Parnell), Sub-OWL (Parnell) • New Partners • Personnel • Visitor Recognition • Dr. Ray Munro and John McLendon, University of Mobile (Summer Faculty and Student) • Resource Needs • More funding, Post-Docs, Students, Technicians and Engineers • Floor Space Presently OK • Other Issues Requiring Management Attention • NRC Candidate Jeongin Lee has not received an offer yet - screened by NRC committee in October 1997. • Reorganization and other changes in MSFC procurement have caused excessive delays in contracting • LLNL funding PETAWATT Laser Project • Bad News -- The Funding transfer SAGA Continues • Good News -- FY99 Funding assured (AT LLNL Anyway)

  5. Space Science ReviewDivision 81: Physics & AstronomyJune 2, 1998 • Research Groups • Gamma-Ray Astrophysics (Meegan) • Status Projects/Tasks • Operations • BATSE (Meegan) -Proceeding of the Fourth Huntsville Symposium on Gamma-Ray Bursts have been delivered. • Development of Flight Hardware • Adv. Tech. & Mission Studies • GLAST/SIFTER (Fishman): UAH Proposal selected • R&A • Prospects/Proposals/New Funding • New Partners • Personnel • Visitor Recognition • Resource Needs • Other Issues Requiring Management Attention

  6. Space Science ReviewDivision 81: Physics & AstronomyJune 2, 1998 • Research Groups • Solar Physics (Hathaway) • Status Projects/Tasks • Operations • UVCS/SOHO (Suess), SWOOPS/ULYSSES (Suess) • Magnetograph soon to be operational • Development of Flight Hardware • SOLAR B (Davis), SXI (Davis), SOLAR Lite (Davis), MSSTA (Hoover) • Adv. Tech. & Mission Studies • R&A • AGU Meeting: Adams, Hagyard, Hathaway, Moore, Suess, Falconer, Parhi, Talks and posters went well. • Prospects/Proposals/New Funding • Solar-B Team meetings at AGU • 1 Proposal to SEC Theory Program (Suess), 2 Proposals to SOHO GI Program (Porter, Hathaway) • New Partners • Solar-B: Michigan Aerospace (Optical Element), ITT (Instrument Construction) • Personnel - Dr. Elizabeth Newton, IPA (2+2 years) Room 357A • Visitor Recognition • Resource Needs • Other Issues Requiring Management Attention • NRC/Summer Faculty/SHARP • Travel

  7. Space Science ReviewDivision 81: Physics & AstronomyJune 2, 1998 • Research Groups • Space Plasma Physics (Gallagher) • Status Projects/Tasks • Operations • TIDE/Polar (Chandler): normal ops • UVI/Polar (Spann): disaster averted • Cassini (Abbas): selected to serve on Mission Science Ops • Development of Flight Hardware • EMP/DIFP (Stone): pending Center manpower commitment • IMAGE (Spann): going well • Pro-SEDS (Stone): pending selection in fall • CAPER (Coffey): tough schedule; proceeding • Adv. Tech. & Mission Studies • R&A

  8. Space Science ReviewDivision 81: Physics & AstronomyJune 2, 1998 • Research Groups • Space Plasma Physics - Continued (Gallagher) • Prospects/Proposals/New Funding • CAMEO (Spann): proceeding well • Origins Proposal (Abbas) to be submitted soon • SOURCES (Gallagher) with Dr. Oleg Vaisberg • New Partners: funding initial collaboration with USAF Research Lab. • Personnel: pending • Visitor Recognition • Professor Oleg Vaisberg, visiting scientist - future senior NRC • Professor Timothy McGuire, summer faculty • Resource Needs • Other Issues Requiring Management Attention

  9. Space Science ReviewDivision 81: Physics & AstronomyJune 2, 1998 • Research Groups • X-Ray Astrophysics (Elsner) • Status Projects/Tasks • Operations • Development of Flight Hardware • AXAF (O’Dell), Integral (Ramsey), Spectrum X (Ramsey) 1. Under new space station scheduling AXAF launch would be delayed until January 1999 (NOT due to AXAF program delays). 2. ES81 won 4 AXAF observing proposals: M. Joy,, J. van Paradijs, D. Swartz, M. Weisskopf. 3. Further progress on GSE for IBIS on Integral. 4. Environmental testing of MART/LIME instrument moved from end of June until the fall due to Spectrum-X (SXRP) launch unofficially slippage until early 2000. • Adv. Tech. & Mission Studies • Constellation X (Ramsey) Kickoff telecon for HXT technology development for Constellation X. • R&A • Prospects/Proposals/New Funding • New Partners • Personnel • Kajal Ghosh joined as an NRC to work on BL Lax objects. • Visitor Recognition • Resource Needs • Other Issues Requiring Management Attention

  10. Space Science ReviewDivision 81: Physics & AstronomyJune 2, 1998 • ES01 • Science Communications (Horack) • Proposals (Koczor) • Must get papers cleared prior to submission, NO MORE EXCEPTIONS! • Announcements/Concerns (Wilson) • Open Discussion (All)

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