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Gary Chapman, Angie Cookson and Dora Preminger. San Fernando Observatory/ California State University, Northridge (CSUN). According to the “Master Plan” for the California State University (the CSU) there is no direct allocation of time for faculty research (unless one has a research grant)
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Gary Chapman, Angie Cookson and Dora Preminger San Fernando Observatory/California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
According to the “Master Plan” for the California State University (the CSU) there is no direct allocation of time for faculty research (unless one has a research grant) does not allow the granting of Ph. D. degrees at any State University About CSUN
Status of Facility • CFDT=Cartesian Full-Disk Telescope • Daily observations (digital images) continue using CFDT1 (since 1986) and CFDT2 (since 1992). • Observations obtained on about 60% of days. • Fully processed images available on the Web (ftp://ftp.csun.edu/pub/SFO). • Photometric indices available on request.
Scientific Justification • Need to understand and remove solar changes from other forms of climate forcing. • Spacecraft measurements of TSI and SSI not imaged. • Our program measures relative changes due to solar activity. • Our photometric indices correlate with TSI with R2 better than 0.9.
Scientific Just. (cont'd) • Our data can be used to correct S/C upsets. • Our data can be used to connect different S/C TSI (having different scale factors). • Imaged data necessary to understand the sources of TSI and SSI variations.
Student Involvement • Students carry out research with the help of faculty and staff. • Students are often co-authors of refereed papers. • The most recent example is Mike Wesolowski (Wesolowski et al. Solar Phys. 2008) who is in the Ph. D. program at Waterloo University.
Known or Potential Users • C. Fröhlich (VIRGO) • S. Dewitte (DIARAD) • J. Morrill (NRL) • J. Pap and H. Jones • T. Woods & SORCE team • J. Fontenla (LASP, Boulder) • G. DeToma (LASP) • G. Thiullier (PICARD) • R. Willson (ACRIMSAT)
Level of Support • Personnel • A. Cookson (½ state support) • D. Preminger • Students • Technician (Mech., part state funded) • Technician (Elec., state funded)
Level of Support (cont'd.) • Cookson provides daily support of operations • Preminger carries out scientific analyses of data and develops new math tools • Students carry out daily observations and help with scientific analyses • Mechanical Tech. carries out maintenance, repairs and upgrades as needed
Level of Support (cont'd) • Cookson ($22K) • Preminger ($55K) • Students ($12K) • Tech, mech. ($29K) • Parts and minor equipment ($10K) • Overhead (44%) $56K • Total $184K