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HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS STATUS REPORT

HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS STATUS REPORT. L. J. Kaluzienski October 26, 2000. HEA PROGRAM STATUS. SR&T PROGRAM Conducted first annual peer review in June 2000 Total of 50 proposals received for HEA Cluster: 21 Cosmic Ray and 29 X/Gamma-Ray 12 X/Gamma-Ray investigations selected for funding

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HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS STATUS REPORT

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  1. HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICSSTATUS REPORT L. J. Kaluzienski October 26, 2000

  2. HEA PROGRAM STATUS • SR&T PROGRAM • Conducted first annual peer review in June 2000 • Total of 50 proposals received for HEA Cluster: • 21 Cosmic Ray and 29 X/Gamma-Ray • 12 X/Gamma-Ray investigations selected for funding • Total funding ~ $1.9 M/yr • Preparation for “Senior review” to be held in Summer 2001 • HEA Cluster SR&T writing team convened on 23 October

  3. HEA PROGRAM STATUS - 2 • FLIGHT PROGRAM • Development • INTEGRAL • PSD electronics delivered and undergoing calibration • Official Launch Date 22 April 2002 • SPECTRUM X-GAMMA • US participation (MOXE & SXRP) pending NASA termination review • ESA considering monetary contribution to program • Would allow launch in 2003

  4. HEA PROGRAM STATUS - 3 • FLIGHT PROGRAM • Development • GLAST • Science Working Group has been formed • Meetings in May and September, two telecons • Science Requirements Document finalized • IAR and SRR Reviews held, reports not yet available • GLAST Science Support Center placed at the Goddard Space Flight Center • Search is underway for Center Director • User Committee being formed to consider SSC/IOC interfaces • Launch delay of 6 months is being considered (from September 2005)

  5. HEA PROGRAM STATUS - 4 • FLIGHT PROGRAM • Development • Swift • Preliminary Design Review (PDR) completed in August 2000 • Confirmation Assessment Review planned for November 2000 • Red Team review recommended risk reduction measures (~$10M) • Launch planned for September 2003

  6. HEA PROGRAM STATUS - 5 • FLIGHT PROGRAM • Development • Joule/ASTRO-E2 • Joule selected for SMEX Phase A Concept Study • Addresses primary ASTRO-E science (XRS) • Current schedule leads to selection decision in October 2002 • ASTRO-E2 under consideration in Japan • Approved by Ministry of Education • Final decision by Ministry of Finance by December 2000 • ISAS has invited NASA participation identical to ASTRO-E • Decision needed by April 2001 to meet 2005 launch date

  7. HEA PROGRAM STATUS -6 • FLIGHT PROGRAM • Operations • ASCA • Science operations suspended in July 2000 • Major Solar storm rendered spacecraft scientifically inoperable • Reentry expected by mid-2001 • CGRO • CGRO reentered 4 June 2000 • CGRO Celebration (of its successful nine years) held 19 July at GSFC • Archival support for two years

  8. HEA PROGRAM STATUS -7 • FLIGHT PROGRAM • Operations • Chandra • Spacecraft continues to operate nominally • ACIS CTE degradation stabilized • 700 observations completed in first year of operations • Three SSUs, 32 press releases, 39 posted images • 60 papers submitted and/or published in refereed journals • XMM-Newton • Launched on 10 December 1999 • Performance of focal plane instruments (RGS and EPIC) and OM continue to meet/exceed preflight expectations • 46 papers submitted to Astronomy and Astrophysics on 1 Octoberfor a special XMM-Newton issue

  9. HEA PROGRAM STATUS -8 • FLIGHT PROGRAM • Operations • HETE-2 • Mission launched successfully on 10 October 2000 • Pegasus provided excellent orbit: 600 km X 1.9o • Some concerns about high lateral launch loads • All instruments turned on and working well

  10. HEA PROGRAM STATUS -9 • FLIGHT PROGRAM • Recent/Upcoming HEA Mission Guest Observer Reviews • RXTE Cycle 6 Review completed • 158 proposals submitted/113 accepted • Oversubscription of observing time ~ 2.5:1 • Chandra Cycle 2 GO Stage 1 Review completed • 732 proposals submitted, 186 selected for Stage 2 • Oversubscription of observing time ~6.2:1 • Stage 2 selections TBA November 2000 • Chandra Cycle 3 NRA planned for 15 December 2000 release

  11. HEA PROGRAM STATUS -10 • FLIGHT PROGRAM • Recent/Upcoming HEA Mission Guest Observer Reviews • XMM-Newton AO1 Stage 2 selections announced in July 2000 • Total funding awarded ~ $5.2M • 139 US PI proposals funded (Avg ~ $ 34K) • 52 US co-I proposals funded (Avg ~ $ 8.5K)

  12. HEA Program Issues/Concerns • SR&T Program • Details of Senior review process • Flight Program • US participation in ASTRO-E2 • Loss of CGRO • Uncertain fate of US participation in Spectrum X-G

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