Cycle 20 Results and Cycle 21 Preparations. 8 November /8/2012 C20 Results and C21 Preparations

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1 Cycle 20 Results and Cycle 21 Preparations 8 November

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3 Approved TAC Proposals Last Name First Name Resources PI_ins4tu4on Title Bean Jacob 60 University of Chicago Revealing the Diversity of Super- Earth Atmospheres Bedin Luigi 120 Osservatorio Astronomico A search for binaries with massive companions in the core of di Padova the closest globular cluster M4 Cushing Michael 125 University of Toledo CompleLng the Census of Ultracool Brown Dwarfs in the Solar Neighborhood using HST/WFC3 Fuentes Cesar 150 Pure Parallel Northern Arizona University A pure parallel survey of the colors of small trans- Neptunian objects to constrain the collisional history of the Outer Solar System Gaensicke Boris 122 The University of Warwick The mass and temperature distribulon of accrelng white dwarfs Gladders Michael 107 University of Chicago Resolving the Star FormaLon in Distant Galaxies Kirshner Robert 100 Harvard University RAISIN: Tracers of cosmic expansion with SN IA in the IR Lehner Nicolas AR Legacy University of Notre Dame A COS Legacy Study of CircumgalacLc Baryons Lotz Jennifer AR Legacy Space Telescope Science InsLtute Malkan Ma\hew 260 Pure Parallel University of California - Los Angeles Mandelbaum Rachel AR Legacy Carnegie Mellon University Rest Armin AR Legacy Space Telescope Science InsLtute Riess Adam 112 Space Telescope Science InsLtute Sabbi Elena 60 Space Telescope Science InsLtute - ESA An AstrostaLsLcal Approach to Distant Galaxy Morphology WFC3 Infrared Spectroscopic Parallel Survey WISP: A Survey of Star FormaLon Across Cosmic Time A homogeneous ACS dataset for realislc galaxy simulalons Light Echoes of Supernovae and other Transients in M31 The Hubble Constant: CompleLng HST's Legacy with WFC3 Hubble Tarantula Treasury Project (HTTP: unraveling Tarantula's web) 3

4 Over-subscription by Cycle GO Proposal oversubscription GO Orbit oversubscription AR Funding oversubscription Oversubscription Ratio N Cycle 4

5 Approved Orbits and Proposals by Cycle Orbits/Hours Approved GO Proposals Approved # of Orbits GO Proposals N Cycle 0 5

6 Acceptance Fraction by Size 30% 25% 20% Proposals Orbits 8 15% 10% 2 (2 From the TAC) 5% 0% >=100 Overall Orbit Bins 6

7 ESA Acceptance Fraction Accepted 30% 25% 20% 15% 19.6% 18.6% 26.1% 19.6% 21.5% 13.9% 28.5% 22.1% 20.3% 16.6% 16.8% 28.0% 24.5% 24.6% 19.2% 22.9% Proposals Orbits 26.7% 26.5% 20.8% 19.6% 16.8% 18.7% 18.8% 18.2% 18.5% 16.8% 16.8% 15.4% 15.1% 17.6% 15.7% 16.5% 15.0% 16.1% 13.0% 15.6% 14.8% 12.6% 10% 8.1% 10.2% 5% 0% Cycles 7

8 100% Proposal Institutional Acceptance Fraction 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% California Institute of Technology Carnegie Institution of Washington Harvard University NASA GSFC Princeton Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory Space Telescope Science Institute University of Arizona University of California - Berkeley University of California - Irvine University of Colorado at Boulder University of Florida University of Notre Dame University of Warwick University of Washington 8

9 Distribution of Science Categories Submitted Orbits by Science Category Solar System 2% Star Formation Resolved 4% Stellar Populations 13% ISM and Circumstellar Matter 5% Hot Stars 7% Cool Stars 3% Extra-Solar Planets 6% Unresolved Stellar Populations and Galaxy Structures 15% AGN/Quasars 11% Cosmology 21% ISM in External Galaxies 5% Quasar Absorptions Lines and IGM 8% Approved Orbits by Science Category Star Formation 2% Resolved Stellar Populations 16% ISM and Circumstellar Matter 6% Extra-Solar Solar System Planets 3% 5% Hot Stars 12% Cool Stars 9% AGN/ Quasars 6% Cosmology 18% ISM in External Galaxies 5% Quasar Absorptions Lines and Unresolved Stellar Populations and Galaxy Structures 13% IGM 5% 9

10 Instrument Usage Coordinated Parallel % Instrument Prime Usage Instrument Prime + Coordinated Parallel Usage Pure Parallel Usage Snap Usage Configuration Mode Prime % Total ACS/SBC Imaging 1.1% 0.0% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% ACS/SBC Spectroscopy 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% ACS/WFC Imaging 11.6% 57.2% 18.6% 36.7% 12.7% ACS/WFC RampBFilter 1.4% 0.0% 1.2% 14.2% 20.8% 0.0% 0.0% ACS/WFC Spectroscopy 0.1% 0.8% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% COS/FUV Spectroscopy 16.9% 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% COS/NUV Imaging 0.4% 0.0% 0.3% 18.9% 16.1% 0.0% 0.0% COS/NUV Spectroscopy 1.7% 0.0% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% FGS POS 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% FGS TRANS 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% STIS/CCD Imaging 1.1% 0.0% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% STIS/CCD Spectroscopy 2.0% 0.0% 1.7% 0.0% 7.4% STIS/FUV Imaging 1.3% 0.0% 1.1% 9.6% 8.1% 0.0% 0.0% STIS/FUV Spectroscopy 2.8% 0.0% 2.4% 0.0% 0.0% STIS/NUV Imaging 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% STIS/NUV Spectroscopy 2.4% 0.0% 2.0% 0.0% 0.0% WFC3/IR Imaging 24.9% 14.3% 23.3% 26.4% 16.4% WFC3/IR Spectroscopy 5.5% 1.5% 4.9% 57.3% 55.0% 26.4% 0.0% WFC3/UVIS Imaging 26.8% 26.2% 26.7% 10.5% 63.5% WFC3/UVIS Spectroscopy 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10

11 Targets of Opportunity ID Orbits Disruptive Activations Non- Disruptive Activations Total Activations Multi- Cycle Type of ToO 0054.jewitt Main Belt Comet 0131.de_pater Jupiter or Saturn Impact 0149.filippenko Ia Supernova 0214.stocke Yes Blazar 0224.shara Dwarf Novae 0274.benecchi KBO 0322.van_dyk Supernova 0576.de_luca Crab Nebula 0761.mccully White Dwarf Supernova 0911.soderberg Supernova 0920.kirshner Ia Supernova

12 Cycle 21 Proposal Review Schedule 12/5/12: Call for Proposals release 3/01/13: Phase I Proposal deadline 3/25/13: Proposals made available to reviewers 5/09/13: Preliminary grades due 5/13/13 5/18/13: Panels and TAC meet 5/24/13: Notifications sent out 6/27/13: Phase 2 and Budget deadlines 12

13 Cycle 21 Features Cycle 21 will start on 10/1/13 and end on 9/30/14 All five instruments will be offered (if operational): ACS, COS, FGS, STIS, WFC3 The same proposal categories as in C20 will be offered, with an additional Medium category Large proposals request more than 74 orbits 13

14 Medium Sized Proposals Medium sized proposals request orbits Panels tend to be reluctant to recommend medium sized proposals because of the orbit cost In C21 we introduce a new category of Medium proposals which request between 35 and 74 orbits These proposals will also be ranked within each panel Subsequently, all Medium proposals above the cut-off, together with the Large and Treasury proposals, will be jointly reviewed by the TAC 14

15 UV Initiative HST is the only current mission capable of undertaking detailed UV ( Å) observations. These capabilities have a limited lifetime. New NASA missions targeting UV wavelengths will not be launched in the near future. We will implement a special UV initiative for Cycle 21 to emphasize this unique HST resource. 15

16 UV Initiative (cont.) Each panel should aim to devote at least 40% of its orbit allocation to UV-specific science The TAC should aim to devote at least 50% of its orbit allocation to UV-specific science We will create a category of UV archival proposals, aimed at producing UV-specific high level data products and tools for the Hubble archive. These allocations are targets, not quotas. UV-specific proposals recommended for acceptance must meet the usual requirement of high scientific quality set for all successful Hubble proposals. 16

17 Cycle 21 Features (cont.) Joint programs, where proposers to the Chandra/ Spitzer/XMM-Newton observatories can request joint HST orbits Joint Chandra-HST programs: up to 100 orbits Joint Spitzer-HST programs: up to 60 orbits Joint XMM-Newton-HST programs: up to 30 orbits Conversely, proposals with predominantly HST science can submit HST proposals requesting joint Chandra/Spitzer/XMM-Newton time 17

18 RA Restrictions The RA restrictions imposed in Cycle 20 will be removed. There will be no RA restrictions in Cycle

19 Targets of Opportunity Three categories: Non-disruptive ToOs, which can be accommodated within the standard scheduling process. Disruptive ToOs (2<t<14 days), which are rapid-response observations that require revision of an existing HST observing schedule. Ultra-rapid ToO programs, requiring a turn-around of <2 days. We expect to accept up to ~15 non-disruptive ToOs in C21, ~8 12 disruptive ToOs, and at most 1 2 ultra-rapid ToOs. Ultra-rapid ToOs requesting COS, STIS/MAMA and ACS/ SBC are not allowed. 19

20 Cycle 21 Tentative Orbit Allocation Roughly 3200 orbits available for Cycle 21 GO s Break-down: 1800 orbits for panels; 400 for medium sized proposals; 1000 for the TAC Remaining orbits: o 190 for Chandra/Spitzer/XMM-Newton o 100 for routine DD o 250 for DD Deep Fields o 250 for calibration o Remainder for carry-over, continuation programs, and repeats 20

21 Panel Structure Regular GO programs: 14 panels (same number as in C20) Planets1/2: local and distant solar systems, exoplanets, debris disks Stars 1/2/3: cool and hot stars in any stellar evolutionary phase, star formation Stellar Populations 1/2: resolved stellar populations in the Galaxy and the nearby universe Galaxies 1/2/3: stellar content of galaxies, ISM in galaxies, dynamics, galaxy morphology, galaxy evolution QSO and IGM 1/2: QSOs, AGN, IGM, QSO absorption lines Cosmology 1/2: cosmology, lensing, GRB, deep surveys 21

22 Panel Structure (cont.) Expect roughly 75 proposals per panel All panels will have roughly the same size Large/Treasury proposals will be ranked by the TAC Medium proposals will be ranked by the panels and reviewed by the TAC C20: 50 proposals with the TAC; similar number expected in C21 22

23 Panel Structure (cont.) Chairs for all 14 panels have been selected and have agreed to serve Panel Chairs and three At-Large members will form the TAC chaired by Debra Elmegreen Each panel will have 8 Panelists and the Chair Candidate Panelists are currently being contacted Pay particular attention to diversity and balance between senior and junior astronomers 23

24 TAC Location In C20 the review had to be moved to the Crowne Plaza Baltimore North because of the unavailability of meeting rooms at JHU. The C21 review will be held earlier to avoid scheduling conflicts with JHU. The C21 review will be held on the JHU Homewood campus in the STScI and JHU Physics & Astronomy buildings (like in earlier cycles). 24

25 Issues for the next STUC Meeting Reduction of the standard proprietary time from 12 to 6 months: enabling more rapid follow-up in an epoch of an aging HST Introducing a new category of JWST preparatory proposals Summary of non-deep field white papers Potential for additional large programs 25