James Webb Space Telescope Early Release Science Stefanie Milam Deputy Project Scientist for Planetary Science John Stansberrrry AURA Scientist Planetary Science Lead STScI August 31, 2016
JWST Science Timeline
JWST Data & Calls for Proposals The Director will seek recommendations 04-2019 Cy1 science obs begin from a multi disciplinary 07-2019 GTO Cy2 deadline committee of experts for up to 12 09-2019 GO Cy2 CP released medium scale proposals (between 12 (early)-2019 GO Cy2 deadline about 30 70 hours) for observation and 04-2020 Cy2 science obs begin funding. Limited (non-proprietary) data available to the community for Cycle 2 Proposals.
JWST DDT and ERS To accelerate the process of discovery, and maximize the science value of observations conducted over JWST s lifetime, STScI Director Ken Sembach will allocate 500 hours of Director s Discretionary time for an Early Release Science (DD ERS) program. The Director will seek recommendations from a multi disciplinary committee of experts for up to 12 medium scale proposals (between about 30 70 hours) for observation and funding. Proposals are invited in the following areas of study: Solar System Extra Solar Planets & Planet Formation Formation and Evolution of Stars; Stellar Populations Gas and Dust (ISM) Physics Galaxy Populations and Evolution Early Universe and Cosmology
Slide from: Janice C. Lee & Neill Reid STScI Science Mission Office
Slide from: Janice C. Lee & Neill Reid STScI Science Mission Office
Slide from: Janice C. Lee & Neill Reid STScI Science Mission Office
DD-ERS Data Products Building blocks for GO programs APT files available at Cy1 CP release Enables Cy1 archival programs Provides kernels for cohesive science based training sets Observation & proposal planning Data reduction and analysis cookbooks Examples 1. Participation in community briefings organized by STScI written/oral updates on progress written/oral documentation of lessons learned 2. Software with documentation data analysis and modeling enhanced data processing 3. Enhanced data products with documentation aligned multiband images, extracted spectra, etc catalogs
ERS Needs for Solar System What do we have: Bright, extended objects Nearby scattered light Moving targets Dynamic objects Seasonal variations Commissioning will cover: Scattered light (Stansberry talk) Moving target tracking
Possible ERS Themes Nearby scattered light Targets with limited observing windows Target acquisition (NIRSpec) Fast moving targets Various observing modes (ambush?)
GTO & GO Time GTO (guaranteed time observer) target lists final prior to GO-1 call for proposals (~late 2017) Joint joint US-Europe-Canada TAC, selection on scientific merit GO-1 (general observer) proposals due early 2018 (process & tools similar to HST) Science Operations start ~ April, 2019 First 5 years: 80% GO, 10% DD (Director s Discretionary), 10% GTO Second 5 years 90% GO, 10% DD Allocation by major science field will reflect fraction of the total available time requested so ask! Analysis funding from NASA for successful US-based proposers
Upcoming JWST Events Keck/JWST Meeting (Caltech, CA): September 12-13, 2016 http://www.astro.caltech.edu/ksm2016/index.html Registration Closes: August 29, 2016 ESAC 2016 JWST WORKSHOP (Madrid, Spain): Sept. 26-28, 2016 http://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/jwst-2016-esac DPS ERS Workshop (Pasadena, CA): October 16, 2016, 1-4 pm https://aas.org/meetings/dps48 Registration Closes: TODAY (Aug 12, 2016) JWST Townhall at DPS (Pasadena, CA): October 18, 2016, 12-1:30 pm JWST Solar System Symposium (STScI, Baltimore MD): November 2017 (tentative)
Schedule of JW Community Education Events General purpose proposal planning workshops STScI, Baltimore, MD (2017May) AAS, Austin, TX (2017June) Caltech, Pasadena, CA (2017Dec) AAS, National Harbor, MD (2018Jan) Begins after release of PPS14 Two before ERS deadline (2017Aug). Two before GO deadline (2018Feb). Geographically distributed. 2-3 days at ST and Caltech; complete schedule ½ day workshops with multiple showtimes at AAS 5 Science Workshops and support for other major meetings (CSA, ESA)
ERS Discussion
Thank you. Contact: Stefanie Milam stefanie.n.milam@nasa.gov Milam, 18