CMB Probe Mission Study Wiki
Response to Decadal RFI
Decadal APC White Paper
Mission Study Report
Current Version
Older Versions
STM
PICO Workshop Postings
Working Groups
Spectrometer Options - Coordinator: Al Kogut (alan.j.kogut@nasa.gov). The WG will define the science deliverables by a stand-alone Probe-scale spectrometer, and by a smaller spectrometer that will complement an imager.
Foregrounds and Data Challenge - Coordinator: Shaul Hanany (hanany@ucdavis.edu). The WG will setup sky simulations and will study the uncertainties on parameters quantifying the science deliverables as a function of the level and complexity of foregrounds and systematic effects.
Constraints on Fundamental Physics - Coordinator: Raphael Flauger (flauger@physics.ucsd.edu). The WG will study the Probe's constraints on fundamental physics parameters including r, N_eff, neutrino mass, and n_s.
Imager Options - Coordinator: Shaul Hanany (hanany@umn.edu). The WG will set specifications for the imager including optical system, frequency bands, and focal plane architecture.
Systematic Effects - Coordinator: Brendan Crill (Brendan.P.Crill@jpl.nasa.gov). The WG will identify the systematic effects that are likely to affect the data from the Probe, will quantify the levels they need to be controlled for the Probe to achieve its science goals, and will identify ways to achieve these levels.
Extragalactic Science - Coordinator: Nick Battaglia (nbatta@astro.princeton.edu). The WG will study the Probe's contributions to extragalactic science, in particular those contributions coming from measurements of the tSZ, kSZ, CIB, and optical depth to reionization.
Galactic Science - Coordinators: David Chuss (david.chuss@villanova.edu) and Laura Fissel (lfissel@nrao.edu). The WG will identify and quantify the galactic science deliverables of the Probe. It is the arena to collect and discuss the input of those interested in the polarization properties of Galactic sources of emission.
Presentations / Posters
Basic Facts
Start/end dates: May 3, 2017 / Nov. 2, 2018
Report due: December 31, 2018
Report length: up to 50 pages
Quad Chart Reports due: Aug.1, 2017; Nov.1, 2017; Feb.1, 2018; May 1, 2018; Aug.1, 2018; Nov.1, 2018;
Executive and Steering Committees
Steering: Bennett, Dodelson, Page
Executive: Bock, Borrill, Crill, Devlin, Flauger, Hanany (PI), Jones, Knox, Kogut, Lawrence (ex-officio), McMahon, Pryke, Trangsrud (ex-officio)
2017 CMB Probe Mission Study Org Chart
Links and Reference Documents
Subscribing to the Mailing List
Need IT Help
Write to kyoung@astro.umn.edu