Optimizing the U.S. ground-based optical and infrared astronomy system / Committee on a Strategy to Optimize the U.S. Optical and Infrared System in the Era of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) ; Board on Physics and Astronomy ; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ; National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Physics and Astronomy, issuing body.

National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, issuing body.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on a Strategy to Optimize the U.S. Optical and Infrared System in the Era of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomy--Research.

Astronomy.

Astrophysics--Research.

Astrophysics.

Infrared astronomy--Research.

Infrared astronomy.

Large astronomical telescopes.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (107 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"New astronomical facilities, such as the under-construction Large Synoptic Survey Telescope and planned 30-meter-class telescopes, and new instrumentation on existing optical and infrared (OIR) telescopes, hold the promise of groundbreaking research and discovery. How can we extract the best science from these and other astronomical facilities in an era of potentially flat federal budgets for both the facilities and the research grants? Optimizing the U.S. Ground-Based Optical and Infrared Astronomy System provides guidance for these new programs that align with the scientific priorities and the conclusions and recommendations of two National Research Council (NRC) decadal surveys, New Worlds, New Horizons for Astronomy and Astrophysics and Vision and Voyages for Planetary Sciences in the Decade 2013-2022, as well as other NRC reports. This report describes a vision for a U.S. OIR System that includes a telescope time exchange designed to enhance science return by broadening access to capabilities for a diverse community, an ongoing planning process to identify and construct next generation capabilities to realize decadal science priorities, and near-term critical coordination, planning, and instrumentation needed to usher in the era of LSST and giant telescopes"-- Publisher's description.

Contents:

Front Matter; Preface; Acknowledgment of Reviewers; Contents; Executive Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Science from Major U.S. Ground-Based OIR Investments; 3 The U.S. OIR System; 4 Pursuing the Science in the LSST and GSMT Era; 5 Realizing the Full Science Potential of LSST; 6 Optimizing the U.S. OIR System; 7 Epilogue; Appendixes; Appendix A: Request for White Papers; Appendix B: Observatory Demographics; Appendix C: Acronyms

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 4, 2015).

ISBN:

9780309371896

0309371899

9780309371872

0309371872

OCLC:

932310860