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Next Generation SOFIA Science Instrument Call for Proposals Kimberly Ennico-Smith NASA SOFIA Project Scientist Alan Rhodes NASA SOFIA Science Instrument Development Manager NASA Ames Research Center Outline What is SOFIA Timeline

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Next Generation SOFIA Science Instrument – Call for Proposals

Kimberly Ennico-Smith NASA SOFIA Project Scientist Alan Rhodes NASA SOFIA Science Instrument Development Manager NASA Ames Research Center

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Outline

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  • What is SOFIA
  • Timeline for Next Generation Solicitation
  • Philosophy of this Solicitation
  • What has changed in this call
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Supernova Star Formation Galactic Center Planet Atmospheres Planetary Nebula Flight Operations Planet Formation Dust Around Black Hole Magnetic Fields

SOFIA

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

Revealing Our Dynamic Universe

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SOFIA Key Science Objectives

The Birth of Planets and Stars Extreme Environments Finally Charting the Infall Origins: Path to Life Water, Organics, Dust Stepping Stones to AGN and Starbursts

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How did we get here? Are we alone? How does our universe work?

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  • Joint US and German Observatory
  • Telescope

–Illuminated Aperture: 2.5 m –Elevation range: 20 – 60 degrees –Wavelength range 0.3 to 1600 microns

  • Flies up to 13.7 km (45,000 ft), above 99.9%
  • f water vapor in the atmosphere
  • Operational capability:

–> 8 research flight hours per flight –> 70 Guest Observer (GO) programs per year –> 800 research flight hours per year – Access to the entire sky –Twenty year operational life to 2034

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SOFIA Specifications

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Our International User Base

Cycle 6 – PI & Co-I Institutions

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The Time For What’s Next

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  • Use what we’ve learned to help
  • Flexible call for proposals
  • Science leads the way
  • A team on the inside to help
  • Come Explore With Us

All leading to the Legacy of Your science

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Interchangeable Instrument Suite

FORCAST Mid-IR Camera & Spectrograph GREAT Heterodyne Spectrometer FIFI-LS Integral Field Spectrometer EXES High Resolution IR Spectrometer HAWC+ Far IR Camera & Polarimeter FPI+ High Speed Visible Camera

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HIRMES

  • 25- 122 µm with four spectroscopic modes

– High-res mode R ~ 100,000 – Mid-res mode R ~ 10,000 – Low-res mode R ~ 300-600 – Imaging spectroscopy mode R ~ 2000

  • Background limited bolometers –
  • Fabry-Perot Interferometers and gratings
  • I&T at Goddard begins in spring 2018
  • Delivery to Observatory in spring 2019
  • PI S.H. Moseley (Goddard)

Apr 10, 2018 Ennico-LabAstro Workshop

Cryostat Feb 28, 2018 Detectors for Low-Res Optical Bench

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Instrument Update

2 Channel Cryo-cooler upgrade installed in March/April 2017 HAWC+ HAWC+ achieves 8+hr hold time Sep 2017 Acceptance Review Dec 2017

PI: D. Dowell/JPL

upGREAT 4GREAT and LFA/HFA configurations – commissioned July 2017

PI: R. Güsten/MPIfR

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SOFIA covers a lot of infrared real estate

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SOFIA covers unique & complementary infrared real estate

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ALMA begins JWST ends

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Cycle 7 is calling!

  • Cycle 7 Annual Call for Guest Observers (GO)

– Call coming out soon, – Proposals due early Sept, for observing mid-2019 to mid-2020 – Well-funded GO investigations ($10K for each awarded hour for US PIs) – Thesis Enabling Program ($100K/student; US Institutions) – Connections with JWST highly encouraged

  • Introduction of SOFIA Legacy Science Program (with $$$) – call coming out along

with Cycle 7

– Large >99 hr coherent science projects, not reproducible by any reasonable number or

combination of smaller GO investigations; multiple instruments allowed; may be carried

  • ut over multiple cycles.

https://sofia.usra.edu/science

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Next Gen Science Instrument (SI) Timeline

The Call for Proposals has been released!

  • Pre-proposal Workshop: 17 MAY 2018 – 2PM (Eastern)
  • Optional – Notice of Intent to Propose Due: 1 JUN 2018
  • Phase 1 Proposals Due: 1 AUG 2018
  • Selections Announced / Concept Study Phase starts: ~1 OCT 2018
  • Concept Studies Due: ~1 MAR 2019
  • Instrument(s) selected for development: ~ JUL 2019
  • Instrument(s) delivered for commissioning: ~ JUL 2022

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Timeline

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Timeline

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Philosophy of Solicitation

  • Science Leads the Way

–Selected team(s) must execute and deliver well-defined Legacy Science Program(s) –Prioritize instruments that enable broad community usage and/or data of high archival value, but also allow for agile, “niche” instruments to solve important / outstanding science questions

  • Technology to Meet the Needs of Science

–Solicitation allows for:

  • new instruments
  • upgrades/modifications to existing instruments

–Allow for flexibility for future enhancements and modifications to NGSI

  • Flexibility to Propose What The Science Needs

–Allow for a nominal three-year development period after funding begins but also allow for longer or shorter development timescales for optimal science return –Allow for schedule and budget flexibility; make selections based on science return on investment –Reduce requirements for the Instrument Concept Study (ICS) phase compared to previous solicitations –Make instrument development and acceptance process easier for teams (using lessons learned from past experience)

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Legacy Science Programs (LSP) - Requirements

  • The LSP must contain:

–A detailed scientific justification –An observing plan which clearly describes the science targets, instrument modes and the time required to achieve the scientific goals –The roles and expertise of the science team that will execute the LSP.

  • It should be executable within a two year period following commissioning
  • Nominally LSP data have no period of exclusive use
  • In the ICS phase and after commissioning, the proposing team(s) may refine the

needed observing time (possibly based on a better understanding of the instrument) but may not change the scope of the scientific investigation.

What Legacy will Your science leave?

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What Has Not Changed This Time

  • Solicitation issued and selections made by NASA HQ
  • Instrument development overseen by the NASA SOFIA Program
  • Proposals are solicited from universities, industry and NASA centers
  • Instrument upgrade proposals are also encouraged
  • Foreign instrument proposals from countries other than Germany are

solicited, on a no exchange of funds basis

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What Has Changed This Time

  • The instrument development period is longer than the last time (nominal ~3 yrs vs. 2 yrs)
  • Solicitation strongly emphasizes a Legacy Science Program (LSP) to be executed by proposing

team that motivates the new instrument(s)

  • Intent is to make the instrument development and acceptance process easier
  • Instrument Concept Study phase requirements significantly reduced compared to last time
  • Funding profile not to exceed ~$15-20M over three years starting after ICS phase, unless strongly

justified

  • Science Exploitation Period (SEP) following commissioning for up to 2 years

– SI team conducts their Legacy science – Science community will also do science with SI team support

  • New SI is turned over to the Program after the SEP

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Please Review the Solicitation

  • Solicitation at:

–https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/viewrepositorydocument/cmdocumentid=610959/solicitationId =%7B1ABFE215-9C65-3204-9B6F- 8E97A9A01E36%7D/viewSolicitationDocument=1/D.14%20SOFIA%204th%20Gen%20Instruments %20Amend%202_rev.pdf

  • SOFIA Science Instrument Library and frequently asked questions (FAQ) (more information
  • n SOFIA and Instrument Development Requirements

–https://www.sofia.usra.edu/science/instrument-call –Pre-proposal workshop: 17 M

  • Questions:

–Specific to Solicitation – send to Kartik Sheth: kartik.sheth@nasa.gov –General SOFIA or Instrument Development – send to SOFIA Science Instrument Development: arc- sofia-sidev@mail.nasa.gov

  • Tell your friends and colleagues

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