6th UC Irvine Center for Cosmology Workshop - View from 5 AU: Measuring the Diffuse Sky Brightness from the >> Outer Solar System

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The View from 5 AU: Measuring the Diffuse Sky Brightness from the Outer Solar System

March 25-26th, 2010

A workshop organized and hosted by The Center for Cosmology, University of California, Irvine
Location: 
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies

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Overview
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The workshop will bring together observers, experimentalists and theorists, and will consists of plenary talks and discussions related to following topics for possible astrophysical measurements from the outer Solar System: 

:: Extragalactic Background
:: Galaxy Evolution Models
:: Reionization
:: Oort Cloud, Kuiper Belt and Trans Neptunian Objects
:: Zodiacal Light Models
:: Microlensing and similar applications
:: The Search for Exoplanets
:: Instrument Concepts


Charter:  Define, and place into context, scientific goals of measuring the diffuse sky brightness from the vantage point of the outer solar system, pertaining to the cosmic infrared background and interplanetary dust. Establish the practical means for cruise-phase science for a small aperture optical to near-infrared telescope on an outer planets mission.  Establish instrumentation priorities and specifications.


Scientific Organizing Committee

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::: Charles Beichman (Caltech)
:: Jamie Bock (JPL)
:: Mike Brown (Caltech)
:: Ranga Chary (Caltech)
:: Asantha Cooray (UC Irvine)
:: Giovanni Fazio (Harvard/CfA)
:: Mike Hauser (STSI)
:: John Mather (NASA GSFC)
:: Toshio Matsumoto (JAXA/ISAS)
:: David Nesvorny (SWRI)
:: William Reach (Caltech)
:: Mark Sykes (PSI)
:: Mike Werner (JPL)
          
    
 
               


Invited Speakers
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Invited Speakers (partial listing as of December 15th):

Extragalactic Sciences

:: Joel Primack (UCSC)
:: Andrew Gould (OSU)
:: Alexandre Kashlinsky (GSFC)
:: Henry Ferguson (STScI)

Planetary Sciences

:: Stanley Dermott (U. of Florida)
:: David Nesvorny (SwRI)
:: Mike Brown (Caltech)
:: Ruth Murray-Clay (Harvard/CfA)
:: Scott Messenger (JSC)

Instrument Concepts and Outer Planets Mission Possibilities

:: Harvey Moseley (GSFC)
:: Robert Pappalardo (JPL)
:: Karla Clark (JPL)
:: Shuji Matsuura (ISAS/JAXA)





Workshop Program Details
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Session 1: EBL Science
Key Questions:

1. Can galaxy formation and evolution models be constrained with a precise measurement of the EBL spectrum?

2. What is the fractional EBL spectrum from sources and cosmologically important diffuse forms of radiation present during reionization?

3. Can JWST resolve all sources required to explain reionization?

4. With source counts from deep fields with JWST and other large aperture telescopes, can we resolve the EBL from all sources below a certain redshift?

5. Are there diffuse sources of radiation in low-redshift dark matter halos, such as galaxy clusters at near-IR wavelengths?

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Session 2: Planetary Science
Key Questions:

1. What is the origin of interplanetary dust in the outer solar system?

2. How does interplanetary dust interact with the outer planets?

3. What is the composition of outer solar system material?

4. How does the solar system dust cloud relate to exoplanetary systems?

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Session 3: Instrument Design Drivers
Key Questions:

1. What are the instrument parameters are needed to remove foregrounds, e.g. spatial resolution, Fraunhofer line spectrometer, etc.

2.  What are the instrument parameters most useful for planetary science, e.g. spectral information for composition studies, spatial resolution, wide-field, thermal infrared imaging?

3. What is the potential of a planetary instrument making these measurements?



Agenda
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Thursday March 25th
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7:30 AM Breakfast starts at Beckman Center



Moderator:    Bill Reach
9:00 - 9:20 Jamie Bock:   Opportunity and Goals of Workshop
9:20 - 9:45 Asantha Cooray:    Signatures of Reionization in the EBL
9:45 - 10:10 Tom Abel:   First Light Sources (check back soon)
10:10 - 10:35 Harry Ferguson:    EBL as a probe of Galaxy Evolution


10:35 - 11:00 Coffee Break


11:00 - 11:25 Joel Primack:    EBL with GRB and Blazars
11:25 - 11:40 Louis Strigari:    Particle Physics Applications with EBL
11:40 - 12:05 John Mather:    Update on Measurements and Implications of CIRB fluctuations
12:05 - 12:30
Toshio Matsumoto:   Fluctuations with AKARI & Korean micro-satellite(check back soon)


12:30 - 2:00 Lunch



Moderator: John Mather
2:00 - 2:25 Andy Gould:    Microlensing from 5 AU
2:25 - 2:40 Richard Henry:    UV Background with Voyager
2:40 - 3:05 Rogier Windhorst:    The Era of JWST
3:05 - 3:25 Pat Beauchamp:    Titan Missions


3:25 - 4:00 Coffee Break


4:00 - 4:25 Bill Reach:    The Outer Zodiacal Light
4:25 - 4:50 Mike Brown:    Kuiper Belt Objects
4:50 - 5:15 Stan Dermott:    What Have We Learned About Inner SS Dust
5:15 - 5:35 David Nesvorny:    Outer Solar System Dust (Theory)
5:35 - 5:55 Mihaly Horanyi:    In-situ Measurments of IP and IS Dust




Friday March 26th
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7:30 AM Breakfast

Moderator: Jamie Bock
8:30  - 8:50
Virginia Trimble:    Astrophysics with Planetary Science Missions
8:50  - 9:10
Ruth Murray Clay:   Kuiper Belt Dynamics & Interactions
9:10  - 9:35 Chas Beichman:   Extrasolar Debris Disk Connection (check back soon)
9:35  - 9:55 Jane Greaves:    Kuiper Belt Dust and Extrasolar Debris Disks
9:55  - 10:15 Mark Wyatt:    Detectability of Debris Disks Around Other Stars
10:15 - 10:35 Scott Messenger:    Dust Composition Studies


10:35 - 11:00 Coffee


11:00 - 11:20 Casey Lisse:    Dust Composition from Spectroscopy
11:20 - 11:30 Kohji Tsumura:  CIBER-LRS Results
11:30 -11:50 Ranga Chary:    Instrumental requirements
11:50 - 12:10
Rebecca Bernstein:    Monitoring the Zodiacal Light with Fraunhofer Lines
12:10 - 12:35 Harvey Moseley:    Removing Zodiacal Light at 5 AU


12:35 - 2:00 Lunch



Moderator: Chas Beichman
2:00 - 2:10 Alexander Kutyrev:    Measuring ZL by means of High-Resolution Spectroscopy
2:10 -  2:30 Rick Arendt:    Removing Galactic Foregrounds
2:30 -  2:45 Louis Levenson:    Resolving Extragalactic EBL
2:45 - 3:05
Nick Cowan:    Programmatic Aspects of Observations in the Cruise Phase of a Mission
3:05 - 3:20 Jayant Murthy:    Diffuse UV with Voyager
3:20  - 3:40
Krishan Khurana:   Europa Jupiter System Mission (check back soon)


3:35 - 4:00 Coffee Break


4:00 - 4:20 Charles Lillie:    Astronomical Observations with the Voyager Spacecraftxf
4:20 - 4:30 Varoujan Gorjian:    Lessons Learned from Diffuse Background Instrument for JUNO
4:30 - 4:50 Kevin Hand:   Science and Resource Drivers on Infrared Instruments for Outer Planets Missions
4:50 - 5:10 Shuji Matsuura:    JAXA Instrument Concept
5:10 - 6:00 Open discussion:   (Led by Michael Werner/Mike Hauser)




Poster Presentations
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:   Timothy Dolch:   Infrared Background Fluctuations on Small Scales
:   Thomas Kelsall:   Impediments to Accurate Determination of CIB
:   Mike Zemcov:   CIBER
:   Marc Kuchner:   Collisional Grooming Models of the Kuiper Belt Dust
:   Dean Hines:   Observations of Zodiacal Light within 1AU of the Sun via Piggyback Instrumentation Aboard Lunar
    Orbital Surveyors


Registration
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Attendance at the workshop will be limited to approximately 70 participants, so those wishing to attend should register early.  There is no registration fee.

The registration deadline is FEBRUARY 15, 2010 (revised 1.28.2010).  We will maintain a waiting list in case the number of registrants exceeds our available space.


   

Location
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Location:Beckman Center, Irvine, California
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The Beckman Center is next to the University of California Irvine. Location:

TheBeckman Center is owned and operated by the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering. It is located by the UC Irvine Campus, and is within close proximity to Irvine and Newport Beach.

Beckman Center:    National Academies of Sciences & Engineering:    100 Academy:    Irvine, California 92612-3002

Directions:
The Center is located in Irvine at the corner of University Drive and California Avenue. The entrance is on
Academy Way.

From the Los Angeles area
Follow Interstate 405 south to Highway 73/SJH Toll Road south. Follow Highway 73 approximately 2 miles and exit at University Drive. Turn left on University Drive and continue to California Avenue. Turn right on California Avenue, then turn right at the first street, Academy.  From the San Diego area
Take Interstate 5 north to Interstate 405 north. Exit Jeffrey Road (which becomes University Drive). Turn left on Jeffrey Road. Continue approximately 3 miles to California Avenue and turn left. Then turn right at the first street, Academy.  From the Riverside area:   Take the 91 Freeway west to the 55 Freeway south to Highway 73/SJH Toll Road south. Go approximately 2 miles and exit at University. Turn left on University. Continue on University to California Avenue. Turn right on California Avenue. Turn right at the first street, Academy.
Transportation will be provided from the Atrium Hotel to the Beckman Center in the morning and back in the evening.



Lodging Information
^ back to top The Newport Beach Marriott Bayview hotel has been selected for workshop participants.  Please visit the website to secure your room.  The cost for the one bedroom suite is $149/night which includes free parking and free internet. The Newport Beach Marriott Bayview offers a special UCI DISCOUNT.  If you are calling the Hotel directly, inform the reservation agent you are with the UCI Astronomy Group to receive the special, discounted rate.
Click here for driving directons from John Wayne (SNA) Airport to Newport Beach Mariott Bayview hotel.
Click here for driving directions to the wokshop location.

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering
100 Academy Irvine, CA 92617 949-721-2200
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/beckman/

 Travel
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Ground Transportation from SNA (John Wayne Airport)

If you are flying into California, the Orange County John Wayne Airport  (SNA; also called Santa Ana) is the preferred choice.   The UC Irvine campus and the Beckman Center are both within a 10 minute taxi ride.:  

For international flights, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the best option with transportation to the Hotels or Beckman Center via shuttle vans.

Ground Transportation from Los Angeles International (LAX) Airport:

Participants can utilize the Super Shuttle Service. Reservations are not necessary - the Super Shuttle vans run frequently.  After you have claimed your baggage, proceed to the shuttle bus areas, and you will see blue vans with "SuperShuttle" logos.




For more detailed information, visit the LAX Super Shuttle webpage at:




http://www.supershuttle.com



Participants can utilize the Super Shuttle Service.  For more detailed information, visit the Long Beach Airport Ground Transportation webpage at:



http://www.longbeach.gov/airport/

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