Software for Proposal Preparation

Ravi Sankrit

(SOFIA Science Center / USRA)

1SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

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Data Cycle System & Science Operations

Lan LinLi Sun

Bill Vacca

Sean ColganBob KrzaczekThomas Lau*

Kaori NishikidaRobert Perez

Ralph ShupingElizabeth Moore

Ravi SankritAndrew Helton

B-G AnderssonJim De BuizerRandolf KleinGöran SandellMaureen SavageBill VaccaJeff van Cleve

SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

https://dcs.sofia.usra.edu http://www.sofia.usra.edu/Science

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Data Cycle System & Science Operations

Lan LinLi Sun

Bill Vacca

Sean ColganBob KrzaczekThomas Lau*

Kaori NishikidaRobert Perez

Ralph ShupingElizabeth Moore

Ravi SankritAndrew Helton

B-G AnderssonJim De BuizerRandolf KleinGöran SandellMaureen SavageBill VaccaJeff van Cleve

SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

https://dcs.sofia.usra.edu http://www.sofia.usra.edu/Science

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Data Cycle System & Science Operations

Lan LinLi Sun

Bill Vacca

Sean ColganBob KrzaczekThomas Lau*

Kaori NishikidaRobert Perez

Ralph ShupingElizabeth Moore

Ravi SankritAndrew Helton

B-G AnderssonJim De BuizerRandolf KleinGöran SandellMaureen SavageBill VaccaJeff van Cleve

SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

https://dcs.sofia.usra.edu http://www.sofia.usra.edu/Science

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Data Cycle System & Science Operations

Lan LinLi Sun

Bill Vacca

Sean ColganBob KrzaczekThomas Lau*

Kaori NishikidaRobert Perez

Ralph ShupingElizabeth Moore

Ravi SankritAndrew Helton

B-G AnderssonJim De BuizerRandolf KleinGöran SandellMaureen SavageBill VaccaJeff van Cleve

SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

https://dcs.sofia.usra.edu http://www.sofia.usra.edu/Science

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Data Cycle System & Science Operations

Lan LinLi Sun

Bill Vacca

Sean ColganBob KrzaczekThomas Lau*

Kaori NishikidaRobert Perez

Ralph ShupingElizabeth Moore

Ravi SankritAndrew Helton

B-G AnderssonJim De BuizerRandolf KleinGöran SandellMaureen SavageBill VaccaJeff van Cleve

SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

https://dcs.sofia.usra.edu http://www.sofia.usra.edu/Science

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Two Stage Proposal Process

Phase I:Preparation and submission of a scientific justification, a high level description of targets and observing modes, and a feasibility analysis for the proposed program.

Phase II:Preparation and submission of detailed specifications for each observation in a selected program.

Technical review of proposals by SMO staff, independent peer-review, and selection of proposals by SMO Director.

SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

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Software, and Online Tools

SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

SOFIA Proposal Tool (SPT) ; Phase ISOFIA Spot (SSpot) ; Phase II

SOFIA Instrument Time Estimator (SITE)FLITECAM Grism Observation CalculatorFORCAST Grism Observation CalculatorGREAT Time Estimator

Atmospheric Transmission Models (ATRAN)Visibility Tool (VT)AOR Search Page (for duplication checks)

Proposal/Observation Preparation:

Exposure time estimation:

Other resources:

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SOFIA Proposal Tool (SPT) ; https://dcs.sofia.usra.edu/proposalDevelopment/installSPT/index.jsp

SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

6SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

SOFIA Proposal Tool - Form Editor

7SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

SOFIA Proposal Tool - Spreadsheet Editor

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SOFIA Spot ; https://dcs.sofia.usra.edu/observationPlanning/installSSPOT/sspotDownload.jsp

SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

9SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

SSpot - Retrieved AORs

10SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

SSpot - AOR Detail and Editing

11SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

AOR Search ; https://dcs.sofia.usra.edu/observationPlanning/AORSearch.jsp

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SITE ; https://dcs.sofia.usra.edu/proposalDevelopment/SITE/index.jsp

SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

13SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

FLITECAM Grism Observation Calculator ; http://flitecam.sofia.usra.edu/cgi-bin/flitecam/flitecam_calc2.cgi

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FLITECAM Grism Observation Calculator - Input

SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

15SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

FLITECAM Grism Observation Calculator - Output

16SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

FLITECAM Grism Observation Calculator - Output Plot

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GREAT Time Estimator ; http://great.sofia.usra.edu/cgi-bin/great/great.cgi

SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

18SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

GREAT Time Estimator - Input

19SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

GREAT Time Estimator - Output

20SOFIA Users Group Meeting, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA ; April 26, 2013

GREAT Time Estimator - Output Plot