Overview

•  Introduc/ontoPhysPAG

•  Technologygapsassessment

•  PreliminarydiscussionofCoPAGTechnologyInterestGroupconcept

•  Highlightsandnear-termac/vi/es

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•  Increaseourknowledgeofdarkenergy•  Preciselymeasurethecosmologicalparametersgoverningtheevolu/onof

theuniverseandtesttheinfla/onhypothesisoftheBigBang•  TestthevalidityofEinstein'sGeneralTheoryofRela/vityandinves/gatethe

natureofspace/me•  Understandtheforma/onandgrowthofmassiveblackholesandtheirrolein

theevolu/onofgalaxies•  ExplorethebehaviorofmaIerandenergyinitsmostextremeenvironments

PhysicsoftheCosmosScienceObjec/ves

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SixScienceInterestGroups(SIGs):–  CosmicRays(CosmicSIG)–  CosmicStructure(CosSIG)–  Gamma-rayAstrophysics(GammaSIG)–  Gravita:onalWaves(GWSIG)–  Infla:onProbe(IPSIG)–  X-rayAstrophysics(X-RaySIG)

PhysicsoftheCosmosProgramAnalysisGroup

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Technology“Gaps”Assessment(1/3)

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•  PhysicsoftheCosmosProgramOfficerequestscommunityinputontechnologydevelopmentneeds(‘gaps’)forstrategicmissions.

•  Communityandotherinputsarepriori/zedannuallybyPCOSTechnologyManagementBoard–  Priori:za:onguidesselec:onofprojectsfundedbytheStrategicAstrophysicsTechnologycall

•  PhysPAGisaskedforsupportinrefining(notpriori/zing)communityinput.ChargetoPhysPAG:–  Consolidatecommunityinput–  Refine/clarifydescrip:ons–  Addmissinggaps–  Iden:fygapsnotrelevanttoStrategicMissions,viz.,thosepriori:zedbyDecadalSurveyand/oriden:fiedinAstrophysicsStrategicPlan,viz.o Athena,HabEx,Infla:onProbe,LISA,LUVOIR,Lynx,OST

Technology“Gaps”Assessment(2/3)

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•  PhysPAGECrecommenda/onstoPCOSProgramOffice

•  Note:6ofthetechnologyneedsinthe‘non-strategic’categoryarerelevanttoAstrophysicsProbemissionconceptsnowunderstudy

RelevantMission TotalReviewed

PhysPAGRecommenda/on

Infla:onProbe 2 ForwardallasistoTMB

LISA 7 ForwardallasistoTMB

Lynx 9 4Forwardasis2Forwardasedited3Consolidated

Mul:ple 3 2ForwardtoTMB1consolidated

Notstrategic 12 DonotforwardtoTMB

Total 33

Technology“Gaps”Assessment(3/3)

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•  PhysPAGECisconcernedbythenumberofsubmissionswhichwerenotrelevanttostrategicmissions

•  WethereforerequestedthatthePCOSTechnologistensurethatfuturecallsforcommunityinputnamestrategicmissionsexplicitly.

PreliminaryReviewCoPAGTechnologyInterestGroup

•  AsrecommendedbyAPAC,PhysPAGhasbeguntoconsiderapplicabilityofCoPAG’sTechnologyInterestGroupconcepttoPhysPAG

•  May15ECpreliminarydiscussionsuggests:–  ThereissomeinterestinatechnologyworkinggroupwithinPhysPAG

–  WithPhysPAG’sverybroadrangeofobserva:onaltechniques,theCoPAG-wideTIGmodelmightnotbeeasilyadaptabletoPhysPAG;PhyPAG’sSIG-basedtechnologyassessmentseemsbecersuited.

–  SIGleadersaregenerallyconfidentthattheyunderstandSIGtechnologyneedswell.

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OtherPhysPAGHighlights&Ac/vi/es

•  NICERlaunchedandisopera/ngonISS!•  ISS-Creamlaunchisimminent(10August)!•  L3StudyTeam

–  LISAformallyselectedasL3missionbyESA(20June)–  L3STmetface-to-face20JulyinPasadena,outliningDecadalreportforLISA.ReportwillupdateLISAsciencecase&re-affirmUSpar:cipa:on.

•  AAS/HEADmee/ngAugust20-24inSunValleyfeatures:–  PCOSTownHall(Probes,Lynx)–  X-raySIGmee:ng&Gamma-SIGtownhall–  SpecialsessionsonLISA/GW,NICERfirstresults,X-andGamma-raypolarimetry,andcosmic-rayfeedback

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PhysPAGECmembership

Name Affilia/on AreaofExper/se TermEnds

M.Bautz(Chair) MIT X-rayastrophysics Dec2017

R.Bean CornellUniversity Darkenergy Dec2017

J.Beacy OhioStateUniversity Par:cleastrophysics Dec2019

J.Conklin(ViceChair) Univ.ofFlorida Gravita:onalwaves Dec2017

O.Doré JPL Darkenergy Dec2017

S.Guiriec GeorgeWashingtonUniversity Gamma-rayastrophysics Dec2019

K.Holley-Bockelmann VanderbiltUniversity Gravita:onalwaves Dec2019

R.Kraj SAO X-rayastrophysics Dec2018

H.Krawczynski WashingtonUniversity Gamma-rayastrophysics Dec2017

A.Miller ColumbiaUniversity CMB Dec2017

I.Moskalenko StanfordUniversity Par:cleastrophysics Dec2018

J.Tomsick UCBerkeley X-rayandGamma-rayastrophysics Dec2019

E.Wollack NASA/GSFC CMB Dec2017

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New members as of January 2017