Physics of the Cosmos
Exploring fundamental questions regarding the physical forces of the universe

Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group
Events: Meetings

241st Meeting of the American Astronomical Society

Seattle, Washington
8 – 12 January 2023


Introducing ULTRASAT

Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Room: Room: 401
| 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM PT | 10:30 AM – 12:30 pm MT | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM CT | 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET |

Agenda

Time Topic Speaker
9:30 AM Introduction + US Involvement Overview James Rhoads
9:45 AM Mission Overview Eli Waxman
Mission PI
9:55 AM Mission Technical Capabilities Yossi Shvartzvald
10:10 AM US Archive Vandana Desai
10:15 AM Vera Rubin Observatory – ULTRASAT – NASA Partnership Bob Blum
10:20 AM NASA Proposal Call Summary Valerie Connaughton
10:30 AM ULTRASAT Role in TDAMM Ecosystem Avishay Gal-Yam
10:40 AM ULTRASAT Science Shorts (3 – 5 mintues each)
The Importance of Early UV Observations Following GW Events Iair Arcavi
Early UV Emission from Supernova – Theory Jonathan Morag
Early UV Emission from Supernovae – Observations Ido Irani
Studying Exoplanet Host-Star Flares with ULTRASAT Sagi Ben-Ami
Measuring AGN Black-Hole Mass Using ULTRASAT Eran Ofek
11:00 AM Open Discussion Q+A
11:30 AM End of Session

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