Physics of the Cosmos
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Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group
Events: Meetings

Fourth Meeting of the PhysPAG

Presentations

Tuesday, August 14
Speaker Topic
S. Ritz Welcome, PhysPAG Introduction, Meeting Plan [PDF]
A. Hornschemeier PCOS Program Office Update [PDF]
C. Martin COPAG Report [PDF]
S. Gaudi ExoPAG Report [PDF]
R. Petre X-ray Study Results [PDF]
J.Livas/I. Thorpe Gravitational-Wave Study Results [PDF]
A. Olinto Space Opportunities for Cosmic Ray Science [PDF]
G. Mueller GWSAG Report [PDF]
J. Bookbinder XRSAG [PDF]
R. Petre Beyond the X-ray Mission Concepts Study [PDF]
T. Pham PCOS Technology Needs Inputs and Prioritization Process [PDF]
Wednesday, August 15
Plenary
Speaker Presentation
N. Gehrels WFIRST Status Update [PDF]
P. Schechter Euclid & WFIRST: Dark Energy & Cosmic Acceleration [PDF]
D. Wienberg Cosmic Acceleration: WFIRST and Beyond [PDF]
P. Hertz Group Discussions [PDF]
IPSAG
Speaker Topic
J. Bock The EPIC-IM Mission Concept [PDF]
B. Crill Detector Technology Lessons from Planck / HFI [PDF]
P. de Bernardis Cosmic ORigins Explorer (COrE) [PDF]
S. Hanany IPSAG Workshop [PDF]
M. Hazumi LiteBIRD [PDF]
K. Irwin Technology Development Needs for the Inflation Probe: Multiplexing [PDF]
W. Jones Balloon-borne CMB Experiments to Mid-Decade and Beyond [PDF]
A. Kogut Primordial Inflation Explorer (PIXIE) [PDF]
C. Lawrence What Have We Learned from Planck About Technology, Foregrounds, Calibration, and Systematics? [PDF]
A. Lee Ground Based CMB Polarization Experiments [PDF]
H. Moseley Technology Development Needs for the Inflation Probe: Detector Arrays & Focal-Plane Coupling [PDF]
GWSAG
Speaker Topic
G. Mueller Gravitational Wave Science Analysis Group GWSAG Inaugural Meeting [PDF]
XRSAG
Speaker Topic
G. Daelemans Costing of X Ray Science Mission Concepts: Approach Overview [PDF]
A. Falcone X-ray Active Pixel Sensors: Status and Development Needs for Future Missions [PDF]
S. Bandler Status of Current Efforts and Future Needs in Detectors [PDF]
H. Marshall Soft X-ray Polarimetry using Multilayer Coated Mirrors [PDF]
B. Ramsey Improving X-ray Optics Through Differential Deposition [PDF]
P. Reid Technology Development Status: Adjustable Grazing Incidence X-ray Optics for Sub-Arcsecond Imaging [PDF]
W. Zhang Next Generation X-ray Optics: High Resolution, Light Weight, and Low Cost [PDF]
DE from Space
Speaker Topic
G. Aldering Integral Field Spectroscopy for a Dark Energy Space Mission [PDF]
R. Bean Understanding Dark Energy [PDF]
G. Bernstein Important Ground-Based Observations for LSST Dark Energy Science [PDF]
J. Borrill High Performance Computing for Dark Energy Missions [PDF]
J. Rhodes (for G. Bernstein) Ground-Based DE Projects [PDF]
Gamma SAG
Speaker Topic
P. Bloser Soft- and Medium-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy at the University of New Hampshire [PDF]
S. Boggs The Nuclear Compton Telescope [PDF]
L. Hays What is GammaSAG? [PDF]
L. Hays Gamma-Ray White Paper Discussion Notes [PDF]
A. Moiseev A New Project for High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy: Space Gamma-Ray Telescope GAMMA-400 [PDF]
Thursday, August 16
Speaker Presentation
J. Bookbinder XRSAG Debrief to PhysPAG [PDF]
S. Hanany PhysPAG-Fest, August 2012, Report from the Inflation Probe SAG [PDF]
E. Hayes GammaSAG Summary [PDF]
G. Mueller Gravitational Wave Science Analysis Group GW-SAG Inaugural Meeting [PDF]
J. Rhodes Dark Energy Summary [PDF]
S. Ritz Wrap Up [PDF]
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