Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group Architecting Studies

X-ray Astronomy Mission Concepts Study Documents

• Dear Colleague Letter to the Community:Call for Letters of Application for Membership in the Community Science Team for X-ray Astronomy Mission Concepts [PDF]

Community Science Team (CST)

• Briefing to CST Members, November 2011 [PDF]
• IXO Science Goal Summaries of the 14 mission RFI responses, prepared by CST
• IXO Science Goal Matrix of 14 mission RFI responses, prepared by the CST [XLS]

Workshop on X-ray Mission Architectural Concepts

In conjunction with the RFI, the PCOS Program Office hosted an X-ray Mission Concepts Workshop to bring together the X-ray astrophysics community with the study team to explore new mission architectural concepts. The workshop was held on December 14th and 15th at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum, Maryland.

• Workshop presentations are available.

X-ray Mission Concept Study Town Hall

• Tuesday, January 10, 2012 – Presentation by Rob Petre [PDF]

NASA Advisory Committee Astrophysics Subcommittee Meeting

• Presentation by Andy Ptak at the NASA Advisory Committee Astrophysics Subcommittee Meeting on February 23, 2012: NASA PCOS X-ray Concepts Study Status [PDF].