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TVS Task Force
Deep-drilling fields and Mini-survey proposals planning
Work Plan
Members:
| B. Balmaverde | |
| F. Bianco | |
| S. Bonito | Chair, Spokesperson |
| M.T. Botticella | |
| M. Carnerero | |
| G. Clementini | |
| F. Cusano | |
| M. Dall'Ora | |
| F. D'Ammando | |
| M. Donachie | |
| M. Drout | |
| R. Egeland | |
| G. Fiorentino | |
| A. Garofalo | |
| M. Graham | |
| K. Hambleton | |
| R. Margutti | |
| I. Moretti | |
| T. Muraveva | |
| I. Musella | |
| M. Rabus | |
| C. Raiteri | |
| C. Righi | |
| R. Street | |
| M. Sullivan | |
| R. Szabo | |
| J. Pepper | |
| A. Prsa |
Context
The Transients and Variable Stars Science collaboration consist of various subgroups with different scientific goals. In order to combine efforts between the different subgroups, a task force has been created. The task force aims at identifying priorities and science cases to be included in the fall 2018 call for Minisurvey & Deep-drilling field LSST proposals.
Task Force (TF) Goals
- Collaborate between different subgroups in TVS.
- Create mini-survey and deep-drilling field proposals.
Work Plan and Deliverables
| Deadline | Milestone |
|---|---|
| Apr. , 2018 | Propose an agenda for the June TVS meeting. |
| Jun. , 2018 | Initial drafts of mini-survey and deep-drilling field proposals as output from the Jun. 2018 TVS meeting |
| Fall 2018 | Final versions of Mini-survey and deep-drilling field proposals. |
Initial proposal drafts:
Young stars
Microlensing and Milky Way
RR Lyrae stars and Cepheids
RR Lyrae stars in the inner bulge
Supernovae demography and rates
Gaia-LSST Synergy and Pulsation Theory
Variability and census of Blazers