04179nam 2200637 450 991082773990332120230807221142.00-309-37189-90-309-37187-2(CKB)3710000000450899(EBL)3439809(SSID)ssj0001591922(PQKBManifestationID)16286854(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001591922(PQKBWorkID)14877487(PQKB)11094758(MiAaPQ)EBC3439809(Au-PeEL)EBL3439809(CaPaEBR)ebr11091718(OCoLC)932310860(EXLCZ)99371000000045089920150903h20152015 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrOptimizing the U.S. ground-based optical and infrared astronomy system /Committee on a Strategy to Optimize the U.S. Optical and Infrared System in the Era of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) ; Board on Physics and Astronomy ; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ; National Research Council of the National AcademiesWashington, District of Columbia :The National Academies Press,[2015]©20151 online resource (107 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-309-37186-4 Includes bibliographical references.Front Matter; Preface; Acknowledgment of Reviewers; Contents; Executive Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Science from Major U.S. Ground-Based OIR Investments; 3 The U.S. OIR System; 4 Pursuing the Science in the LSST and GSMT Era; 5 Realizing the Full Science Potential of LSST; 6 Optimizing the U.S. OIR System; 7 Epilogue; Appendixes; Appendix A: Request for White Papers; Appendix B: Observatory Demographics; Appendix C: Acronyms"New astronomical facilities, such as the under-construction Large Synoptic Survey Telescope and planned 30-meter-class telescopes, and new instrumentation on existing optical and infrared (OIR) telescopes, hold the promise of groundbreaking research and discovery. How can we extract the best science from these and other astronomical facilities in an era of potentially flat federal budgets for both the facilities and the research grants? Optimizing the U.S. Ground-Based Optical and Infrared Astronomy System provides guidance for these new programs that align with the scientific priorities and the conclusions and recommendations of two National Research Council (NRC) decadal surveys, New Worlds, New Horizons for Astronomy and Astrophysics and Vision and Voyages for Planetary Sciences in the Decade 2013-2022, as well as other NRC reports. This report describes a vision for a U.S. OIR System that includes a telescope time exchange designed to enhance science return by broadening access to capabilities for a diverse community, an ongoing planning process to identify and construct next generation capabilities to realize decadal science priorities, and near-term critical coordination, planning, and instrumentation needed to usher in the era of LSST and giant telescopes"--Publisher's description.AstronomyResearchAstrophysicsResearchInfrared astronomyResearchLarge astronomical telescopesUnited StatesfastAstronomyResearch.AstrophysicsResearch.Infrared astronomyResearch.Large astronomical telescopes.520.973National Research Council (U.S.).Board on Physics and Astronomy,National Research Council (U.S.).Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council (U.S.).Committee on a Strategy to Optimize the U.S. Optical and Infrared System in the Era of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST),MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827739903321Optimizing the U.S. ground-based optical and infrared astronomy system4035375UNINA