Workshop Overview:
We took a fresh look at exoplanet characterization science from the point of view of new instruments that could do breakthrough science or that could pave the way for the next generation of space missions. We were especially interested in generating ideas for near-term projects from innovative observing platforms, including but not limited to aircraft, balloons, rockets, and the International Space Station, with the understanding that these platforms may afford quicker access to near-space, and at lower cost, than a full space mission.
R. Carlson’s notes from the study can be found here (pdf)
- Konstantin Batygin — Caltech
- Chas A. Beichman — Caltech
- Dan Belden — USAF
- Rus Belikov — NASA Ames Reserach Center
- Beth A. Biller — University of Hawaii
- Jeff Booth — JPL
- Eric Cady — Princeton University
- Kerri Cahoy — NASA Ames Research Center
- Roger Carlson — JPL
- Joseph Carroll — Tether Applications Inc
- Supriya Chakrabarti — Boston University
- Pin Chen — JPL
- Arvid P. Croonquist — JPL
- Carl J. Grillmair — Caltech
- Joseph Harrington — University of Central Florida
- Brian Hicks — Boston University
- Lynn Hillenbrand — Caltech
- John A. Johnson — Caltech
- Jeremy Kasdin — Princeton University
- Nancy Kiang — NASA GISS
- John Krist — JPL
- Michael Line — Caltech
- Tom H. Mace — NASA/DFRC
- Bruce Macintosh — Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Mark S. Marley — NASA Ames Research Center
- Taro Matsuo — National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
- Bertrand Mennesson — JPL
- Calvin Netterfield — University of Toronto
- Lewis C. Roberts — JPL
- Rocco Samuele — Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
- Dmitry Savransky — Princeton University
- Gene Serabyn — JPL
- Michael Shao — JPL
- Steve Smith — Southwest Research Institute
- Remi Soummer — Space Telescope Science Institute
- Karl R. Stapelfeldt — JPL
- Mark Swain — JPL
- Wes A. Traub — JPL
- John Trauger — JPL
- Mitchell Troy — JPL
- Stephen C. Unwin — JPL
- Gautam Vasisht — JPL
- Eliot Young — Southwest Reseach Institute
- Erick Young — NASA Ames Research Center
- Yuk Yung — Caltech
Presentations
| Speaker | Affiliation | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| Chas Beichman | Caltech | Debris Disks: Challenge and Opportunity for the Detection of Exoplanets (.pdf) |
| Lynne Hillenbrand | Caltech | Zody (.pdf) |
| John Johnson | Caltech | Exoplanet properties, system architectures, and host stars (.pdf) |
| Jeremy Kasdin | Princeton University | Planetary System Stability and Evolution (.pdf) |
| Nancy Kiang | Photosynthetic Biosignatures JPL/GISS (.pdf) |
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| Yuk Yung | Caltech | Atmospheres of Exoplanets (.pdf) |
| Carl Grillmair | Caltech | Combined light transits, photometry and spectroscopy (.pdf) |
| Mike Shao | JPL | Astrometry and Microlensing (.pdf) |
| John Trauger | JPL | Direct detection: colors and spectroscopy (.pdf) |
| Wes Traub, | Yuk Yung | Workshop objectives and organization (.pdf) |
| Joe Harrington | University of Central Florida | Multichannel Spitzer Observations of HD 149026b (.pdf) |
| Mark Marley | NASA Ames Research Center | Spectra of Cool Giants (.pdf) |
| Wes Traub | JPL | Super Earths: Reflection and Emission Spectra (.pdf) |
| Tom Mace | NASA/ Dryden Flight Research Center | Airborne Science Program: Observing Platforms for Earth System Science Investigations (.pdf) |
| Erick Young | SOFIA Science and Mission Operations Center | SOFIA: The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (.pdf) |
| Jeff Booth | JPL | Precision Pointing for Balloon Payloads: Some Initial Analysis (.pdf) |
| Pin Chen | JPL | Balloon Environment (.pdf) |
| Barth Netterfield | University of Toronto | Stratospheric Balloons (.pdf) |
| Steve Smith | Southwest Research Institute | Scientific Ballooning & Lighter-Than Atmosphere (LTA) Vehicles (.pdf) |
| Remi Soummer | Space Telescope Science Institute | Coronography from Balloons (.pdf) |
| Eliot Young | Southwest Research Institute | Low Cost Access to Near Space (LCANS09): Bridging the Gap (.pdf) |
| Supriya Chakrabarti | Center for Space Physics, Boston University | Exoplanets from Sounding Rockets: The PICTURE Experience and Some Random Thoughts (.pdf) |
| Mike Shao | JPL | A Nulling AO Coronagraph on a Sounding Rocket Design & Implementation Considerations (.pdf) |
| Matthew Isakowitz (via Webex) | Commercial Spaceflight Federation | Science opportunities with commercial rockets (.pdf) |
| Joe Carroll | Tether Applications | Missions, Rides and Payload Classes: Available Options and Key Issues (.pdf) |
| Joe Harrington | University of Central Florida | Combined Light Photometry on Orbiting Platforms (.pdf) |
| Taro Matsuo | NAOJ | ISS/JEM (.pdf) |
| Remi Soummer | Space Telescope Science Institute | Coronography from Orbiting Platforms (.pdf) |
| Eliot Young | Southwest Research Institute | Planetary Science Experiments as Hosted Payloads on Commercial Satellites (.pdf) |
| Mike Clayton (call in) | NASA/JSC | Airborne Imaging and Recording System (AIRS) and WB-57 Ascent Video Experiment (WAVE) (.pdf) |
| Arvid Croonquist | JPL | ISS: Summary of Platform Specifications (.pdf) |
| David Miller (call in) | MIT Space Systems Laboratory | Using ISS and Micro-Satellites in Support of Exo-Planet Detection and Characterization (.pdf) |
