Keck/NGAO

This collection is for the NGAO Science Advisory Team

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SAT Members: Laird Close, George Djorgovski, Richard Ellis, James Graham, Michael Liu, Keith Matthews, Mark Morris (chair), Tomasso Treu
Telecon number: (877) 280-4645 with passcode 540030.

NGAO Introductory Materials for SAT:

• SAT Introduction Presentation (6/11/09)
• Astro2010 NGAO Activity Report (4/1/09)

Science Cases in Science Case Requirements Document for System Design Review (March 28, 2008):

Key Science Drivers

• Galaxy Assembly and Star Formation History
• Nearby Active Galactic Nuclei
• Precision Astrometry: Measurements of General Relativity Effects in the Galactic Center
• Imaging and Characterization of Extrasolar Planets around Nearby Stars
• Multiplicity of Minor Planets

Science Drivers

• QSO Host Galaxies
• Gravitational Lensing
• Astrometry Science
• Resolved Stellar Populations in Crowded Fields
• Debris Disks and Young Stellar Objects
• Size, Shape and Composition of Minor Planets
• Characterization of Gas Giant Planets
• Characterization of Ice Giant Planets

Science Cases in NGAO Proposal (June 20, 2006): Executive Summary

Solar System Science

• Multiplicity in the Asteroid Populations
• Size and Shape of Asteroids
• Moonlet Spectroscopy
• Titan - The coupled surface-atmosphere system
• Io volcanic activity

Galactic Science

• Diffraction-Limited Imaging of Protostellar Envelopes and Outflows
• Imaging and Characterization of Extrasolar Planets
• Debris Disk Science
• The Galactic Center: Black Holes, General Relativity, and Dark Matter

Extragalactic Science

• High-Redshift Galaxies and Mergers
• Strong Gravitational Lensing
• Active Galactic Nuclei and Black Holes