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Present and Future Program for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology

Present and Future Program for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology. R. Blandford KIPAC Director, PPA Assistant Director for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology. [KI]PAC: Overview. Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (2003)

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Present and Future Program for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology

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  1. Present and Future Program for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology R. Blandford KIPAC Director, PPA Assistant Director for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology SLAC Annual Program Review

  2. [KI]PAC: Overview • Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (2003) • Particle Phys.+Astro; DOE+NASA, NSF…; SLAC+Campus… • Computation, Experiment, Observation, Theory • KIPAC Strategic Plan April 2008 • PAC: (~$19M/81FTE + ~$2M/10FTE DPS. cf ~$101M/352FTE, PPA): • GLAST(~$4+6M/14+29FTE), LSST (~$3M/9FTE), SNAP(~$1M/4FTE) • Physics/Theory/Other (~$5M/25FTE) • Partnership • Campus: Research, salaries, buildings • Agencies: NASA, NSF… on projects, grants… • Fred Kavli (Foundation) $7.5M FKB • Kavli-Hewlett +… Endowment ->$20M over 10 years • Scientifically productive • 260 published papers in 2007 by KIPAC members on KIPAC topics • ~160 on DOE-related topics • Several high impact - citations, press releases etc SLAC Annual Program Review

  3. Overview of Financial Data – FY2008 SLAC Annual Program Review

  4. Overview of Financial Data 2007-2010 SLAC Annual Program Review

  5. Non-DOE Support • Non-SLAC, DOE support to KIPAC members (CDMS, EXO) - ~$2.5M • Non-SLAC, non-DOE support to KIPAC members • SDO, GLAST, LIGO, EXO… - ~$40M (2007) • NeXT, IRIS in recent SMEX (NASA) • Grants - ~$3M • ~11/20 postdocs, ~16/30 students • Campus support • Half teaching faculty salary, ~1 postdoc, ~8/30 student GTA, administration • Start up, Enterprise fund, Bridging • Private support • FKB ($11M), PAB (~$30M), Schwob (~$1M) • Kavli-Hewlett endowment (->$15-20M over 10 years) • First two Kavli Fellows advertised this summer • Simonyi ($20M), Gates ($10M), Schmidt ($1.5M), Keck($1.5M) for LSST • Agilent support of CMB research • Computational hardware (multiple) SLAC Annual Program Review

  6. P5 Report to HEPAP • Cosmic Frontier Recommendations • Support for the study of dark matter and dark energy as an integral part of the US particle physics program. • DOE support the space-based Joint Dark Energy Mission, in collaboration with NASA, at an appropriate level negotiated with NASA. • DOE support for the ground-based Large Synoptic Survey Telescope program in coordination with NSF at a level that depends on the overall program budget. • Joint NSF and DOE support for direct dark matter search experiments. • Limited R&D funding for other particle astrophysics projects and recommends establishing a Particle Astrophysics Science Advisory Group. SLAC Annual Program Review

  7. Non-Accelerator Program • GLAST • LSST • SNAP • GLAST Physics • Non-Accelerator Physics • R&D SLAC Annual Program Review

  8. Simulated LAT (>1 GeV, 1 yr) GLAST: Overview • GeV Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope • Successor to EGRET telescope on CGRO • ~109 photons from ~104 high energy cosmic sources over ~10 yr. • Seek dark matter annihilation signal • Stanford leads Large Area Telescope - major instrument • Original design by Atwood (1993) • Successful inter-agency, international collaboration • Project cost $690M [$90M foreign contribution, $45M DOE] • NASA will contribute $25M MO&DA • June 11 launch; uniformly nominal performance • “Nominal” operation so far • Efficient cosmic ray (104/) removal • Observing already • First light release Early August • Instrument Science Operations Center (ISOC) @ SLAC • ~$4M/14 FTE SLAC Annual Program Review

  9. LSST: Overview • Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (orig. DMT 1995) • Dark matter/energy using weak gravitational lensing • Test of FCDM is now an issue of physics • Supernovae, BAO, strong lensing, ancillary science • NSF-DOE-Private Collaboration • SLAC $3M/9FTE • Simonyi-Gates $30M, Schmidt $1.5M, Keck $1.5M • Mirror cast; grinding begins in August • Site selection in Chile • SLAC leads the (3 GPx) camera collaboration;16 institutions • SLAC also working on database (~100PB) • Discussions with ASCR, industry, private • NSF CoDR(2007); NSF PDR + DOE CD1 2009?, ASTRO2010 • First light 2016 SLAC Annual Program Review

  10. SNAP: Overview • Proposed following discovery of acceleration of universe ten years ago • LBL (Perlmutter et al) is lead institution • SLAC an early collaborator • Originally a SuperNova Acceleration Probe; now a broader suite of ways to measure dark energy • SLAC role • Electronics (Haller - core competency in space electronics) • Star Guider/image sensor (Roodman) • Strong Gravitational Lensing (RB et al) • Awaiting JDEM downselect (2009), 2017 launch • DOE ~$1M/4FTE SLAC Annual Program Review

  11. Non-Accelerator Physics • GLAST Physics • Strongly linked to ISOC, campus GLAST/NASA program • GLAST data analysis and service role • Scientific thrusts • Dark matter/new physics, relativistic outflows, particle acceleration • Strong postdoc/student program • ~6M DOE budget, ~29 FTE • KIPAC Physics • Joint with campus; overlap with theory • Phenomenological research • LSST, SNAP, DES, X-ray astronomy • Strong postdoc/student program • ~$3M/13FTE(2009) SLAC Annual Program Review

  12. Detector Development • TeV Astrophysics. • Air Cerenkov telescopes ~ 0.1-10TeV, ~ 100 sources • H.E.S.S., MAGIC, crucial to GLAST • Future projects AGIS (ACT) • Advanced Si-based photodetectors, secondary optics • CMB astrophysics • Strong NSF-supported experimental program • Interferometry and bolometry • Serious interest from SLAC/RF group • Data management • X-ray astrophysics • Role in NASA, JAXA-supported NeXT(2013) mission • Lead construction of Soft Gamma Detector as Work for Others • Science role in NuSTAR (2011) SLAC Annual Program Review

  13. Theory • Abel, Blandford, Wechsler groups • Includes non-theory work • Excludes theory by others • Non-accelerator physics • Joint seminars with Th. Phys. SLAC Annual Program Review

  14. Theory: Overview • High relevance to DOE Projects and Proposals • Cosmology: dark matter,energy, lensing, structure formation, clusters … • Particle astrophysics: black holes, jets, GRB, Magnetars, SNR… • Support of GLAST, LSST, SNAP, DES, CDMS… • Excellent postdocs, students (~$2M/10FTE, 2009…) • Collaboration with non-accelerator physics, theoretical physics • Strong emphasis on computational astrophysics • Supported by NSF, NASA … grants • 270 papers over past three years • DOE theory review July 23 SLAC Annual Program Review

  15. Computational Physics • Data handling • LSST - 3GPx @ 30-100mHz -> 100PB • Archive, disseminate, mine • Large scale simulation • AMR - MPI codes • Dark matter simulations, galaxies, stars… • PIC codes • Visualization • Interactive system on high performance graphics hardware • Stereo and tiled display walls • GPUs SLAC Annual Program Review

  16. Summary • KIPAC@5 • Succesful partnership: Campus-SLAC, DOE-NASA-NSF, Physics-Astrophysics • Scientifically productive • GLAST • Highly successful implementation of HEP techniques and methodology • DOE in space; working collaboration with NASA • GLAST Physics ready to start working on data • LSST • Strong collaboration: mirror cast; camera on track • Awaiting PDR/CD1, ASTRO2010 • SNAP • Modest but key role; could expand • Awaiting JDEM downselect • Detector development • Mostly non-DOE projects and support but tapping DOE expertise • Non-accelerator Physics and Theory • High impact program strongly integrated with projects and proposals • Computationally intensive SLAC Annual Program Review

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