Roman Galactic Plane Survey Science Pitch Submission (original) (raw)

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next flagship observatory, is planned for launch in late 2026. The Roman Space Telescope team requests the astronomical community's input for the purpose of initiating the community-led definition of a Roman Galactic Plane General Astrophysics Survey. A survey of the Galactic plane was recommended for early definition through a community process by the Early-Definition Astrophysics Survey Assessment Committee.

Accordingly, a Roman Galactic Plane Survey, of up to approximately

700 hours, will be defined by a committee of community members utilizing community input in an analogous method to the definition of Roman's Core Community Surveys by the Core Community Survey definition committees. There are no mission level science requirements on the Galactic Plane Survey, leaving the full parameter space available to define the observational strategies (filters, depth, cadence, etc.) in a way that will enable a broad range of astrophysical investigations with data of the inner Galaxy.

This form is for members of the community to provide information on science drivers and the requirements they place on the design of the Galactic Plane Survey via a short, one to two paragraph 'science pitch' and an associated questionnaire.

Submissions were originally requested by May 20, 2024.

This form remains open for those wishing to provide the survey definition committee with details on science investigations they would like to see enabled by the Galactic Plane Survey. One of the first tasks of the committee will be reviewing the existing community input (submitted science pitches and white papers). Thus, the earlier you provide a science pitch submission, the more likely it can be fully incorporated into the committee's process.