2018.10.11  GBT Astro2020 Star Formation Telecon


Telecon Participants:
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Nichol Cunningham
Loren Anderson
Amanda Kepley
William Armentrout
Natalie Butterfield
David Frayer

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Planned GBT related white papers:
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Galactic ionized gas surveys (Anderson, Armentrout, et al., C-band
re-combination lines)

Central Molecular Zone  (Ginsburg/Butterfield et al.)

NH3 GBT Results??? (??Friesen/DiFrancesco??)

From Molecular Cloud Complexes and Filaments to Cores (??,Cunningham et al.)

The Multi-Phases of the ISM across the Milky Way (??? big picture paper)

{Molecular gas and star-formation in nearby galaxies} (Leroy, Galaxies
vs Star-formation paper?)

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Future GBT/GBO instrumentation:
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Discussed future GBT instrumentation plans, e.g., Argus+, many pixel
K-band array, wider bandwidth systems.

https://greenbankobservatory.org/science/future-instrumentation/

The science white papers will help to guide observatory
instrumentation priorities in the coming decade.


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Schedule of activities:
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2018.10.11 1st telecon

2018.11  2nd telecon in about a month to report progress

2018.11.13-14  Optimizing Science from the GBT Surveys Workshop
https://greenbankobservatory.org/science/survey-workshop/


2018.12.19 Soft deadline for drafts of papers

2019.01.07 White papers can start being submitted

2019.01.18 Deadline for White Paper submission


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Action Items:
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Frayer: List GBT current capabilities (e.g., 1pg pdf)

Frayer/Lockman: Reach out to Rachel, James, and Jaime Pineda to see if
they will write a white paper based on the NH3 results with the GBT.

Lockman/Frayer: Find someone senior to lead possible big-picture paper
on the multi-phases of the ISM across the Milky Way

Armentrout: Will setup shared-latex area for draft papers