NASA Herschel Science Center - page 1 NHSC Cycle 1 Open Time Proposal Planning Workshop 3-4 June 2010 PACS Accepted Programs & Observations to Date B. Bhattacharya NHSC Observer Support Team
NHSC Cycle 1 Open Time Proposal Planning Workshop 3-4 June 2010 NASA Herschel Science Center - page 2 PACS What Herschel science has already been done? Accepted Programs Duplication Policy Herschel Reserved Observations Search Tool Observations to Date Herschel Science Archive
NHSC Cycle 1 Open Time Proposal Planning Workshop 3-4 June 2010 NASA Herschel Science Center - page 3 PACS Accepted Programs Main ESAC Herschel page – Key Programs –Started observations Fall 2009 –Will continue observing over next ~ 1.5 years – ogrammes.shtml GT Programs –Started observations late Spring 2010 – 1_Programmes.shtml#GT1
NHSC Cycle 1 Open Time Proposal Planning Workshop 3-4 June 2010 NASA Herschel Science Center - page 4 PACS Duplication Policy “In general, two observations are considered to be potential duplications if they are executed on the same position of the sky and covering the same spectral region” –“same photometric filter for imaging” –“same spectral line/range for line/range spectroscopy” –Both observations are performed with the same instrument and AOT –See document for PACS/SPIRE parallel mode observations UNLESS –“The areas in the sky covered by two proposed imaging observations do not overlap by more than 25% of either of the fields/areas being compared” –“The integration time per area of the sky for each observation differs by at least a factor of 4 (corresponding to a factor of 2 in sensitivity”
NHSC Cycle 1 Open Time Proposal Planning Workshop 3-4 June 2010 NASA Herschel Science Center - page 5 PACS Duplication Policy UNLESS (cont’d) –“The spectral range covered by two proposed spectroscopic observations do not overlap by more than 25% of either of the spectral ranges being compared.” –In the case of line/range spectroscopy the integration time on the same spectral line/range differs by at least a factor of 4 (corresponding to a factor of 2 in sensitivity) EXCEPTION –“One natural exception to the above policy are observations of time-variable phenomena.” Instrument/Mode –AOT Release status –
NHSC Cycle 1 Open Time Proposal Planning Workshop 3-4 June 2010 NASA Herschel Science Center - page 6 PACS Herschel Reserved Observations Search Tool (HROST) t/home.shtml Click on “Tools” – Java applet Excel CSV file
NHSC Cycle 1 Open Time Proposal Planning Workshop 3-4 June 2010 NASA Herschel Science Center - page 7 PACS Herschel Reserved Observations Search Tool (HROST)
NHSC Cycle 1 Open Time Proposal Planning Workshop 3-4 June 2010 NASA Herschel Science Center - page 8 PACS Herschel Reserved Observations Search Tool (HROST) Click on “Help” to get detailed syntax information
NHSC Cycle 1 Open Time Proposal Planning Workshop 3-4 June 2010 NASA Herschel Science Center - page 9 PACS Herschel Reserved Observations Search Tool (HROST) Java applet
NHSC Cycle 1 Open Time Proposal Planning Workshop 3-4 June 2010 NASA Herschel Science Center - page 10 PACS Moving targets Herschel Reserved Observations Search Tool (HROST)
NHSC Cycle 1 Open Time Proposal Planning Workshop 3-4 June 2010 NASA Herschel Science Center - page 11 PACS Herschel Reserved Observations Search Tool (HROST)
NHSC Cycle 1 Open Time Proposal Planning Workshop 3-4 June 2010 NASA Herschel Science Center - page 12 PACS Use Proposal ID to look at AORs in HSpot Herschel Reserved Observations Search Tool (HROST)
NHSC Cycle 1 Open Time Proposal Planning Workshop 3-4 June 2010 NASA Herschel Science Center - page 13 PACS Observations to Date Observing Log –What’s been observed? – –Use Proposal name to query AORs in HSpot
NHSC Cycle 1 Open Time Proposal Planning Workshop 3-4 June 2010 NASA Herschel Science Center - page 14 PACS Observations to Date Observing Schedule – Report.html –What will be observed?
NHSC Cycle 1 Open Time Proposal Planning Workshop 3-4 June 2010 NASA Herschel Science Center - page 15 PACS Herschel Science Archive Start at ESA Herschel Science Center page – /home.shtml Click on “HSA Access” – /Science_Archive.shtml Java applet Registration required
NHSC Cycle 1 Open Time Proposal Planning Workshop 3-4 June 2010 NASA Herschel Science Center - page 16 PACS Herschel Science Archive
NHSC Cycle 1 Open Time Proposal Planning Workshop 3-4 June 2010 NASA Herschel Science Center - page 17 PACS
NHSC Cycle 1 Open Time Proposal Planning Workshop 3-4 June 2010 NASA Herschel Science Center - page 18 PACS More Useful Links Herschel-related questions should be directed to the NHSC Helpdesk – Astronomers’ page – mePage Public web page –