Meetings & Events

ExoPAG 4

Date:

May 31, 2011 - June 1, 2011

Location:

Alexandria, VA

Meeting Information

The fourth meeting of NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program Analysis Group (ExoPAG-4) was held Wednesday and Thursday, June 1-2, 2011, in Alexandria, VA.

Presentation material may be accessed under the Agenda tab.

ExoPAG 4 Agenda (June 1-2, Alexandria, VA) (draft v6)

Wed, June 1	Embassy Suites Hotel
8:30 AM	Welcome (J. Kasting)
8:35	Kepler update (D. Hudgins)
9:00	Summary of ExoPAG3: The Way Forward for Exoplanet Exploration (J. Kasting)
9:10	Exoplanet Exploration Program Office overview (M. Devirian)
9:40	Review of ExoPAG/COPAG meeting Review of ExoPAG/COPAG meeting (J. Kasting and others)
10:15	Break
10:30	SAG 5: Science requirements for different TPF missions Decision Process for an Exoplanet Direct Detection Mission (C. Noecker) Architecture Spreadsheet Exoplanet Imaging Progress Report (T. Greene)
	Discussion
12:00 PM	Lunch
1:15	Milestones and Performance Metrics for Occulters (P. Lawson)
1:45	Exoplanet Imaging Performance Study - IPS

	Overview and technical approach (S. Unwin)
	Architecture of the IPS (G.Bryden)
	Band-limited Lyot simulator (J. Krist)
	Visible Nuller simulator (J. Sandhu for B. Mennesson by phone)
3:30	Break
3:50	Exoplanet Imaging Performance Study (continued)
	External Occulter simulator (E. Cady)
	Evaluating results from the blind tests (W. Traub)
	Discussion of the IPS – community input (all)
4:45	Discussion of Day 1 topics (all)
5:15	Adjourn

Thur, June 2	Embassy Suites Hotel
8:30 AM	SAG 8: Potential of ground-based RV measurements for detecting Earth-mass planets (B. Hansen)
9:30	SAG 1: Debris Disks & Exozodi (A. Roberge) The Exozodi Problem: A modeler’s Perspective (Chris Stark)
10:30	Break
10:45	SAG 4 Update (L. Kaltenegger) WFIRST update (D. Bennett) Decision Process – Mission Architecture (C. Noecker)
12:00 PM	Lunch
1:00	Discussion of Exoplanet Exploration technology spending Invited guests: Space Technology & Exoplanets Exploration (J. Reuther/ T. Balint) On Organizing the NWTDP (W. Cash)
2:00	Comments on Eta_Earth (M. Shao) The Vector Vortex (E. Serabyn)
2:30	New business (Suggestions welcome...)
3:00	Resolutions (J. Kasting)
3:30	Adjourn