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Revision as of 00:27, 10 February 2013
Abstract
A short, one or two paragraph, summary of the main points:
- Scientific goals of the proposal
- Proposed observations
Science Introduction and Context
Topics to consider when writing this section.
- Background -- The broad picture.
- Why is star-formation important? (LYNN)
- What do we know about star-formation. We will likely trim this to suit our goals as the proposal matures? (LYNN)
- What are the big unknowns? (LYNN)
| Paper | Title | Description | Comments | Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NITARP pages | Our internal NITARP pages from Luisa, me and others. These are okay because they do comprise your source of knowledge on the subject. | |||
| Zinnecker & Yorke (2007) | Toward Understanding Massive Star Formation | Review article on massive star formation | May need to get a free copy. | |
| Dunham et al. (2008) | Identifying the Low-Luminosity Population of Embedded Protostars in the c2d Observations of Clouds and Cores | |||
| Evans et al. (2009) | The Spitzer c2d Legacy Results: Star-Formation Rates and Efficiencies; Evolution and Lifetimes |
- This work
- What aspect of star formation will we address in this work? (PEGGY)
- How does triggered star formation work? (PEGGY)
- How is triggered star formation useful in understanding star formation? (PEGGY)
| Paper | Title | Description | Comments | Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- This work (cont.)
- What target did we pick?
- What do we know about NGC 281?
- What is the evidence for triggered star formation in NGC 281?
- What is the evidence for young stars in NGC 281?
| Paper | Title | Description | Comments | Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guetter & Turner (1997) | IC 1590, A Young Cluster Embedded in the Nebulosity of NGC 281 | |||
| Megeath & Wilson (1997) | The NGC 281 west cluster. I. Star formation in photoevaporating clumps. |
- This work (cont.)
- What Observations do we propose to do?
- What diagnostics will we use?
| Paper | Title | Description | Comments | Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Analysis plan
Specifics about data and what to do with the data.
- How will the data be readied for this study? (Technical term: reduced, or processed).
- Ancillary data
- Where will we get our data?
- How will we supplement our data?
- How will we combine data?
| Paper | Title | Description | Comments | Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- What tools will we use?
- To work with the data
- To produce the diagnostic plots.
| Paper | Title | Description | Comments | Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Educational/Outreach plan
- The education angle for the general public.
- Implication for public education?
- Press release?
- Image release?
