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====== Selected White Papers for Astro2010 ======

Follow link for [[:usic:astro2020|White Papers for Astro2020]].

====== Science White Papers ======

==== Some counts: ====

Ground-based O/IR interferometry science papers: 6\\
Papers mentioning the value of ground-based O/IR interferometry: 18\\
Papers mentioning space interferometry (not astrometry): 14\\
Papers mentioning space interferometric astrometry: 32\\
Total unique science papers citing need for O/IR interferometry on ground or in space: 62\\
==== USIC Science White Paper ====

{{:usic:files:creecheakman_hiresimaging_psf_sse_gan.pdf|Science at Very High Resolution: The Expected and the Unexpected.}}  (Creech-Eakman and the USIC)\\
==== Additional Science white papers focused primarily on science enabled by ground-based O/IR Interferometry: ====

{{:usic:files:aufdenberg_stellar_parameters_sse.pdf|Fundamental Stellar Astrophysics Revealed at Very High Angular Resolution.}}  (Aufdenberg et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:millan-gabet_inner_disks_psf-1.pdf|How and When do Planets Form? The Inner Regions of Planet Forming Disks at High Spatial and Spectral Resolution}}  (Milan-Gabet et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:ridgway_stellarmassloss_sse.pdf|Quantifying Stellar Mass Loss with High Angular Resolution Imaging.}}  (Ridgway et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:schaefer_binarystars_sse.pdf|New Frontiers in Binary Stars: Science at High Angular Resolution}}  (Schaefer et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:dewit_intensity_interferometry_psf_sse.pdf|New Astrophysical Opportunities Exploiting Spatio-Temporal Optical Correlations.}}  (Barbieri et al.)\\
==== Science white papers mentioning contributions of ground-based O/IR Interferometry: ====

{{:usic:files:kraemer_agn_galaxy_evolution_gct.pdf|Active Galactic Nuclei and their role in Galaxy Formation and Evolution}}  (Kraemer et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:benedict_distance_mass_sse_gan.pdf|Astrometry - Challenging our Understanding of Stellar Structure and Evolution}}  (Benedict et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:elvis_agn_quasar_gct_cfp-1.pdf|Active Galaxies And Quasars, 2010 - 2020}}  (Elvis et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:ghez-galacticcenter.pdf|The Galactic Center: A Laboratory for Fundamental Astrophysics and Galactic Nuclei}}  (Ghez et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:hoffman_oir_polarimetry_sse.pdf|O/IR Polarimetry for the 2010 Decade (SSE): Science at the Edge, Sharp Tools for All}}  (Hoffman et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:kraus_youngplanets_psf.pdf|The Formation and Architecture of Young Planetary Systems}}  (Kraus et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:miller_stellar_dynamics_gct.pdf|Decadal Survey White Paper: Probing Stellar Dynamics in Galactic Nuclei}}  (Miller et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:sahai_masslossstellarevolution_sse.pdf|Understanding Mass-Loss and the Late Evolution of Intermediate Mass Stars: Jets, Disks, Binarity, Dust, and Magnetic Fields}}  (Sahai et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:soderblom_star_ages_psf_sse.pdf|The time axis in stellar evolution}}  (Soderblom et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:vogt_precisionrvs_psf.pdf|The Detection of Habitable Earth-Mass Planets Using Ground-based Optical Telescopes and Precision Radial Velocities}}  (Vogt)\\
{{:usic:files:wang_astronomy_antartic_plateau_psf_sse_gan_gct_cfp.pdf|Astronomy on Antarctic Plateau}}  (Wang et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:roberge_debris_disks_psf.pdf|Understanding Habitability and Characterizing ExoEarths: The Role of Debris Disks}}  (Roberge et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:soderblom_star_ages_psf_sse.pdf|The time axis in stellar evolution}}  (Soderblom)\\
{{:usic:files:wehrle_agn_jets_gct.pdf|What is the Structure of Relativistic Jets in AGN on Scales of Light Days?}}  (Wehrle et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:wootten_planetformationcharacterization_psf.pdf|Investigations of the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems}}  (Wooten et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:giampapa_asteroseismology_sse.pdf|Asteroseismology: The Next Frontier In Stellar Astrophyhsics}}  (Giampapa et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:beichman_youngplanets2_psf.pdf|The Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems: The Search for and Characterization of Young Planets}}  (Beichman et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:kulkarni_planet_detection_simlite_psf.pdf|No Planet Left Behind: Investigating Planetary Architecture and Diversity with SIM Lite}}  (Kulkarni et al.)\\
==== Science white papers mentioning space-based Interferometry*: ====

{{:usic:files:kasting_exoplanet_characterization_psf.pdf|Exoplanet Characterization and the Search for Life}}  (Kasting et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:carpenter_mass_transport_stars_psf_sse.pdf|Mass Transport Processes and their Roles in the Formation, Structure, and Evolution of Stars and Stellar Systems}}  (Carpenter et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:schrijver_solar_stellar_dynamos_psf_sse.pdf|Dynamos and magnetic fields of the Sun and other cool stars, and their role in the formation and evolution of stars and in the habitability of planets.}}  (Schrijver et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:leisawitz_characterizing_exoplanets_psf.pdf|Characterizing Extrasolar Planetary Systems}}  (Leisawitz et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:armus_galaxy_evolution_gct.pdf|Lifting the Cosmic Veil on the Co-evolution of Black Holes and Galaxies: The Role of Far-Infrared Spectroscopy from Space}}  (Armus et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:direct_detection_need_for_angular_resolution_psf.pdf|Direct Detection and Spectroscopy of Exo-Earths; The Need for High Angular Resolution and Other Observational Requirements}}  (Shao et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:roberge_debris_disks_psf.pdf|Understanding Habitability and Characterizing ExoEarths: The Role of Debris Disks}}  (Roberge et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:lazio_exoplanets_magenetic_psf.pdf|Magnetospheric Emission from Extrasolar Planets}}  (Lazio et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:hogerheijde_water_in_ppdisks_psf.pdf|Resolving water vapor in planet-forming disks}}  (Hogerhiejde)\\
{{:usic:files:greene_planetary_systems_discovery_psf.pdf|Discovering and Characterizing the Planetary Systems of Nearby Stars The scientific need for medium aperture space coronagraph observations}}  (Greene et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:gendreau_blackholeimager_cfp_gan_gct.pdf|The Science Enabled By Ultrahigh Angular Resolution X-Ray And Gamma-Ray Imaging Of Black Holes}}  (Gendreau et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:blain_fir_galaxy_evolution_gct.pdf|A complete view of galaxy evolution: panchromatic luminosity functions and the generation of metals}}  (Blain et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:astrometric_earthclonewpfinal_psf.pdf|Astrometric Detection of Earthlike Planets}} (Shao et al.)\\
{{:usic:files:heap_habitability_psf.pdf|The Direct Approach to Finding Earth-Like Planets}}  (Heap and Kuchner)

=== *In addition, more than 30 science white papers mention interferometric astrometry from space. ===

====== USIC Policy Position Paper ======

{{:usic:files:creech-eakman_optinterferometry_ffp.pdf|Operational Funding for Optical and Infrared Interferometers}}  (Creech-Eakman and USIC)\\
====== USIC Technology Paper ======

{{:usic:files:armstrong_opticalinterferometry_tec_oir.pdf|Ground-based Optical/Infrared Interferometry: High Resolution, High Precision Imaging}}  (Armstrong et al.)\\
====== Activity Proposal Papers ======

From the titles and authors, it appears that 12 of the activity proposal papers emphasize or include optical interferometry from ground or space.\\
==== USIC Activity Proposal Paper ====

{{:usic:files:moisaic_ppp_final.pdf|MOISAIC: Milliarcsecond Optical/Infrared Science: Access to Interferometry for the Community}}  (Creech-Eakman and the USIC)\\
==== Related Activity Proposal Papers ====

{{:usic:files:towards_the_ii_stellar_imaging_system.pdf|Towards the Intensity Interferometry Stellar Imaging System}}  (Daniel et al.)\\
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