Science goals and requirements for highenergy Astrophysics missions

Science goals and requirements for high-energy Astrophysics missions and experiments “HEARME” Luigi Piro Istituto Astrofisica Spaziale Fisica Cosmica INAF, Rome Roma, 9/2/2009 Luigi Piro - HEARME, AHEAD 1

Goals Networking Activity (NA 2) in AHEAD • Foster collaborations in HEA European space to increase flight opportunities • Define goals and requirements for HE missions and experiments in the context of bi/multilateral european collaborations • Select the mission/experiments to be assessed at the System Design Facility every year • Roma, 9/2/2009 Luigi Piro - HEARME, AHEAD 2

How Activity not overlapping with ESA (mid/large) and National programs • Target to experiments/missions to be carried out within bi/multilateral programs with at least two European participants • Goals and Req. s derived taking into account: • • Astronet, ESA CV, and National Plans • Community driven, through workshop organization and science working groups • the class of the experiments Roma, 9/2/2009 Luigi Piro - HEARME, AHEAD 3

HEARME Structure Hearme board: Astronet, ESA, Nat. l plan Doc. s Workshops SYSDE F Hearme coordinator, AHEAD Steering Committee, Sys. Def Coordinator, SWG chairs Proposals SWG 1 SWGN Science community Roma, 9/2/2009 Luigi Piro - HEARME, AHEAD 4

Activities �Organize a science workshop per year �Advise by science working groups each 5 experts by 4 - ◦ Evolution of Large scale structures ◦ Evolution of star to galaxies ◦ Extreme physics in Galactic and Extragalactic sources ◦ …. �Define Goals and Requirements �Receive proposals and Select experiments mission for System Definition Studies Roma, 9/2/2009 Luigi Piro - HEARME, AHEAD / 5

Budget per year �Board meeting (1 per year): 20 keuro �SWG meetings (1 per year per WG): 40 keuro �Workshop organization (1 per year): 30 keuro �Secretarial support, web: 20 keuro �General expenses: 10 keuro �Tot 120 keuro/year Roma, 9/2/2009 Luigi Piro - HEARME, AHEAD 6