SHIPsProposal

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)

Reading List

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.
McKee & Osteriker (2007)	Theory of Star Formation	Review article	Available for free via the arXiv link.
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)
  • What is star formation rate? (PEGGY)
  • How does triggered star formation work? (PEGGY)
  • How is triggered star formation and star formation rates useful in understanding star formation process? (PEGGY)

Reading List

Paper	Title	Description	Comments	Assignment

• This work (cont.)
  • What target did we pick? (MELISSA)
  • What do we know about NGC 281? (MELISSA)
  • What is the evidence for triggered star formation in NGC 281? (MELISSA)
  • What is the evidence for young stars in NGC 281? (MELISSA)

Reading List

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? (CAROL)
  • What/which properties of NGC 281 do we wish to study? (CAROL)
  • What diagnostics will we use? (CAROL)
  • How will these diagnostics tell us about our proposed goals/question to study? (CAROL)

Reading List

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?

Reading List

Paper	Title	Description	Comments	Assignment

• What tools will we use?
  • To work with the data
  • To produce the diagnostic plots.

Reading List

Paper	Title	Description	Comments	Assignment

Educational/Outreach plan

• The education angle for the general public.
• Implication for public education?
• Press release?
• Image release?