AstroGrid Science

These pages, aimed at the scientist, will link to resources outlining the science made possible or easier by AstroGrid

AstroGrid Science Themes

Building on the AstroGrid Phase 1 Top Ten science drivers the concept of Science Themes is under development, in conjunction with the SAG (March 2006). Briefly these science themes create a framework in which user defined science cases can be developed, building upon the science services and data/tool access capabilities present in the system. Specific cases falling within a theme will in turn create the drivers for new or expanded capability.

The science themes are:

• Multi-Lambda imaging
  • This builds on the Top Ten cases: Deep Field surveys, HiZ^? Quasars
  • Science service: redshift maker
  • Examplar case: clusters at 0.5 < z < 1.5 from UKIDSS data
• Stellar Populations
  • This builds on the brown dwarf selection case
  • Science service: colour cutter
  • Examplar case: Gould Belt objects, IMF in clusters
• Morphologies
  • This builds on the LSB galaxy discovery case
  • Exemplar case: HII, SNR and PN in Ha surveys
• Extreme Objects
  • This builds on the SN environment case
  • Science service: astroscope
  • Examplar case: GRB alert data integration
• Sun Earth-Connection
  • This builds on the solar/STP cases
  • Science service: solar movie maker
  • Exemplar case: CME - Magnetosphere connection

Specific science projects are now underway in each theme area, with significant SAG involvement in many. These will provide significant examples of science exploitation of the AstroGrid VO system.

Science Examples

This section list some example science cases and topics for which AstroGrid functionality can be of use.

• MultiConditionCatalogueQueries
• MultipleObjectSearch

AstroGrid Common Science Services

• Redshift Maker
• Colour Cutter
• Movie Maker
• Astro Scope
• CTIP Model

A brief overview of these is given in this pdf (NAW: 2 Feb 2005)

• Helper Applications: client side tools compatible with AstroGrid
• Data Access Some worked examples of data retrieval.

Under development:

• HelioScope

Applications

Server side and client side applications on the wish list - and there status as to when available is maintained at ApplicationWish

Data Access

The current status of deployed data sets can be found at Deploy.DeployedDatasets

The list of data sets for which access is required is maintained at DataWish

• RegistryUseCases
• QueryUseCases^?

Registry upgrading

Notes of meeting 20060706 RegistryUpgrading

IVOA Standards and Tools

Participation and Use

• ReleaseV1Pages

Science Documentation

• ScienceDocumentsGuidelines
• ScienceDocumentsToDo
• ScienceDocumentsWorkbenchStructure
• Click here for a high resolution version of the AGrid Logo

Science Workshops

• The full list is maintained at AgWorkshops

Users and Community Consultation

• AGSAG
• AgSciNewsandPR

Science Area Specific Issues

• Solar-STP Science Specific
• Radio Science Specific^?

Science Drivers

• The AstroGrid 'Top Ten'
• Xray cases

Science Team

• SciTeamTele20051104
• SciTeamTele20060214
• SciTeamTele20060913
• SciTeamTele20070306
• SciTeamTele20070327
• SciTeamTele20070719
• SciTeamTele20070816

Science Operations

• SciTeamOpsTele20071114
• SciTeamOps20071127
• SupTeamOpsTele20071203
• SupTeamOpsTele20071210
• SupTeamOpsTele20080116
• SupTeamOps20080205
• SupTeamOpsTele20080307
• SupTeamOpsTele20080326
• SupTeamOpsTele20080509

AstroGrid and its 'Demonstration' Planning

• NAM08: 31 Mar-4 Apr 2008: Belfast
• NAM07: 16-20 April 2007: Preston
• Planning for Oxford workshops Dec 2006
• SC2006 Planning
• All Hands 2006 Planning
• IAU General Assembly 2006: Prague
• MIST/UKSP: April 2006: Aberystwyth
• NAM06: 3-7 April 2006: Leicester
• SC2005 Planning
• All Hands 2005 Planning
• AstroGrid Workshop: July 2005
• NAM05: April 2005
• AVO Demo Jan 2005
• Consortium Meeting December 2004

Science Input to Component Design

• April 2008 "VO Desktop" release : Top Level Design
• April 2008 "VO Desktop" release : Web Page Design
• Cross Matching
• Science Design Pages for VO Explorer
• AG Interface Meeting May 2007
• VO Desktop - beta release pre meeting at IoA, 20070912

-- NicholasWalton - 28 August 2007