We survey the present landscape in submillimetre astronomy for Canada and describe a plan for continued engagement in observational facilities to ~2020. Building on Canada's decadal Long Range Plan process, we emphasize that continued involvement in a large, single-dish facility is crucial given Canada's substantial investment in ALMA and numerous PI-led submillimetre experiments. In particular, we recommend: i) an extension of Canadian participation in the JCMT until at least the unique JCMT Legacy Survey program is able to realize the full scientific potential provided by the world-leading SCUBA-2 instrument; and ii) involvement of the entire Canadian community in CCAT, with a large enough share in the partnership for Canadian astronomers to participate at all levels of the facility. We further recommend continued participation in ALMA development, involvement in many focused PI-led submillimetre experiments, and partnership in SPICA.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1312.5013,
title = {A Roadmap for Canadian Submillimetre Astronomy},
author = {Tracy Webb and Scott Chapman and James Di Francesco and Brenda Matthews and Norm Murray and Douglas Scott and Christine Wilson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1312.5013},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
45 pages, 15 figures, produced by an ad hoc committee of Canadian submillimetre astronomers