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SOFIA Program General Overview |
| Presentation to Cal State University Long Beach, March 5, 2012 by Dana Backman |
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pdf (39.34 MB) |
| Status of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)"
Gehrz et al. (2011)
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pdf (1.9 MB) |
| April 2011, Stanford University, Becklin |
ppt (12.9 MB) |
pdf (13.4 MB) |
| February 2011, Goddard Space Flight Center, Gehrz
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ppt (68.4 MB) |
pdf (44.3 MB) |
| November 2010, "Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)"
IEEE - Santa Clara, Hall
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pptx (19.3 MB) |
pdf (17.5 MB) |
| June 2010, Ohio State University, Gehrz & Becklin |
ppt (128 MB) |
pdf (2.44 MB) |
"A new window on the cosmos: The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)"
(Gehrz et al., 2009, Advances in Space Research 44, 413) |
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pdf (5 MB) |
| June 2009, Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung (Königswinter, Germany), "American-German Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Science Mission Operations Briefing", Hall & Röser |
ppt, (10.5 MB) |
pdf (8.62 MB) |
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| Movies and Animations |
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| FORCAST Short Science Flight #2 |
mov (310.75 MB) (recommended for downloading only, not watching on the web) |
| Short SOFIA First Flight |
wmv (10.7 MB) |
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| Door Operation Simulation |
mpg (700 KB) |
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| "Design Reference Mission" simulation |
avi (162.256 MB) |
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| Older Presentations |
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| SOFIA Science Promise |
| "Observations of Exoplanets with the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)",
R. D. Gehrz et al., presented at "In the Spirit of Lyot 2010", Paris, France, October 2010 |
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pdf (1.27 MB) |
| Infrared Spectroscopic Studies of the Physics and Chemistry of Stellar Evolution with the
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), Gehrz & Becklin, 65th International
Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, Ohio, June 2010 |
ppt, (9.13 MB) |
pdf (1.35 MB) |
| Infrared Spectroscopy of Astrophysical Gas, Grains, and Ices with SOFIA (Gehrz & Becklin, presentation at the 64th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, Ohio, June 2009) |
ppt, (6.2 MB) |
pdf (4.8 MB) |
| SOFIA's New Science Vision (Gehrz 2009, presentation at DSI, University of
Stuttgart, May 2009) |
ppt, (12.1 MB) |
pdf (4.1 MB) |
| Older Presentations |
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The Science Vision for SOFIA and The Case for SOFIA
The Science Vision summarizes the unique capabilities that SOFIA will offer to the astronomical community, and describes a number of exciting science programs that are representative of SOFIA's potential contributions. View the Vision document (22 MB PDF file). /The Case for SOFIA/ offers a high level introduction to some of the compelling science themes that the observatory will explore. View the Case document (PDF file). |
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| SOFIA Science Instruments Program |
| SOFIA Science Instruments |
ppt, (9 MB) |
pdf (7.9 MB) |
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| SOFIA E&PO Program |
| SOFIA E&PO |
ppt, (4.4 MB) |
pdf (3.9 MB) |
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| SOFIA for the General Public |
| SOFIA General Public |
ppt, (7.6 MB) |
pdf (13.4 MB) |
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