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The SIM Book is Here!
01.29.09

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JPL released a new soft-cover book, "SIM Lite Astrometric Observatory," in January 2009. The contents can be downloaded below, or you may order a hard copy from Daryl.Victor@jpl.nasa.gov.

Full Book (5.8 MB)

Front material (includes executive summary)

Chapters:

Theme I: The Search for Habitable Worlds

1. The Search for Habitable Worlds
2. Young Planets and Star Formation
3. Multiple-Planet Systems

Theme II: Dark Matter and the Assembly of Galaxies

4. Dark Matter and the Assembly of Galaxies
5. Masses of Compact Galactic Objects with Microlensing
6. Luminosity-Independent Extragalactic Distances
7. Formation History of the Milky Way

Theme III: Precision Stellar Astrophysics

8. Precision Stellar Astrophysics
9. Black Holes and Neutron Stars
10. Milky Way Stars and Stellar Populations

Theme IV: Supermassive Black Holes and Quasars

11. Supermassive Black Holes and Quasars
12. Astrometric Reference Frame Science

Theme V: Charting the Uncharted Waters

13. Charting the Uncharted Waters
14. A General Observer Program
15. SIM Lite Science Program

Theme VI: Project Technology Readiness

16. Project Technology Readiness
17. Observing with SIM Lite
18. The Astrometric Error Budget
19. Technology Program Accomplishments
20. SIM Lite Flight System Design

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