UVIS TEAM MEETING
27-29 June 2011
Boulder
Minutes and Action Items
Cassini and UVIS continue to be healthy. UVIS is operating well. Next year may be
tighter financially as the Cassini Project funding continues to contract. The decreased
activity means fewer dollars, meetings and telecoms. Cassini is now preparing for the
next “Senior Review” in 2012. This will determine the amount of continued activity and
funding. This fall, NASA will select new “Participating Scientists” to add to the program.
UVIS is active with observations and analysis. Soon we will carry out the double star
occultation by Enceladus (19 Oct.) and resume ring occultations as we enter the next
inclined phase in Jan 2012. The team continues to make presentations at conferences and
write papers, which the Project Science office tracks closely. We continue development
of the UVIS User’s Guide. We plan to submit it soon.
The next team meetings are 5-7 January (Cal-Tech, Pasadena) and 18-20 June
(Braunschweig) 2012.
Action Items
Name
Jouchoux
Hansen
West
Keller
Colwell
Hendrix
Shemansky
Cassidy
Bradley
Salcido
Sremcevic
Action
Due Date
Design of solar occ for Colwell; east-west aurora
design for Pryor
Update Spica calibration for better resolution
Support Shemansky on SYSCAN requests
Slower slew on S71?
Plan Titan observation re-design with Stevens
Compare data with Shemansky on Titan scattering
Host UVIS TM in Braunschweig
18-20 June 2012
Update occultation requests for XDTWT
Write and submit “ghosts” and “statistics” papers
Deliver Cube Generator to PDS
General co-ordination
Saturn vertical structure paper
Improve model, connect with Lellouch about
Shemansky question
Incorporate Cube Generator in PDS
1 August
Address multiple scattering and analyze ring
photometry
Review next User’s Guide revision
More on ring structure for Ithaca presentation
Propellers for CDAP
Albers
Gustin
Pryor
Holsclaw
Write F ring revision and other papers
Co-ordinate with Shemansky
Finish auroral spectroscopy papers
Analyze HST with Jacques Gustin
Send “auroral image book” to Laura
Lead star calibration modifications
Meet with Jouchoux, McClintock, Esposito to define strategy