Science

We list below potential scientific cases that would benefit from the panoramic imaging mode of PANIC. More details for some of them can be found in the Phase A document, section 2. A (non-exhaustive) compilation of science cases that would benefit from the other TBC observing modes is also given.  

Extragalactic Astronomy

• Extragalactic Surveys
• GRBs
  • GRBs at high redshift
  • GRB host galaxies

• Mapping of nearby galaxies
  • Morphological characterization
  • Star formation and stellar populations
  • Magnetic field
• Distance scale
• Searches for high-redshift quasars
• Clusters and Superclusters of galaxies

Galactic Astronomy

• Galactic survey
• Galactic plane and bulge

Stellar evolution, star formation, exoplanets

• Accretion disks of young stars
• Search for post-AGBs
• Measures of stellar sizes
• Low mass objects, exoplanets
  • Probing the IMF down to ~ 1-Jupiter mass. A deep star forming region survey.
  • Testing the brown dwarf ejection scenario: a survey around Bok globules.
• X-ray binary counterparts
• Asteroseismology
• Supernovae searches
• Active stars

Solar system

• Trans-Neptunian’s, minor bodies
• Comets