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| Paper: |
Warm Spitzer: Effects of Major Operational Changes on Publication Rates |
| Volume: |
485, Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XXIII |
| Page: |
481 |
| Authors: |
Scire, E. |
| Abstract: |
The Spitzer Space Telescope transitioned from the cryogenic mission to
the warm mission in 2009. The transition involved changes to observatory
operations in order to run the mission on a budget totaling less than
1/3 that of the cryogenic mission. These changes included decreasing the
number of approved programs and funding to the community while removing
the cap in hours for any one program. This increased the maximum program
size to encourage observers to think in terms of ambitious experiments
that require > 500 hours to accomplish (Exploration Science
(ES) Programs). After 4 years of warm operations, this paper will
discuss the how these changes have affected the way observers are
publishing data in refereed journal articles. |
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