| Program | Targets | Goals | Observing Mode | Sensitivty | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nearby Stars | < 5 pc | Image a samples of nearby (<30 pc) stars to search for brown dwarf companions | IRAC PHOT/MAP | 7.6 hours | ||
| Young Stars | 9.1 hours | |||||
| MLT | 15.9 hours | |||||
| Stars with Planets | 7.1 hours | |||||
| Brown Dwarfs | IRAC Survey Orion A & B GMCs | Detect all brown dwarfs down to 10 Mjup, Study the evolution of circumstellar envelopes and disks, Investigate the distribution of young stars | IRAC PHOT/MAP | 3.6um:11uJy 4.5um:12uJy 5.8um:26uJy 8.0um:38uJy | 39.9 hours | |
| Deep Trapezium Survey | Search for Brown Dwarfs below 10 Mjup | 1.0 hours | ||||
| Hyades | Search for Brown Dwarfs down to 20 Mjup | 17.8 hours | ||||
| Pleiades | Search for Brown Dwarfs down to 15 Mjup | 23.8 hours | ||||
| Chameleon I, Rho Ophiucus and IC 348 | Search for brown dwarfs to masses < 1 Mjup | 20.4 hours | ||||
| Disk Evolution and Planet Formation | Clusters with ages of 1-10 Myr | Study dust evolution through the epoch of planet formation (1 - 10 Myr) | IRAC PHOT/MAP + MIPS SCAN MAP | 55.3 hours | ||
| Star Forming Regions: Spatial Structure and Evolution | Young Stellar Clusters within < 1 kpc | Obtain a complete stellar/protostellar census to hydrogen burning limit and below; Classify stars and protostars (Class 0/I/II); Investigate the spatial distribution of young stars; Study the evolution of circumstellar envelopes and disks; Determine the cluster luminosity functions and IMFs. | IRAC PHOT/MAP + MIPS SCAN MAP | <500 pc 3.6um:54uJy 4.5um:48uJy 5.8um:62uJy 8.0um:80uJy > 500 pc 3.6um:13uJy 4.5um:14uJy 5.8um:32uJy 8.0um:46uJy | 46.3 hours | |
| MIPS Survey of Orion A & B GMCs | Complement IRAC survey of the Orion GMCs; Search for protostars; Study the evolution of circumstellar envelopes and disks | MIPS SCAN MAP | 10.4 hours | |||
| High Mass Star Forming Regions | Determine the spatial density of low mass stars near deeply embedded high mass protostars | IRAC PHOT/MAP | 1.1 hours | |||
| Total time | - | - | - | - | 255.7 hours |
| Fantastic Four | IRAC+MIPS+IRS | 10 hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total time | 11.25 (preliminary) hours |