Spitzer Space Telescope - Legacy General Observer Proposal #50398


Spitzer Mapping of the Outer Galaxy (SMOG)

Principal Investigator: Sean Carey
           Institution: SSC

     Technical Contact: Sean Carey, SSC

Co-Investigators: 
Alberto Noriega-Crespo, Spitzer Science Center                        
Kathleen Kraemer, Air Force Research Laboratory                       
Don Mizuno, Boston College                                            
Stephan Price, Air Force Research Labortory                           
Deborah Padgett, Spitzer Science Center                               
Francine Marleau, Spitzer Science Center                              
Sachin Shenoy, Spitzer Science Center                                 
Thomas Kuchar, Boston College                                         
Babar Ali, IPAC                                                       
Bruce Berriman, IPAC                                                  
Sergio Molinari, Istituto Fisica Spazio Interplanetario-CNR           
Leonardo Testi, Arcetri Observatory                                   
Roc Cutri, IPAC                                                       
Remy Indebetouw, University of Virginia                               
Bill Latter, IPAC                                                     
Francois Boulanger, IAS-Universite Paris-Sud                          
Marc-Antoine Miville-Deschenes, IAS-Universite Paris-Sud              
Luisa Rebull, Spitzer Science Center                                  
Roberta Paladini, Spitzer Science Center                              
Russ Shipman, SRON                                                    
Steven Gibson, NAIC                                                   
Lee Rottler, IPAC                                                     
Mark Heyer, UMASS/FCRAO                                               
Nicolas Flagey, Spitzer Science Center                                
Joe Hora, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics                 
Chris Brunt, University of Exeter                                     

Science Category: star formation 
 Observing Modes: IracMap MipsScan 
  Hours Approved: 149 

Abstract:
We propose mapping a 21 square degree area with IRAC and MIPS of a
representative region of the outer Galaxy (l=102-109, b=0-3). From these data
and previous and future surveys in the submillimeter and millimeter, the
specifics (rate, IMF) of star formation of the survey region will be measured.
This direct measurement of the star formation efficiency will then be placed in
context with ongoing work for the inner Galaxy, nearby molecular clouds and
massive star forming regions, the Magellanic clouds and galaxies at larger
distances. A set of optimally reduced mosaics and well-characterized source
catalogs will be made available to the community. As with previous large Spitzer
local group mapping programs, GLIMPSE, MIPSGAL & SAGE, this data set will be a
fertile source for studying such topics as evolved stars, Galactic structure,
dust physics and the diffuse ISM.