Report of the HEPAP Particle Astrophysics Scientific Assessment Group (PASAG)

Steve Ritz
UC Santa Cruz


Abstract:

In April 2009, at the request of the Office of High Energy Physics of the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation, the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel formed the Particle Astrophysics Scientific Assessment Group (PASAG) subpanel for the purpose of developing a plan for U.S. particle physics at the Cosmic Frontier for the coming decade under a set of budget assumptions.  The charge, subpanel membership, and report are available here: http://www.science.doe.gov/hep/panels/reports/hepap_reports.shtml).  This talk will summarize the report and the process.