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