Roman Galactic Plane Survey Definition Committee Report
Roman Galactic Plane Survey Definition Committee

TL;DR
The Roman Galactic Plane Survey is a comprehensive, community-defined astrophysics project aiming to study the Galactic plane, bulge, star formation regions, and the nuclear stellar disk through wide-field, time-domain, and deep-field observations.
Contribution
This report introduces the detailed survey design and science goals of the first community-defined Galactic plane survey using the Roman Space Telescope.
Findings
Survey covers 700 sq deg of the Galactic plane.
Includes wide-field, time-domain, and deep-field components.
Provides detailed observational strategies and science objectives.
Abstract
The Roman Galactic Plane Survey (RGPS) is a 700-hour program approved for early definition as a community-designed General Astrophysics Survey. It was selected following a proposal call for science programs that would benefit from an early community-based definition (Sanderson et al 2024). The community was invited to submit white papers and science pitches with a deadline of May 20, 2024; the Roman Galactic Plane Survey Definition Committee (RGPS-DC) first met on Sep 11, 2024. Based on the input provided, the RGPS-DC recommends a survey consisting of three elements: (1) a wide-field science element (691 sq deg, 541 hrs) covering the Galactic plane, Galactic latitude |b|<2 deg and Galactic longitude l=+50.1 deg to -79 deg (281 deg), in four filters (F129, F159, F184, and F213) with higher latitude extensions for the bulge, the Serpens South/W40 star formation region, and Carina, (2) a…
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Taxonomy
TopicsStellar, planetary, and galactic studies · Astronomy and Astrophysical Research · Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
