PRIMA General Observer Science Book Volume 2
A. Moullet (NRAO), D. Burgarella (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille), T. Kataria (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology), H. Beuther (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy), C. Battersby (University of Connecticut), M. Cheng (UC Irvine)

TL;DR
PRIMA is a proposed far-infrared space mission with advanced instruments, aiming to enable a wide range of astrophysics research through community-driven observations and open data access.
Contribution
This paper presents 120 new science cases demonstrating PRIMA's capabilities for diverse astrophysics research, expanding community engagement and scientific potential.
Findings
Community interest in PRIMA has significantly increased.
PRIMA's capabilities cover over 90% of Astro2020 science areas.
The mission enables impactful, innovative observations in far-infrared astronomy.
Abstract
The PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA) mission concept is a proposed mission to NASA's Astrophysics Probe Explorer (APEX) call. The concept features a cryogenically cooled 1.8 m diameter telescope, and is designed to carry two science instruments covering the 24 to 264 m wavelength range: an imaging polarimeter (PRIMAger) and a spectrometer (FIRESS). The majority of PRIMA's time (75%) will be open to observations proposed by the community (General Observer science / GO), and all of data will be publicly available for archival research (Guest Investigator science / GI). Following up on the successful community engagement created by the first volume of the GO PRIMA Science Book (arXiv:2310.20572), Volume 2 gathers 120 new and updated contributed science cases which could be performed within the context of the PRIMA GO/GI program. This volume reflects the strong…
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