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Description of  Evaluation of the Implementation of WFIRST/AFTA in the Context of New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics

This book gives an overview of relevant scientific, technical, and programmatic changes that have occurred since the release of New Worlds, New Horizons, and assesses the responsiveness of the WFIRST mission to the science and technology objectives of the New Worlds report. Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION 1 THE WFIRST/AFTA SCIENCE PROGRAM Dark Energy and Beyond Standard Candles—Type Ia Supernovae Standard Rulers—Baryon Acoustic Oscillations Growth—Redshift Space Distortions Growth—Cosmic Shear and Galaxy Cluster Mass Calibration WFIRST, LSST and Euclid—A Powerful Complementary Program for Cosmology in the Next Decade Exoplanets Surveying the Evolution of the Universe The WFIRST/AFTA Observing Program Addition of the Coronagraph—Scientific Rationale and Consistency with Technology Development Goals of NWNH 2 WFIRST IN THE PROGRAMMATIC CONTEXT Cost and Cost-Risk Assessment Addition of the Coronagraph Mission Operations Complexity 3 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS APPENDIXES