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May 19, 2013


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Astro2010: The Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey

Theory, Computation, and Laboratory Astrophysics White Papers

Below is a list of the Theory, Computation, and Laboratory Astrophysics white papers received (alphabetized by paper title). The text of individual position white papers can be downloaded by clicking on the paper title link.

Theory, Computation, and Laboratory Astrophysics White Papers Received

	Paper Title	Author Name
1.	A Mathematical Analysis of the Atom’s Power Requirements needed to Drive Light/Photons or a Chain Reaction	Charles Sven
2.	Development of a Novel Instrument to Study the Cosmic Origins of Organic Chemistry	Daniel Wolf Savin
3.	From Molecular to Highly-Charged Ions: Expansion of Laboratory Astrophysics Through the Use of the Electrostatic Storage Ring and Electron Beam Ion Trap	Ara Chutjian
4.	Fully Automated Approaches to Analyze Large-Scale Astronomy Survey Data	Andrej Prsa
5.	Laboratory Astrochemistry Facility to underpin the next Decade of Astronomy and Astrophysics	David R. Schultz
6.	On the Need for a New Non-Programmatic Funding Channel for Postdoc Centers in Theoretical Astrophysics	Abraham Loeb
7.	Strategic Theory	Michael Fall
8.	Study of Magnetic Reconnection in Collisional (MHD) and Collionless (Kinetic) Plasmas by Upgrading Magnetic Reconnection Experiment (MRX) Device	Masaaki Yamada