Astronomical Studies with the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory

与加州理工学院亚毫米天文台进行天文学研究

• 批准号: 9015755
• 负责人: Thomas Phillips
• 金额: $ 610万
• 依托单位: California Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 1990
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1990-12-01 至 1994-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9015755&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Astronomical; Studies; Caltech; Submillimeter; Observatory

The California Institute of Technology Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) operates the only U.S. based submillimeter wavelength telescope. With excellent sensitivity for both continuum and spectroscopic observations and with angular resolutions between 30 and 8 seconds of arc, innovative projects can be undertaken to provide critical new information in many fields of astronomy, including studies of the Solar System, our Galaxy, and extragalactic phenomena. This grant will support a multifaceted scientific research and technology development program focussed on the 10.4 meter diameter telescope of the CSO. The telescope is sited at an altitude of 4100 meters on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, where the atmosphere is very dry and ideal for observations at wavelengths as short as 320 microns. During the grant period, new receivers should become available for routine observations at wavelengths shorter than 800 microns. One half of the observing time is available for use by the general astronomy community.

加州理工学院亚毫米波天文台 (CSO) 运营着美国唯一的亚毫米波望远镜。 凭借对连续观测和光谱观测的出色灵敏度以及 30 至 8 角秒之间的角分辨率，可以开展创新项目，为许多天文学领域提供重要的新信息，包括太阳系、银河系和河外现象的研究。 这笔赠款将支持以 CSO 直径 10.4 米望远镜为重点的多方面科学研究和技术开发计划。 该望远镜位于夏威夷莫纳克亚山海拔4100米，那里的大气非常干燥，非常适合短至320微米波长的观测。 在拨款期间，新的接收器应可用于波长短于 800 微米的常规观测。 一半的观测时间可供一般天文学界使用。