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: 0229008
• 负责人: Thomas Phillips
• 金额: $ 692.5万
• 依托单位: California Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-08-15 至 2006-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0229008&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Astronomical; Studies; Caltech; Submillimeter; Observatory

AST-0229008 T. G. PhillipsThe Caltech Submillimeter Observatory employs a precision 10.4-meter-diameter telescope operating within a dome to observe the sky at submillimeter wavelengths. This award will continue funding for the next three years for observatory operations, staff and student support, and for instrumentation development. Areas of research will include studies of molecular gas and dust in distant primeval galaxies, large-scale imaging of star-forming clouds using powerful new bolometer cameras, and observations of the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect in a large sample of distant galaxy clusters. Instrumentation will be developed to increase overall system sensitivity and mapping speed. The CSO trains many undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, in both observational science and instrumentation development. A considerable fraction of telescope time is allocated to students, both at Caltech and at other institutions; overall, more than 50% of telescope usage is by astronomers from outside of Caltech. The CSO is noteworthy for its pioneering research in astronomical receiver technology, which is used at many other observatories both national and worldwide.

AST-0229008 T. G. Phillips 加州理工学院亚毫米天文台采用在圆顶内运行的精密 10.4 米直径望远镜，以亚毫米波长观察天空。 该奖项将在未来三年继续资助天文台运营、工作人员和学生支持以及仪器开发。 研究领域将包括研究遥远原始星系中的分子气体和尘埃、使用强大的新型辐射热测量仪相机对恒星形成云进行大规模成像，以及对遥远星系团大样本中的孙亚耶夫-泽尔多维奇效应进行观测。 将开发仪器以提高整体系统灵敏度和测绘速度。 CSO 在观测科学和仪器开发领域培养了许多本科生、研究生和博士后。 加州理工学院和其他机构的很大一部分望远镜时间都分配给了学生。总体而言，超过 50% 的望远镜使用来自加州理工学院以外的天文学家。 CSO 因其在天文接收器技术方面的开创性研究而引人注目，该技术已被国内外许多其他天文台使用。