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: 0540882
• 负责人: Thomas Phillips
• 金额: --
• 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: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-12-01 至 2009-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0540882&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Astronomical; Studies; Caltech; Submillimeter; Observatory

Name: Richard E. BarvainisDate: 11/16/2005 11:12 AMKeyword: AbstractNote:The Caltech Submillimeter Observatory employs a precision 10.4-meter-diametertelescope 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 willinclude studies of molecular gas and dust in distant primeval galaxies, large-scaleimaging of star-forming clouds using powerful new bolometer cameras, andobservations of the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect on the cosmic microwave background.Instrumentation will be developed to increase overall system sensitivity and mappingspeed. The CSO trains many undergraduate students, graduate students andpostdoctoral fellows, in both observational science and instrumentation development. Aconsiderable fraction of telescope time is allocated to students, both at Caltech and atother institutions; overall, more than 50% of telescope usage is by astronomers fromoutside of Caltech. The CSO is noteworthy for its pioneering research in astronomicalreceiver technology, which is used at many other observatories both national andworldwide.NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONDiary NoteProposal:0540882 PI Name:Phillips, Thomas G.Printed from eJacket: 11/16/05 Page 1 of 1

姓名：Richard E. Barvainis 日期：2005 年 11 月 16 日上午 11:12 关键字：摘要注：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测天空。该奖项将继续资助未来三年用于天文台运营、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的原始星系中的分子气体和尘埃，使用强大的新型辐射热计相机对恒星形成云进行大规模成像，以及对宇宙微波背景的孙亚耶夫-泽尔多维奇效应的观测。将开发仪器以增强整个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，该技术已在国内和世界范围内的许多其他天文台使用。国家科学基金会日记提案提案：0540882 PI 姓名：Phillips, Thomas G. 打印自 eJacket：11/16/05 第 1 页，共 1 页