CAREER: Prospecting for planets

职业：勘探行星

• 批准号: 0645416
• 负责人: Eric Agol
• 金额: $ 79.07万
• 依托单位: University of Washington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-03-15 至 2014-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0645416&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CAREER; Prospecting; planets

CAREER: Prospecting for planetsAbstractAST-0645416PI: Eric AgolDr. Agol will work to develop three novel techniques for detecting and characterizing extrasolar planets around other stars: (1) the timing of eclipses by giant planets to detect terrestrial-mass planets; (2) finding a much larger sample of extrasolar planets with multi-object radial velocity surveys and using these for transit timing, detection of thermal emission, and statistical characterization of extrasolar planet properties; (3) a feasibility and optimization study of direct imaging of extrasolar planets with coronagraphic telescopes. This work will further our understanding of the distribution of types of planets and their host stars, the diversity of planet properties,constrain the formation mechanism of other planetary systems, and possibly shed light on the formation of our own solar system.Dr. Agol will incorporate students from the University of Washington Astronomy Department's Pre-major in Astronomy Program (Pre-MAP) into this research program. Pre-MAP is a program to attract and retain traditionally underrepresented students to astronomy and science, technology, engineering, and math majors (STEM). Dr. Agol will oversee the program, recruit students, and supervise student research as part of his role as the faculty director of the program. Dr. Agol will also help in replicating this program in other STEM departments (at the University of Washington) and will expand the program to include community-college transfer students.This award is funded by the NSF Division of Astronomical Sciences

职业：PlanetsAbtractast-0645416PI的勘探：Eric Agoldr。 Agol将致力于开发三种新型技术，用于检测和表征其他恒星周围的极性行星：（1）巨型行星的日食时机来检测陆星质量的行星； （2）找到具有多对象径向速度调查的外星人行星的样本，并将其用于传输时间，检测热发射以及统计表征外星行星特性； （3）对带有冠状动脉望远镜的直接成像的可行性和优化研究。 这项工作将进一步理解行星类型及其宿主恒星的分布，行星特性的多样性，限制其他行星系统的形成机制，并可能阐明我们自己的太阳系的形成。 Agol将把华盛顿大学天文学系天文学前计划（Pre-MAP）的学生纳入该研究计划。 前地图是一项计划，旨在吸引和保留传统上代表性不足的学生进入天文学和科学，技术，工程和数学专业（STEM）。 Agol博士将监督该计划，招募学生，并监督学生研究，这是他担任该计划的教职人员的角色的一部分。 Agol博士还将帮助在其他STEM系（华盛顿大学）复制该计划，并将扩大该计划以包括社区委员会转移学生。该奖项由NSF天文科学部资助