Conference: AGN Winds on the Chesapeake

会议：切萨皮克上的 AGN 风

• 批准号: 2308885
• 负责人: Steven Kraemer
• 金额: $ 4.48万
• 依托单位: Catholic University of America
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2308885&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; AGN; Winds; Chesapeake

All massive galaxies are known to possess super massive black holes (SMBH) in their gravitational centers. When fueled by in-falling gas, these SMBH systems generate huge amounts of radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum and, often, powerful radio jets, forming an active galactic nucleus (AGN). The emitted radiation accelerates powerful AGN winds which interact with gas in the host galaxy. This form of interaction, or AGN feedback, is thought to be a crucial phase in the formation and evolution of galaxies. However, many aspects of the physics of AGN winds remain unanswered. The way to make progress in answering these critical questions is to bring AGN researchers together for an open exchange of ideas. Therefore, the PIs are holding a dedicated conference, “AGN Winds on the Chesapeake'' at the Tidewater Inn, Easton, MD, 11-16 June 2023. The PIs will actively encourage and fund the participation of younger researchers, including post-docs and graduate students, with an emphasis on women and under-represented groups. These young scientists will have the chance to present their results on an equal footing with the most senior researchers in the field.The PIs aim to bring together more than 80 experts and young scientists with the goal of imparting state-of-the-field knowledge to the next generation of AGN researchers. This is of particular importance with the advent of new data from the James Webb Space Telescope, and the imminent launch of a new X-ray observatory, the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission. Beyond these missions, the next great observatories, such as LUVOIR and Lynx, will be launched after 2030. Therefore, it is the younger generation of AGN researchers who will be making new advancements with these platforms. The proposed conference will be focused on key astrophysical questions around AGN winds. Among these are: the transfer of material and energy between the black hole and host galaxy; the fundamental parameters of the accretion process fueling the black hole; and the role of radio jets in entrained feedback. The presentations, which will be invaluable for guiding future research, will be disseminated to the greater AGN research community.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

众所周知，所有大质量星系的引力中心都拥有超大质量黑洞（SMBH），当由落入的气体提供燃料时，这些超大质量黑洞系统会在电磁频谱上产生大量辐射，并且通常会产生强大的射电喷流，形成活跃的射电喷流。银河核（AGN）发出的辐射加速了与宿主星系中的气体相互作用的强大的 AGN 风，这种形式的相互作用或 AGN 反馈被认为是银河系形成和演化的关键阶段。然而，活动星系核风的物理学的许多方面仍然没有答案，要在回答这些关键问题方面取得进展，就需要将活动星系核的研究人员聚集在一起，公开交流想法。 Winds on the Chesapeake”，于 2023 年 6 月 11 日至 16 日在马里兰州伊斯顿 Tidewater Inn 举行。PI 将积极鼓励和资助年轻研究人员的参与，包括博士后和研究生，重点是女性和代表性不足的群体。这些年轻科学家将有机会与该领域最资深的研究人员平等地展示他们的成果。PI 的目标是汇集 80 多名专家和年轻人。科学家们的目标是向下一代 AGN 研究人员传授最新的知识，随着詹姆斯·韦伯太空望远镜新数据的出现以及新 X 射线的即将发射，这一点尤为重要。天文台X 射线成像和光谱任务。除了这些任务之外，下一个伟大的天文台，如 LUVOIR 和 Lynx，将于 2030 年之后启动。因此，年轻一代的 AGN 研究人员将利用这些平台取得新的进展。拟议的会议将重点讨论围绕活动星系核风的关键天体物理问题，其中包括：黑洞与宿主星系之间的物质和能量转移；为黑洞提供燃料的吸积过程的基本参数；这些演讲对于指导未来的研究非常有价值，将向更大的 AGN 研究界传播。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值进行评估，被认为值得支持。以及更广泛的影响审查标准。