Observations of the Interaction of Stars and Galactic Nuclei with Gas and Dust Using the Rochester Infrared Array Camera

罗彻斯特大学的piphher博士将使用她帮助开发的红外阵列相机来获取我们银河系和星爆星系中恒星形成区域的图像。该计划的目的是研究恒星和星系中心能量源与周围气体和尘埃的相互作用。借助红外阵列摄像机，piphher博士拥有前所未有的能力来解析这些宇宙源的结构，这将揭示新的现象并阐明它们的物理特征。光谱的红外区域直到现在才从仪器开发阶段转向解决天体物理问题。红外探测器阵列现在提供高质量的光源图像。恒星形成的区域和其他星系的核心已经成为红外波长观测的最初目标，因为这些区域的尘埃阻止了任何可见辐射从云中逸出，从而暴露出内部的活动。因此，新的宇宙现象正在以前所未有的方式被探索。

Dr. Pipher at the University of Rochester will use an infrared array camera which she helped develop to obtain images of regions of star formation in our Galaxy and in starburst galaxies. The objective of the program is to study the interactions of stars and of central energy sources of galaxies with the surrounding gas and dust. With the infrared array camera, Dr. Pipher has the unprecedented ability to resolve structure in these cosmic sources, which should unfold new phenomena and elucidate their physical characteristics. The infrared region of the spectrum is only now being exploited with a shift from an instrumental development phase to one of addressing astrophysical problems. Infrared detector arrays now provide high quality images of sources. Regions of star formation and the nuclei of other galaxies have become initial targets for observation at infrared wavelengths because the dust which characterizes these regions prevents any visible radiation from escaping the cloud and revealing activity within. Thus, new cosmic phenomena are being explored in ways never before possible.