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

使用罗切斯特红外阵列相机观测恒星和星系核与气体和尘埃的相互作用

• 批准号: 8704067
• 负责人: Judith Pipher
• 金额: $ 29.8万
• 依托单位: University of Rochester
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1987
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1987-11-01 至 1991-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8704067&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Observations; Interaction; Stars; Galactic; Nuclei

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.

罗切斯特大学的皮弗博士将使用红外线 她帮助开发的阵列相机， 我们银河系和星暴星系中星星的形成。 的 该计划的目标是研究恒星之间的相互作用 以及星系的中心能量源与周围 气体和尘埃。 有了红外线阵列摄像机，皮弗博士 前所未有的能力来解决这些宇宙结构 来源，这应该揭示新的现象，并阐明其 物理特性 光谱的红外线区域现在才被开发 从工具性发展阶段转变为 解决天体物理问题。 红外探测器阵列现在 提供高质量的图像来源。 星星区域 形成和其他星系的核心已经成为初始 在红外波长的观测目标，因为灰尘 其特征在于这些区域防止任何可见辐射 逃离云层并揭示其内部活动。 因此，新 宇宙现象正以前所未有的方式被探索 可能