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: 8815132
• 负责人: Thomas Phillips
• 金额: $ 336.6万
• 依托单位: California Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 1988
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1988-12-01 至 1991-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8815132&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Astronomical; Studies; Caltech; Submillimeter; Observatory

The California Institute of Technology Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) consists of the first large telescope designed specifically for submillimeter wavelength astronomy. It is the only U.S. supported submillimeter-wave telescope. With excellent sensitivity for both continuum and spectroscopic observations and with angular resolutions between 30 and 8 seconds of arc, innovative projects can be undertaken to provide critical new information in many fields of astronomy, including studies of the Solar System, our Galaxy, and extragalactic phenomena. This grant will support a multifaceted scientific research and technology development program focussed on the 10.4 meter diameter telescope of the CSO. The telescope is sited at an altitude of 4100 meters on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, where the atmosphere is very dry and ideal for observations at wavelengths as short as 320 microns. During the grant period, receivers should become available for observations over the wavelength range of 1 mm to 350 microns. One half of the observing time is available for use by the national astronomy community.

加州理工学院亚毫米波天文台 (CSO)由第一个专门设计的大型望远镜组成 用于亚毫米波天文学。 这是唯一的美国。 支持的亚毫米波望远镜。 以优异 连续谱和光谱观测的灵敏度， 由于角分辨率在30和8弧秒之间， 可以开展创新项目， 天文学的许多领域的信息，包括研究 太阳系，我们的银河系，和河外现象。 这笔赠款将支持多方面的科学研究， 技术开发计划集中在10.4米 CSO的直径望远镜。 望远镜位于一个 海拔4100米的莫纳克亚山，夏威夷， 大气层非常干燥，非常适合波长 短至320微米。 在补助金发放期间， 应该可以观测到 范围为1 mm至350微米。 观察时间的一半是 供国家天文学界使用。