An Inexpensive Instrument for Undergraduate Students to Use to Measure the Global Oscillations of the Sun

一种供本科生用来测量太阳全球振荡的廉价仪器

• 批准号: 8950663
• 负责人: Robert Rosner
• 金额: $ 2万
• 依托单位: University of Chicago
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1990
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1990-03-15 至 1992-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8950663&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Inexpensive; Instrument; Undergraduate; Students; Use

A collaborative effort within the Departments of Astronomy and Physics will make it possible to equip a heliostat located at the University of Chicago with instrumentation of sufficient capability that this solar telescope can be used for projects of interest and challenge to advanced astrophysics and physics undergraduates, and to do so at modest cost. The basic idea is to focus on instrumentation which (a) maximizes the leverage for equipment which is already in hand; (b) maximizes instrument sharing between other teaching telescopes at the University; and (c) involves a scientific project which is not trivial, but rather is representative of the very best kind of science one can do with the instruments at hand: the measurement of the global p-mode (sound wave) oscillations of the Sun. The instrumentation is of sufficient capability that undergraduate students using the solar telescope will be able to make oscillation measurements which are at the level of publishable research, albeit obtained within the city limits of Chicago. The University of Chicago will provide partial support for the project.

天文学系和物理学系的共同努力将能够为芝加哥大学的定日镜配备足够功能的仪器，使这台太阳望远镜可以用于高级天体物理学和物理学本科生感兴趣和挑战的项目，并且成本适中。 基本思想是专注于仪器仪表，(a) 最大限度地利用现有设备； (b) 最大限度地实现大学其他教学望远镜之间的仪器共享； (c) 涉及一个科学项目，该项目并非微不足道，而是代表了人们可以利用现有仪器进行的最好的科学研究：测量太阳的全球 p 模式（声波）振荡。 该仪器具有足够的能力，使用太阳望远镜的本科生将能够进行振荡测量，这些测量达到可发表研究的水平，尽管是在芝加哥市区范围内获得的。 芝加哥大学将为该项目提供部分支持。