RUI: A Study of Circumsolar Dust Properties

该项目涉及采集、分析和解释 对近红外日冕的观测， 为了理解电子散射的相对贡献， 尘埃散射和太阳附近的尘埃热辐射。 的 观测将在夏威夷的莫纳克亚山进行，利用 一个新的日食日冕仪系统 该系统旨在 观察红外H和K波段的日冕信号，并在 波长介于两者之间，在偏振光和非偏振光中， 在日食期间。 成功诠释新 观察结果应有助于更好地了解 环日和星周尘埃颗粒，特别是， 应有助于解决长期存在的问题， 太阳附近尘埃的热辐射。 该奖项是根据 本科院校研究（RUI） 国家科学基金会的项目。

This project involves the acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of observations of the near infrared solar corona, in an attempt to understand the relative contributions of electron scattering, dust scattering, and dust thermal emission near the Sun. The observations will be carried out from Mauna Kea, Hawaii utilizing a new eclipse coronograph system. The system is designed to observe the coronal signal in the infrared H and K bands, and at wavelengths in between, in polarized and unpolarized light, outside and during solar eclipse. Successful interpretation of the new observations should result in better understanding of the role of circumsolar and circumstellar dust grains, and in particular, should help resolve long-standing questions concerning the role of thermal emission by dust near the Sun. This award is made under the auspices of the Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) program at the National Science Foundation.