Study of Solar Oscillations, Phase II: Global Oscillations, Analysis and Publications, Award in U.S. and Indian Currencies

描述：该项目为国家光学天文台（NOAO）和乌代普尔太阳天文台（USO）的合作提供资金。这项工作是全球振荡网络组织（GONG）研究的一部分，该组织从全球不同地点观测太阳表面的振荡，太阳是离地球最近的恒星。日震学是一门研究太阳振荡的学科，它已经发展成为一种新的强有力的工具，可以非常精确地探测太阳内部，就像地面地震学揭示地球内部的信息一样。在这一阶段，由约翰·莱巴赫博士领导的美方将协助由阿尔温德·巴特纳加尔博士领导的印度小组准备场地。设置设备，测试仪器，并开始观察。范围：根据GONG计划，NOAO将在澳大利亚、智利、夏威夷和加利福尼亚运营六个计划观测站中的四个。第五个站位于加那利岛，将由特内里费岛的加那利天文研究所根据美西合作计划运营。USO和塔塔基础研究所（TIFR）的工作人员将在乌代普尔运营该站。他们具有必要的科学资格和太阳观测经验，并得到印度政府的必要支持，这是确保这项长期联合研究取得成功的一个重要因素。美国科学家计划访问乌代普尔，印度科学家计划访问NOAO和美国的其他天文台，为计划中的研究进行培训和准备。

Description: This project provides funds to allow for a collaborative effort by the National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO) and the Udaipur Solar Observatory (USO). The effort is part of a Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG) research to make observations, from different sites around the globe, of the oscillations at the surface of the sun, the earth's nearest star. Helioseismology, the study of these solar oscillations, has been developed as a new powerful tool that can probe the solar interior with great precision similar to the way that terrestrial seismology reveals information about the interior of the earth. During this phase the U.S. side, led by Dr. John Leibacher, will assist the Indian team, led by Dr. Arvind Bhatnagar, in preparing the site, setting up the equipment and testing the instrumentation and beginning the observations. Scope: Under the GONG program, NOAO will operate four of the six planned stations, in Australia, Chile, Hawaii, and California. The fifth station, in the Canary Island, will be operated by the Institute de Astrofisica de Canarias, Tenerife under a US-Spain cooperative program. The staff of USO and of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) will operate the station at Udaipur. They have the necessary scientific qualifications and the experience in solar observations, as well as the necessary backing of the Government of India, an important element in ensuring the success of this long term joint research. Visits are planned by the U.S. scientists to Udaipur, and by the Indian scientists to the NOAO and to other observatories in the U.S. for training and preparation for the planned research.