International Postdoctoral Fellows Program: Study of Characteristics of Air-Showers Induced by Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays Associated with Astrophysical Point-Sources

国际博士后项目：与天体物理点源相关的超高能宇宙线引起的空气簇射特征研究

• 批准号: 9301776
• 负责人: Steven Biller
• 金额: $ 3.57万
• 依托单位: University of California-Irvine
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1993
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1993-09-15 至 1995-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9301776&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: International; Postdoctoral; Fellows; Program; Study

This award is under the International Postdoctoral Fellows Program, which enables U.S. scientists and engineers to conduct three to twelve months of research at foreign centers of proven excellence. The program's awards provide opportunities for joint research, and the use of unique or complementary facilities, expertise and experimental conditions abroad. This award will support a twelve-month postdoctoral research visit by Dr. Steven D. Biller of the University of California, Irvine to work with Professor Alan A. Watson at the University of Leeds. They plan on examining characteristics and detection techniques associated with ultra-high energy (UHE) cosmic ray interactions. This study will have direct application to the next generation of cosmic ray detectors being designed to examine UHE radiation in terms of composition, primary energy spectrum, and potential point-sources of astrophysical emission. By doing this project at the University of Leeds, Dr. Biller will have access to the following: (1) data from four different experiments, spanning over seven decades in detected particle energies (i.e. the Haverah Park Array - formerly located at Leeds; GREX - located at Leeds; the Whipple Cerenkov Telescope - located in Arizona; and SPASE - located at the South Pole), (2) two data sets containing reported detections of point-sources (Haverah Park - Cygnus X-3; Whipple - Crab Nebula, Markarian 421, and Hercules X-1; (3) expertise in computer modeling of air-shower interactions (Michael Hillas). The award recommendation provides funds to cover international travel, a stipend for twelve months, in-country travel, an excess baggage allowance and administrative costs to his university.

该奖项是根据国际 博士后研究员计划，使 美国科学家和工程师将进行三次 在国外中心进行为期12个月的研究 证明卓越。 该计划的奖项 提供联合研究的机会， 使用独特或互补的设施， 国外的实验条件和经验。 该奖项将支持为期12个月的 博士的博士后研究访问。 加州大学欧文分校的Biller 和艾伦·A教授一起工作沃森在 利兹大学。 他们计划检查特征， 与超高辐射相关的探测技术 能量（UHE）宇宙射线相互作用。 这 研究将直接应用于下一个 新一代宇宙射线探测器 旨在检查UHE辐射方面， 成分、初级能谱，以及 天体物理潜在点源 排气中 通过做这个项目， 利兹大学的比勒博士 （1）数据来源：四 不同的实验，跨越七个 几十年来检测到的粒子能量（即 哈维拉公园阵列-以前位于利兹; GREX -位于利兹;维普莱切伦科夫 望远镜-位于亚利桑那州;和SPASE - 位于南极），（2）两个数据集 包含报告的点源检测 （哈维拉公园-天鹅座X-3;维普莱-螃蟹 星云、马卡良421和武仙座X-1;（3） 空气簇射的计算机建模专业知识 迈克尔·希拉斯（Michael Hillas）。 授标建议提供资金， 包括国际旅行， 12个月，国内旅行，超额 行李津贴和行政费用 他的大学。