The AGN-Starburst Connection

AGN-星爆连接

• 批准号: 9319895
• 负责人: Harding Smith
• 金额: $ 25.34万
• 依托单位: University of California-San Diego
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-07-15 至 1998-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9319895&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: AGN; Starburst; Connection

ABSTRACT AST-9319895 Smith, Harding This proposal will support a 3-year program of observational studies of the relationship between dusty active galactic nuclei (AGN) and luminous Starburst galaxies. The two phenomena -Starbursts, where rapid formation of massive, hot, young stars produces high luminous energy output, and AGN, thought to be powered by gravitational energy as a massive compact object accretes material at the nucleus of a galaxy-are found together in many galaxies and there is an increasing body of evidence that there may be a casual or evolutionary relationship between them. The focus of this research program will be imaging and spectroscopic observations of Starbursts and AGN using a newly developed mid-infrared imaging spectrometer, constructed at UCSD by B. Jones and R. Puetter, on the 10-meter W.M. Keck Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Supporting observations, using University of California optical facilities and national radio facilities will also be made.

摘要 AST-9319895史密斯，哈丁 这项建议将支持一项为期3年的观测研究计划，研究尘埃活动星系核（AGN）和发光星暴星系之间的关系。 这两种现象-星爆，其中快速形成的大质量，热，年轻的恒星产生高光能输出，以及AGN，被认为是由引力能作为一个大质量的紧凑物体在星系核吸积物质提供动力-在许多星系中被发现，并且有越来越多的证据表明它们之间可能存在偶然或进化的关系。 该研究计划的重点将是使用由B在UCSD建造的新开发的中红外成像光谱仪对星暴和活动星系核进行成像和光谱观测。 Jones和R.普特，在10米W. M。位于夏威夷莫纳克亚山上的凯克望远镜。 还将利用加州大学的光学设施和国家无线电设施进行辅助观测。