An Enhanced CCD System For Undergraduate Laboratory And Research In Astronomy

一种用于本科生实验室和天文学研究的增强型 CCD 系统

• 批准号: 9352584
• 负责人: Robin Ciardullo
• 金额: $ 1.28万
• 依托单位: Pennsylvania State Univ University Park
• 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: 1993-08-01 至 1996-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9352584&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Enhanced; CCD; System; Undergraduate; Laboratory

9352584 Ciardullo Experimental astronomy provides a unique platform for laboratory instruction. The nature of modern astronomical observations requires sophisticated technology applied at its limits. In addition, the field itself is perceived as exciting by many students. These facts have led the Pennsylvania State University's Eberly College of Science to upgrade its under- graduate facilities in astronomy by renovating its telescopes, providing new instrumentation for its laboratories, and improving the quality of its undergraduate laboratory instruction. The work will be continued by acquiring a science grade CCD system to go on an existing 24-in telescope located on the roof of Davey Lab, the home of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics. This CCD gives undergraduate students hands-on experience in observational astronomy and helps provide them with a sense of participation in a scientific enterprise. In addition, this new CCD allows the small CCD now on the telescope to be moved to the classroom, and thus upgrades the quality of instrument labs. By providing access to the very latest astronomical instrumentation and data analysis techniques, these improvements serve to encourage students to pursue careers in science and engineering. ***

9352584 Ciardullo实验天文学为实验室教学提供了一个独特的平台。现代天文观测的性质要求在其极限范围内应用复杂的技术。此外，该领域本身被许多学生认为是令人兴奋的。这些事实促使宾夕法尼亚州立大学的埃伯利科学学院通过更新望远镜、为实验室提供新的仪器和提高本科生实验室教学的质量来升级其天文学本科生设施。这项工作将继续通过获得一个科学级的CCD系统去现有的24英寸望远镜位于戴维实验室的屋顶上，天文学和天体物理学系的家。该CCD为本科生提供了观测天文学的实践经验，并有助于为他们提供参与科学企业的感觉。此外，这种新的CCD可以将望远镜上的小型CCD移动到教室，从而提升仪器实验室的质量。通过提供最新的天文仪器和数据分析技术，这些改进有助于鼓励学生追求科学和工程事业。 ***