Understanding the birth of new elements by observing dying stars

通过观察垂死的恒星来了解新元素的诞生

• 批准号: DE230100183
• 负责人: Dr Taissa Danilovich
• 金额: $ 26.62万
• 依托单位: Monash University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2023-01-16 至 2026-01-15
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DE230100183
• 关键词: Understanding; birth; new; elements; observing

Almost everything around us is made up of elements that were created inside stars. This project aims to understand the origin of the elements by studying newly created material ejected by Sun-like stars during one of the final stages of their lives. This project expects to generate new knowledge in the field of stellar evolution by using state-of-the-art telescopes to measure the elements and isotopes produced by these stars and comparing them with theoretical model predictions. Expected outcomes include a better understanding of element creation, the chemical enrichment of galaxies, and the first mass estimates for intermediate-mass stars. This should provide significant benefits by addressing a key outstanding question in astronomy.

我们周围的一切几乎都是由恒星内部产生的元素组成的。该项目旨在通过研究类太阳恒星在其生命的最后阶段之一喷射出的新物质来了解元素的起源。该项目预计将通过使用最先进的望远镜测量这些恒星产生的元素和同位素，并将其与理论模型预测进行比较，从而在恒星演化领域产生新的知识。预期的成果包括更好地理解元素的创造，星系的化学富集，以及中等质量恒星的第一次质量估计。这将通过解决天文学中一个关键的悬而未决的问题而带来巨大的好处。