Research Techniques for Undergraduate Faculty at Small Observatories

小型天文台本科生研究技术

• 批准号: 9455128
• 负责人: Charles Whitney
• 金额: $ 7.56万
• 依托单位: Harvard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-02-01 至 1996-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9455128&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Research; Techniques; Undergraduate; Faculty; Small

Two groups of eighteen college astronomy faculty will come to the Center for Astrophics (CfA) in June 1995. Each group will participate in a week-long workshop that will include daily lectures and training sessions and nighttime observing. While at the Center, faculty will be taught the rudiments of CCD (charged coupled device) operation, techniques of image reduction and photometric measurement, image processing techniques and data reduction. In addition to CCD photometry, photoelectric photometry will also be covered for observing occultations, and for people who wish to use photoelectric photometers. The participants will be given information on hardware and software available for small telescopes, and will get experience in using that equipment at the telescopes at the CfA's Oak Ridge Observatory. They will interact with faculty who have conducted successful research programs at other small colleges, and with scientists who have programs that utilize data taken with small telescopes. They will learn about on-line resources for research. And they will discuss how to fund their work, write grant proposals, and report their work in journals. Participant time will generally be evenly divided between lectures (during morning and early afternoon session) and application (at evening observing sessions). The participants will also be encouraged to develop one short set of instructional materials or outline a student project based on their research interest. The format has evolved from previous workshops.

1995 年 6 月，两组 18 名大学天文学教师将来到天体中心 (CfA)。每组将参加为期一周的研讨会，其中包括日常讲座和培训课程以及夜间观测。 在该中心期间，教师将学习 CCD（电荷耦合器件）操作的基础知识、图像缩小和光度测量技术、图像处理技术和数据缩减技术。 除了 CCD 光度测定之外，还将介绍用于观测掩星的光电光度测定以及希望使用光电光度计的人们。 参与者将获得有关小型望远镜可用的硬件和软件的信息，并将获得在 CfA 橡树岭天文台的望远镜上使用该设备的经验。 他们将与在其他小型学院进行过成功研究项目的教师以及拥有利用小型望远镜拍摄的数据的项目的科学家进行互动。 他们将了解用于研究的在线资源。 他们将讨论如何资助他们的工作、撰写资助提案以及在期刊上报告他们的工作。 参与者的时间通常会平均分配在讲座（上午和下午早些时候的会议）和申请（晚上的观察会议）之间。 还将鼓励参与者根据他们的研究兴趣开发一套简短的教学材料或概述学生项目。 这种形式是从以前的研讨会演变而来的。