Simulating Supernova Spectra & Teaching Astronomy

PINTO 9501634该奖项是由美国国家科学基金会教师早期职业发展(Career)计划赞助颁发的。作为一名职业获奖者，调查人员除了他的科学研究项目外，还应该追求积极的教育计划。超新星是天体物理学中最大的(被充分观察到的)爆炸。它们充当流体动力学研究的实验室，是银河系化学演化的主要驱动力，如果谨慎使用，可能会被用作大型宇宙距离指示器。平托将改进他的超新星大气计算机代码，该代码用于模拟超新星在所有能量下通过远红外的伽马射线的光谱和光曲线。随着这些改进，模型代码将用于上述所有领域的研究。这项计划研究的教育部分包括教授几门本科生和研究生课程，包括建立一个带有专门软件的计算机实验室，供天文学本科生和非专业学生在天文学课堂上使用。***

Pinto 9501634 This award is made under the auspices of the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program. As a CAREER awardee the investigator is expected to pursue an active education plan in addition to his scientific research project. Supernovae are the largest (well-observed) explosions in astrophysics. They act as laboratories for the study of hydrodynamics, are the dominant driver of galactic chemical evolution and, if used with careful corrections, may be used as large-scale cosmic distance indicators. Pinto will improve his supernova atmosphere computer code, which is used to model spectra and light curves of supernovae at all energies from gamma rays through the far infrared. With the improvements the model code will be used for studies in all of the areas mentioned above. The education component of the planned research includes teaching several undergraduate and graduate courses, including setting up a computer laboratory with specialized software for astronomy undergraduates and non-majors to use in conjunction with their astronomy classes. ***