A Search for Extra-Solar Planets via Gravitational Microlensing

通过引力微透镜寻找太阳系外行星

• 批准号: 9619575
• 负责人: David Bennett
• 金额: $ 15.78万
• 依托单位: University of Notre Dame
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-09-15 至 2001-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9619575&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Search; Extra; Solar; Planets; via

AST-9619575 Bennett A Search for Extra-Solar Planets via Gravitational Microlensing. There is great astronomical interest in the goal of finding and characterizing planetary systems orbiting other stars. Dr. David Bennett and colleagues will put into place an observational program to discover planets orbiting other stars by means of gravitational microlensing. He will follow-up on microlensing events initially discovered through surveys conducted by other teams of observers. Principal observational facilities for this project are in South Africa, and Dr. Bennett is collaborating with South African astronomers to get the telescope properly instrumented and operational for this research effort. The Division of International Programs at NSF is assisting on this award by providing travel funds.

AST-9619575班尼特：通过引力微透镜寻找太阳系外行星。在寻找和描述围绕其他恒星运行的行星系统这一目标上，天文学有着极大的兴趣。David Bennett博士和他的同事们将实施一项观测计划，通过引力微透镜的方法发现围绕其他恒星运行的行星。他将跟进最初通过其他观察员小组进行的调查发现的微透镜事件。该项目的主要观测设施位于南非，班尼特博士正在与南非天文学家合作，为这项研究工作提供适当的仪器设备并投入使用。NSF的国际项目部通过提供旅行资金来协助这一奖项。