Study of the Highest Energy Cosmic Rays

最高能量宇宙射线的研究

• 批准号: 0071069
• 负责人: John Belz
• 金额: $ 12万
• 依托单位: Montana State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-08-15 至 2002-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0071069&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Study; Highest; Energy; Cosmic; Rays

This group proposes a research program involving collaboration with the HiRes cosmic ray project in Utah, and the ASPIRE K-12 outreach program which will expand to Montana. The HiRes experiment is designed to study high-energy enigmatic cosmic rays. The observation of these cosmic rays whose energy exceeded the Greisen-Zetsepin-Kuz'min cut-off led many to postulate that some fundamental processes may be responsible for particles of extraordinary energy. Fly's Eye, supported by NSF, made the first and the most convincing observation of the highest energy of the enigmatic cosmic rays. HiRes, the successor of Fly's Eye, is now in operation. The Aspire Project (Astrophysics Science Project Integrating Research and Education) is an NSF supported outreach project involving HiRes scientists, K-12 teachers, state education administrators, education specialists, and programmers. The goal of this project is to infuse recent discoveries made in fundamental astrophysics research into everyday science lessons and laboratories by utilizing interactive, inquiry-oriented, web-based technology.This project is an example of the NSF initiative of integrating research and education.

该小组提出了一项研究计划，包括与犹他州的HiRes宇宙射线项目合作，以及将扩展到蒙大拿州的ASPIRE K-12外展计划。HiRes实验旨在研究高能神秘宇宙射线。这些宇宙射线的能量超过了Greisen-Zetsepin-Kuz'min的截止值，对这些宇宙射线的观察使许多人假设，某些基本过程可能是造成能量非凡的粒子的原因。由美国国家科学基金会支持的“苍蝇之眼”首次也是最具说服力地观测到了神秘宇宙射线的最高能量。继Fly’s Eye之后的HiRes现在已经开始运营。Aspire项目（天体物理科学综合研究与教育项目）是美国国家科学基金会支持的一项外展项目，涉及HiRes科学家、K-12教师、州教育管理人员、教育专家和程序员。该项目的目标是利用交互式、探究性和基于网络的技术，将基础天体物理学研究的最新发现融入日常科学课程和实验室。这个项目是美国国家科学基金会整合研究和教育的一个例子。