US-India Cooperative Research: Modeling of Physical Conditions in High Z Protogalaxies

该奖项支持美国-印度合作研究项目，题为高Z原星系物理条件建模。 肯塔基州大学的加里·费兰教授和大学间天文学和天体物理学中心的Raghunathan Srianand教授将共同研究原星系中的星星形成活动。 研究目标是通过将高质量的观测数据与广泛的物理条件建模相结合，建立高红移原星系物理条件的模型。 虽然有丰富的观测信息，但迄今为止的建模工作未能在宇宙学背景下同时考虑所有相关的物理过程。 该项目汇集了美国研究人员独特的计算机建模专业知识和印度研究人员丰富的观察经验。 浦那大学间天文学和天体物理学中心是印度最重要的机构之一。 这一联合项目将使计算机模拟能够直接解决有关星系起源和我们今天周围星系环境的建立的问题。 印度科学技术部（DST）在NSF/DST计划下共同支持这项研究。

Description: This award supports the US-India cooperative research project entitled Modeling of Physical Conditions in High Z Protogalaxies. Professors Gary Ferland, University of Kentucky and Raghunathan Srianand, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics will jointly study star formation activity in proto-galaxies. The research objective is to develop a model of the physical conditions in high redshift proto-galaxies by combining high quality observational data with extensive modeling of the physical conditions. While there is a wealth of observational information, modeling efforts have thus far failed to take into account all of the relevant physical processes simultaneously in a cosmological setting. The project brings together the unique computer modeling expertise of the US investigator and the extensive observational experience of the Indian investigator. The Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune is one of India's premier institutions. This joint project will allow computer simulations to directly address questions concerning the origin of galaxies and the establishment of the galactic environment around us today. India's Department of Science and Technology (DST) jointly supports this research under the NSF/DST program.