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

描述：该奖项支持美印合作研究项目《高Z原星系的物理条件建模》。加里·费兰德教授、肯塔基大学和拉古纳森·斯里亚南德教授、大学间天文学和天体物理学中心将共同研究原星系中的恒星形成活动。研究目标是通过将高质量的观测数据与物理条件的广泛模拟相结合来开发高红移原始星系的物理条件的模型。虽然有大量的观测信息，但到目前为止，建模工作还没有同时考虑到宇宙学背景下的所有相关物理过程。该项目结合了美国调查人员独特的计算机建模专业知识和印度调查人员丰富的观测经验。位于浦那的大学间天文学和天体物理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今天我们周围星系环境的建立的问题。印度科技部(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.