The Lick Observatory Supernova Search, and Detailed Studies of Nearby Supernovae

利克天文台超新星搜索以及附近超新星的详细研究

• 批准号: 0307894
• 负责人: Alexei Filippenko
• 金额: $ 35.68万
• 依托单位: University of California-Berkeley
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-07-15 至 2006-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0307894&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Lick; Observatory; Supernova; Search; Detailed

AST-0307894FilippenkoSupernovae (SN) represent the final, explosive stage in the evolution of certain varieties of stars, and because they influence a wide range of other phenomena from star formation to cosmic rays, they are clearly among the most interesting and important constituents of the Universe. This project will continue the efforts of a strong and productive team, working to improve the understanding of SN progenitor stars, explosion mechanisms, and nucleosynthetic products, mostly via observations, but with some theoretical modeling via informal collaborations. The results will have broad implications for topics as diverse as the chemical evolution of galaxies, the birthrate of pulsars, the masses of black holes, the nature of gamma-ray bursts, and cosmology. The world's most successful search for supernovae in nearby galaxies will continue, using the robotic imaging telescope (KAIT) at Lick Observatory, enabling special attention to be paid to the generally neglected, very early stages of SN development. Spectropolarimetry will for the first time be applied to a large number of SN, revealing shapes and internal structures.The results will reach a broad and diverse audience through the PI's very extensive popular articles and lectures. The PI will continue his exemplary commitment to public outreach through radio, television, newspaper and magazine interviews, and educational videos and TV documentaries. There will also be updates of his introductory astronomy course, its video version (thorough The Teaching Company), and his co-authored textbook. Expect to see continued heavy involvement of graduate, undergraduate, and increasingly high school, students in this exciting, forefront research, with significant participation by members of generally under-represented groups.

FilippenkoSupernovae(SN)代表着某些恒星演化的最后的爆炸性阶段，因为它们影响着从恒星形成到宇宙射线的广泛其他现象，它们显然是宇宙中最有趣和最重要的组成部分。这个项目将继续一个强大而富有成效的团队的努力，努力改善对SN前体恒星、爆炸机制和核合成产品的理解，主要通过观察，但通过非正式合作进行一些理论建模。这些结果将对星系的化学演化、脉冲星的诞生速度、黑洞的质量、伽马射线爆发的性质和宇宙学等不同主题产生广泛的影响。利用利克天文台的机器人成像望远镜(KAIT)，世界上对附近星系中最成功的超新星的搜索将继续进行，使人们能够特别关注普遍被忽视的超新星发展的非常早期的阶段。分光光度将首次应用于大量SN，揭示SN的形状和内部结构。结果将通过PI非常广泛的流行文章和讲座接触到广泛和不同的受众。国际和平协会将继续通过电台、电视、报纸和杂志采访，以及教育视频和电视纪录片，继续其模范的公众宣传承诺。还将更新他的天文学入门课程，其视频版本(通过教学公司)，以及他与人合著的教科书。预计将看到研究生、本科生和越来越多的高中生继续大量参与这项令人兴奋的前沿研究，普遍代表不足的群体的成员将大量参与。