Astronomical Studies with the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory

摘要：加州理工学院亚毫米天文台采用一架直径10.4米的精密望远镜，在圆顶内运行，以观测亚毫米波长的天空。该合同将在未来三年内继续为天文台运作、工作人员和学生支持以及仪器开发提供资金。研究领域将包括对遥远的原始星系中的分子气体和尘埃的研究，使用强大的新型测热仪相机对恒星形成云进行大规模成像，以及对宇宙微波背景的Sunyaev-Zeldovich效应的观察。将开发仪器以提高整个系统的灵敏度和绘图速度。CSO在观测科学和仪器开发方面培养了许多本科生、研究生和博士后。在加州理工学院和其他院校，相当一部分使用望远镜的时间分配给了学生；总的来说，超过50%的望远镜使用者是加州理工学院以外的天文学家。CSO值得注意的是其在天文接收机技术方面的开创性研究，该技术被用于许多其他国家和世界各地的天文台。美国国家科学基金会日记建议：0540882 PI姓名：Phillips， Thomas g .打印自eJacket: 11/16/05第1页

Name: Richard E. BarvainisDate: 11/16/2005 11:12 AMKeyword: AbstractNote:The Caltech Submillimeter Observatory employs a precision 10.4-meter-diametertelescope operating within a dome to observe the sky at submillimeter wavelengths.This award will continue funding for the next three years for observatory operations,staff and student support, and for instrumentation development. Areas of research willinclude studies of molecular gas and dust in distant primeval galaxies, large-scaleimaging of star-forming clouds using powerful new bolometer cameras, andobservations of the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect on the cosmic microwave background.Instrumentation will be developed to increase overall system sensitivity and mappingspeed. The CSO trains many undergraduate students, graduate students andpostdoctoral fellows, in both observational science and instrumentation development. Aconsiderable fraction of telescope time is allocated to students, both at Caltech and atother institutions; overall, more than 50% of telescope usage is by astronomers fromoutside of Caltech. The CSO is noteworthy for its pioneering research in astronomicalreceiver technology, which is used at many other observatories both national andworldwide.NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONDiary NoteProposal:0540882 PI Name:Phillips, Thomas G.Printed from eJacket: 11/16/05 Page 1 of 1