The Galactic Plane Infrared Polarization Survey (GPIPS)

AST-0607500研究：波士顿大学PI：Daniel ClemensTITLE：银河平面红外偏振测量(GPIPS)摘要。波士顿大学的丹尼尔·克莱门斯将对银河系第一象限中的大量恒星进行1.6微米吸收偏振测量。银河系平面红外偏振测量(GPIPS)的结果将用于研究银河系磁场，获得恒星光度和光谱能量分布以及星际尘埃的性质。这类研究受益于其他波长的重叠、正在进行的调查，使这项调查具有时效性并与其他努力相辅相成。这些数据将被发布给普通天文学团体，用于各种与银河系结构有关的研究。对于公众和外展专业人士，GPIPS提供的深度全景图像将在讲座、教科书、新闻发布和课堂上有用。GPIPS还将为研究生和本科生提供培训。

AST-0607500INSTITUTION: Boston UniversityPI: Daniel ClemensTITLE: The Galactic Plane Infrared Polarization Survey (GPIPS)ABSTRACTDr. Daniel Clemens, at Boston University, will undertake a 1.6-micron absorption polarimetry survey toward a large number of stars in the first Galactic quadrant. The results of the Galactic Plane Infrared Polarization Survey (GPIPS) will be used for studies of the Galactic magnetic field, and to obtain stellar photometry and spectral energy distributions and the properties of interstellar dust. Such studies benefit from overlapping, ongoing surveys at other wavelengths, making this survey timely and complementary to other efforts. The data will be released to the general astronomical community for use in a variety of studies relating to Galactic structure. For the public and outreach professionals, the deep panoramic images GPIPS provides will be useful in lectures, textbooks, news releases and classrooms. GPIPS will also provide for training of graduate and undergraduate students.