Infrastructure Improvements at the National Solar Observatory

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(Public Law 111-5)资助的。该奖项支持国家太阳天文台(NSO)的基础设施升级，以确保NSO现有资产的生存能力，在未来几年内支持太阳物理界，直到先进技术太阳望远镜上线。这些资金被指定用于通过更换NSO望远镜和数据处理设施的故障和过时系统来支持最前沿的太阳研究，并确保NSO观测站为来访的科学家和工作人员提供持续安全的操作。NSO共拨款140万美元，用于更换过时和故障的仪器，对由于以前的资金限制而推迟的项目进行维护，并升级计算和数据存储能力，以与NSO旗舰望远镜上安装的新仪器的输出相匹配。NSO设施被太阳界用来解决太阳物理中的许多悬而未决的问题，以及空间天气的太阳原因及其对地球的影响。通过这些升级，NSO？S支持这项研究的能力将得到大幅增强。信息技术升级将使NSO能够存储数据并向更广泛的太阳能社区传播数据。NSO参与了扩大研究参与度的计划，例如NSF天文学伙伴关系天文物理研究和教育计划及其正在进行的其他学生计划，这将受益于改进的观测和数据处理能力，使学生更容易进行最前沿的太阳观测

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This award supports infrastructure upgrades at the National Solar Observatory (NSO) that will ensure the viability of current NSO assets for supporting the solar physics community for the next several years until the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope comes online. The funds are designated to support forefront solar research by replacing failing and outdated systems at NSO telescopes and data handling facilities and to ensure the continued safety of operations at NSO observatory sites for visiting scientists and staff. A total of $1.4M is awarded to replace obsolete and failing instrumentation, to conduct maintenance on items that have been deferred due to previous funding constraints, and to upgrade computing and data storage capabilities to match the output of new instrumentation that have been installed on NSO's flagship telescopes.NSO facilities are used by the solar community to address many outstanding problems in solar physics and the solar causes of space weather and its impacts on the Earth. Through these upgrades, NSO?s ability to support this research will be substantially enhanced. Information technology upgrades will permit NSO to store and disseminate data to a broader segment of the solar community. NSO participation in programs to broaden participation in research, such as the NSF Partnerships in Astronomy & Astrophysics Research and Education program and its other ongoing student programs, will benefit from improved observing and data handling capabilities, making it easier for students to work with forefront solar observations