Understanding and Exploiting the Dynamic Infrared Universe

该合同将支持一个获取和分析红外波长时间序列数据的项目。红外观测与可见波长的研究相比有许多优点。这包括更好的关于低温恒星的数据，比如星系外的红色瞬变恒星和年轻恒星，以及星际尘埃影响的改善。该项目的目标有几个：利用大型现有和建议的数据集表征变异性；有针对性的河外星团环境运动；对大约100个脉动变星（天琴座RR星、造父变星和Miras星）的研究；Ia型和II-P型超新星在红外波段的系统研究与分析；以及对几次伽马射线暴的快速观测。研究人员将创建一个门户网站，迅速向天文学界和公众传播这项研究的结果。此外，该团队将通过档案和门户网站公开近七年的历史红外时域数据。最后，Bloom博士将积极指导参与项目的本科生、研究生和博士后。

This award will support a project to obtain and analyze time-series data at infrared wavelengths. There are many advantages that infrared observations have over studies at visible wavelengths. These include better data on cool stars, such as red extragalactic transients and young stars, and amelioration of the effects of interstellar dust. The goals of this project are several: characterization of variability using large existing and proposed datasets; a targeted campaign on extragalactic cluster environments; a study of roughly 100 pulsating variables (RR Lyrae, Cepheids, and Miras); a systematic study and analysis of Type Ia and Type II-P supernovae in the infrared; and rapid observations of several gamma-ray bursts.The researchers will create a web portal to rapidly disseminate the results of this study to the astronomical community and to the general public. In addition, the team will make almost seven years of historical infrared time-domain data public with the archive and web portal. Finally, Dr. Bloom will be actively engaged in mentorship of the undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars involved in the project.