More Than 1000 Points of Red Light --- A Survey of Red Dwarfs for Companions

1000多个红光点——为同伴勘察红矮星

• 批准号: 1109445
• 负责人: Todd Henry
• 金额: $ 23.23万
• 依托单位: Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-08-01 至 2014-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1109445&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: More; Than; 1000; Points; Red

This award will support an observational project to explore the nature of cool ("red") binary and multiple stars. The project adopts a two-pronged approach to uncover both close binaries and those with wide separation. The main goals of the project are to reveal important clues about star formation, improve knowledge of the luminosity and mass functions of individual and multiple red dwarfs, provide samples for studies of the longevity of wide multiples in the solar neighborhood, and evaluate whether multiplicity affects the formation of exoplanets around red dwarfs.The project is expected to shed light on the process of star formation and how binary and multiple systems evolve with time. The research will also contribute to the education and training of students from a variety of backgrounds, and non-scientists will benefit from opportunities to participate in this project.

该奖项将支持一个观测项目，以探索冷（“红色”）双星和多星的性质。 该项目采用双管齐下的方法来发现近距离的双星和那些有很大距离的双星。 该项目的主要目标是揭示有关星星形成的重要线索，提高对单个和多个红矮星的光度和质量函数的认识，为研究太阳附近宽倍数的寿命提供样本，并评估多重性是否会影响红矮星周围系外行星的形成。该项目预计将揭示星星形成的过程以及双星和多星如何形成系统随着时间而发展。 该研究还将有助于教育和培训来自不同背景的学生，非科学家将受益于参与该项目的机会。