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

该奖项将支持一个探索凉爽(红色)双星和多星本质的观测项目。该项目采取双管齐下的方法，既发现了紧密双星，也发现了广泛分离的双星。该项目的主要目标是揭示恒星形成的重要线索，提高对单个红矮星和多个红矮星的光度和质量函数的认识，为研究太阳附近的宽倍数寿命提供样本，并评估多重性是否影响红矮星周围系外行星的形成。该项目有望阐明恒星形成的过程，以及双星和多系统如何随时间演变。这项研究还将有助于对不同背景的学生进行教育和培训，非科学家将从参与这一项目的机会中受益。

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.