Collaborative Research: Observing the Cosmic Evolution of Neutral Hydrogen

合作研究：观测中性氢的宇宙演化

• 批准号: 1814421
• 负责人: Andrew Baker
• 金额: $ 33.69万
• 依托单位: Rutgers University New Brunswick
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1814421&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Observing; Cosmic; Evolution

Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, and neutral hydrogen atoms are thus an important constituent of interstellar gas in galaxies, but also one of the most challenging to study. The faintness of neutral hydrogen emission means that it can only be detected beyond the nearby universe via long observations with large telescopes. A new telescope with improved sensitivity, the MeerKAT array, will examine how galaxies' neutral gas reservoirs have evolved over two thirds of the universe's history (i.e., the last nine billion years of cosmic time). It will determine how galaxies' neutral atomic hydrogen content relates to the properties of their stars, their environments, and their cosmic epochs. This will be compared with theoretical predictions in order to understand how gas flows into and out of galaxies and forms new stars while inside galaxies. The research will support the training of graduate and undergraduate students at the four universities; graduate students will gain additional experience in computation and statistics, research mentorship, education in STEM disciplines, and outreach to a variety of audiences.This survey will probe neutral hydrogen (HI) in emission to an unprecedentedly high redshift of z = 1.45. The combination of individual and stacked HI detections, complemented by theoretical modelling, multiwavelength observations, and a rich z = 0 reference dataset, will probe the evolution of (i) the baryonic Tully-Fisher relation, (ii) the HI mass function, and (iii) the dependence of galaxies' HI content on stellar and dark matter properties. OH megamasers detected as strong line emitters in the MeerKAT data will be used to place constraints on the cosmic history of gas-rich galaxy mergers. Both the HI survey data and the instructional modules used to provide student training will be publicly released as part of this project.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

氢是宇宙中最丰富的元素，因此中性氢原子是星系中星际气体的重要组成部分，也是最具挑战性的研究之一。中性氢发射的微弱意味着它只能通过大型望远镜的长期观测才能在附近宇宙之外检测到。灵敏度更高的新型望远镜 MeerKAT 阵列将研究星系的中性气体储层在宇宙历史的三分之二（即宇宙时间的最后 90 亿年）中是如何演化的。它将确定星系的中性原子氢含量与其恒星、环境和宇宙纪元的特性之间的关系。这将与理论预测进行比较，以了解气体如何流入和流出星系并在星系内部形成新的恒星。该研究将支持四所大学研究生和本科生的培训；研究生将在计算和统计、研究指导、STEM 学科教育以及接触各种受众方面获得额外的经验。这项调查将探测中性氢 (HI) 的排放，达到前所未有的高红移 z = 1.45。单个和堆叠 HI 探测的结合，辅以理论建模、多波长观测和丰富的 z = 0 参考数据集，将探测 (i) 重子 Tully-Fisher 关系、(ii) HI 质量函数、以及 (iii) 星系 HI 含量对恒星和暗物质特性的依赖性的演化。 MeerKAT 数据中检测为强线发射器的 OH 巨型微波激射器将用于限制富含气体星系合并的宇宙历史。 HI 调查数据和用于提供学生培训的教学模块都将作为该项目的一部分公开发布。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

On the uncertainties of results derived from H i spectral line stacking experiments

论哈伊谱线叠加实验结果的不确定性

• DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz1178
• 发表时间: 2019
• 期刊: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
• 影响因子: 4.8
• 作者: Elson, E C;Baker, A J;Blyth, S L
• 通讯作者: Blyth, S L

The RESOLVE and ECO Gas in Galaxy Groups Initiative: The Group Finder and the Group H i–Halo Mass Relation

• DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/acefd4
• 发表时间: 2023-10
• 期刊: The Astrophysical Journal
• 作者: Z. L. Hutchens;S. Kannappan;A. Berlind;Mehnaaz Asad;K. Eckert;David V. Stark;Derrick S. Carr;Ella R. Castelloe;Andrew J. Baker;Kelley M. Hess;A. Moffett;M. Norris;D. Croton

A new technique to isolate kinematically anomalous gas in HI data cubes

一种隔离 HI 数据立方体中运动学异常气体的新技术

• DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stac3443
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
• 影响因子: 4.8
• 作者: Randriamiarinarivo, N;Elson, E C;Baker, A J
• 通讯作者: Baker, A J

OH Megamasers in H i Surveys: Forecasts and a Machine-learning Approach to Separating Disks from Mergers

• DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/abe944
• 发表时间: 2021-02
• 期刊: The Astrophysical Journal
• 作者: H. Roberts;J. Darling;A. Baker

Looking at the Distant Universe with the MeerKAT Array: Discovery of a Luminous OH Megamaser at z > 0.5

用 MeerKAT 阵列观察遥远的宇宙：发现 z > 0.5 的发光 OH 巨脉泽

• DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ac63b0
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: The Astrophysical Journal Letters
• 作者: Glowacki, Marcin;Collier, Jordan D.;Kazemi-Moridani, Amir;Frank, Bradley;Roberts, Hayley;Darling, Jeremy;Klöckner, Hans-Rainer;Adams, Nathan;Baker, Andrew J.;Bershady, Matthew
• 通讯作者: Bershady, Matthew