University of Utah Particle Astrophysics Research Group Grant (VERITAS, HAWC, CTA)

犹他大学粒子天体物理研究小组资助（VERITAS、HAWC、CTA）

• 批准号: 2111531
• 负责人: David Kieda
• 金额: $ 120.04万
• 依托单位: University of Utah
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-08-15 至 2024-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2111531&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: University; Utah; Particle; Astrophysics; Research

High-energy gamma-radiation represents one of the key messengers of the extreme universe, in particular providing insight into the cosmic ray accelerators that produce the highest energy particles observed. The award supports the activities of researchers at the University of Utah for on-going participation in observations and analysis of data from the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) and VERITAS observatories, and the future Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) observatory. Students and postdoctoral researchers supported by this grant will explore the origin of the high-energy gamma-radiation emitted by black holes, neutron stars, and supernova remnants. In addition, the researchers will develop ultra-high-resolution visible-light observations to accurately measure the diameters and create images of nearby stars using the VERITAS Stellar Intensity Interferometry Observatory. The award supports an extensive training program for undergraduate students who do not otherwise have access to extensive research facilities, and activities that explore the connections between astronomical dark skies, urban planning, biodiversity and microclimate, workforce diversity, and economic opportunity through the University’s Consortium for Dark Sky Studies.Recent advances in multi-wavelength analyses developed by the researchers provide a framework to explore possible astrophysical origins of galactic cosmic rays and the observed local positron flux. This includes studies of archival and new VERITAS observations of promising TeV halo regions identified from current all-sky catalogs published by the Fermi satellite Observatory, and the HAWC northern-sky surveys. Next steps will realize improved gamma-ray observations with the newly-developed wide-field of view Schwartzchild-Couder Telescope and result in integrating these elements, the Multi-Messenger Maximum Likelihood analysis framework (3ML), and Matched Run Method analysis tools to the GammaPy analysis framework, for use by the future CTA observatory. Completing the program is a survey of stellar diameters measured in the U/V optical bands via intensity interferometry observations with the VERITAS telescopes that will permit development of a suite of analysis tools for imaging of O/B/A stars, Cepheid variables, and binary systems. This project advances the goals of the NSF Windows on the Universe Big Idea.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.

高能伽马辐射是极端宇宙的关键信使之一，特别是提供了对宇宙射线加速器的深入了解，这些加速器产生了观测到的最高能量粒子。 该奖项支持犹他州大学的研究人员持续参与高海拔水切伦科夫（HAWC）和VERITAS天文台以及未来切伦科夫望远镜阵列（CTA）天文台的观测和数据分析。由该资助支持的学生和博士后研究人员将探索黑洞，中子星和超新星遗迹发射的高能伽马辐射的起源。此外，研究人员还将开发超高分辨率可见光观测，以准确测量直径，并使用VERITAS恒星强度干涉测量天文台创建附近恒星的图像。该奖项支持为本科生提供广泛的培训计划，否则他们无法获得广泛的研究设施，以及探索天文黑暗天空，城市规划，生物多样性和微气候，劳动力多样性之间联系的活动，和经济机会，通过大学的黑暗天空研究联盟。研究人员开发的波长分析提供了一个框架，以探索银河宇宙射线和观测到的局部正电子通量的可能天体物理起源。 这包括研究档案和新的VERITAS观测有前途的TeV晕区确定从目前的全天空目录公布的费米卫星天文台，和HAWC北天巡天。下一步将利用新开发的宽视场Schwartzchild-Couder望远镜实现改进的伽马射线观测，并将这些元素、多信使最大似然分析框架（3 ML）和匹配运行方法分析工具整合到GammaPy分析框架中，供未来的CTA天文台使用。完成该计划是通过VERITAS望远镜的强度干涉测量观测在U/V光学波段测量的恒星直径的调查，这将允许开发一套分析工具，用于O/B/A星，造父变星和双星系统的成像。 该项目推进了NSF宇宙大创意窗口的目标。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识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

Multiwavelength Observation Campaign of the TeV Gamma-Ray Binary HESS J0632 + 057 with NuSTAR, VERITAS, MDM, and Swift

• DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac2c6a
• 发表时间: 2021-10
• 期刊: The Astrophysical Journal
• 作者: Y. M. Tokayer;H. An;J. Halpern;J. Kim;K. Mori;C. Hailey;C. Adams;W. Benbow;A. Brill

Observation of the gamma-ray binary HESS J0632+057 with the H.E.S.S., MAGIC, and VERITAS telescopes

• DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac29b7
• 发表时间: 2021-09
• 作者: C. Adams;W. Benbow;A. Brill;J. Buckley;M. Capasso;A. Chromey;M. Errando;A. Falcone;K. A. Farrell;Q. Feng;J. Finley;G. Foote;L. Fortson;A. Furniss;A. Gent;G. Gillanders;C. Giuri;O. Gueta;D. Hanna;T. Hassan;O. Hervet;J. Holder;B. Hona;T. Humensky;W. Jin;P. Kaaret;M. Kertzman;D. Kieda;T. Kleiner;F. Krennrich;S. Kumar;M. Lang;M. Lundy;G. Maier;C. McGrath;P. Moriarty;R. Mukherjee;D. Nieto;M. Nievas-Rosillo;S. O’Brien;R. Ong;A. Otte;N. Park;S. Patel;K. Pfrang;A. Pichel;M. Pohl;R. Prado;J. Quinn;K. Ragan;P. Reynolds;D. Ribeiro;E. Roache;A. Rovero;J. Ryan;M. Santander;S. Schlenstedt;G. Sembroski;R. Shang;D. Tak;V. Vassiliev;A. Weinstein;D. Williams;T. Williamson;V. Acciari;S. Ansoldi;L. A. Antonelli;A. A. Engels-A.;M. Artero;K. Asano;D. Baack;A. Babi'c;A. Baquero;U. D. Almeida;J. Barrio;I. Batkovi'c;J. B. Gonz'alez;W. Bednarek;L. Bellizzi;E. Bernardini;M. Bernardos;A. Berti;J. Besenrieder;W. Bhattacharyya;C. Bigongiari;A. Biland;O. Blanch;H. Bokenkamp;G. Bonnol;vZ. Bovsnjak;G. Busetto;R. Carosi;G. Ceribella;M. Cerruti;Y. Chai;A. Chilingarian;S. Cikota;S. M. Colak;E. Colombo;J. Contreras;J. Cortina;S. Covino;Giacomo D’Amico;V. D’Elia;P. D. Vela;F. Dazzi;A. Angelis;B. Lotto;M. Delfino;J. Delgado;C. Mendez;D. Depaoli;F. D. Pierro;L. Venere;E. Espineira;D. D. Prester-D.;A. Donini;D. Dorner;M. Doro;D. Elsaesser;V. Ramazani;A. Fattorini;M. V. Fonseca;L. Font;C. Fruck;S. Fukami;Y. Fukazawa;R. L'opez;M. Garczarczyk;S. Gasparyan;M. Gaug;N. Giglietto;F. Giordano;P. Gliwny;N. Godinovi'c;J. Green;D. Green;D. Hadasch;A. Hahn;L. Heckmann;J. Herrera;J. Hoang;D. Hrupec;M. Hutten;T. Inada;K. Ishio;Y. Iwamura;I. Mart'inez;J. Jormanainen;L. Jouvin;M. Karjalainen;D. Kerszberg;Y. Kobayashi;H. Kubo;J. Kushida;A. Lamastra;D. Lelas;F. Leone;E. Lindfors;L. Linhoff;S. Lombardi;F. Longo;R. L'opez-Coto;M. L'opez-Moya;A. L'opez-Oramas;S. Loporchio;B. Fraga;C. Maggio;P. Majumdar;M. Makariev;M. Mallamaci;G. Maneva;M. Manganaro;K. Mannheim;L. Maraschi;M. Mariotti;M. Mart'inez;D. Mazin;S. Menchiari;S. Mender;S. Mi'canovi'c;D. Miceli;T. Miener;J. Miranda;R. Mirzoyan;E. Molina;A. Moralejo;D. Morcuende;V. Moreno;E. Moretti;T. Nakamori;L. Nava;V. Neustroev;C. Nigro;K. Nilsson;K. Nishijima;K. Nozaki;Y. Ohtani;T. Oka;J. Otero-Santos;S. Paiano;M. Palatiello;D. Paneque;R. Paoletti;J. Paredes;L. Pavleti'c;P. Peñil;M. Persic;M. Pihet;P. Moroni;E. Prandini;C. Priyadarshi;I. Puljak;W. Rhode;M. Rib'o;J. Rico;C. Righi;A. Rugliancich;L. Saha;N. Sahakyan;T. Saito;S. Sakurai;K. Satalecka;F. G. Saturni;B. Schleicher;K. Schmidt;T. Schweizer;J. Sitarek;I. vSnidari'c;D. S. A. Spolon;A. Stamerra;J. Strivskovi'c;D. Strom;M. Strzys;Y. Suda;T. Suri'c;M. Takahashi;R. Takeishi;F. Tavecchio;P. Temnikov;T. Terzi'c;M. Teshima;L. Tosti;S. Truzzi;A. Tutone;S. Ubach;J. Scherpenberg;G. Vanzo;M. Acosta;S. Ventura;V. Verguilov;C. Vigorito;V. Vitale;I. Vovk;M. Will;C. Wunderlich;T. Yamamoto;D. Zari'c;H. Abdalla;F. Aharonian;F. Ait-Benkhali;O. Anguener;C. Arcaro;H. Ashkar;Michael Backes;V. B. Martins;M. Barnard;R. Batzofin;Y. Becherini;D. Berge;K. Bernloehr;B. Bi;M. Boettcher;C. Boisson;J. Bolmont;M. Bony;M. Breuhaus;R. Brose;F. Brun;T. Bulik;S. Caroff;S. Casanova;T. Chand;A. Chen;G. Cotter;J. D. Mbarubucyeye;J. Devin;A. Djannati-Atai;K. Egberts;J. Ernenwein;S. Fegan;A. Fiasson;G. F. D. Clairfontaine;G. Fontaine;M. Fuessling;S. Funk;S. Gabici;G. Giavitto;D. Glawion;J. Glicenstein;M. Grondin;J. Hinton;W. Hofmann;T. Holch;M. Holler;D. Horns;Z. Huang;M. Jamrozy;F. Jankowsky;V. Joshi;I. Jung-Richardt;E. Kasai;K. Katarzyński;B. Khélifi;N. Komin;K. Kosack;D. Kostunin;S. L. Stum;A. Lemière;J. Lenain;F. Leuschner;C. Levy;T. Lohse;A. Luashvili;I. Lypova;J. Mackey;J. Majumdar;D. Malyshev;V. Marandon;P. Marchegiani;A. Marcowith;G. Marti'i-Devesa;R. Marx;G. Maurin;P. Meintjes;A. Mitchell;R. Moderski;L. Mohrmann;A. Montanari;E. Moulin;J. Muller;T. Murach;M. Naurois;A. Nayerhoda;J. Niemiec;A. Noel;P. O’Brien;S. Ohm;L. Olivera-Nieto;E. OÑA-WILHELMI;M. Ostrowski;S. Panny;M. Panter;D. Parsons;G. Peron;V. Poireau;D. Prokhorov;H. Prokoph;G. Puehlhofer;M. Punch;A. Quirrenbach;P. Reichherzer;A. Reimer;O. Reimer;M. Renaud;F. Rieger;C. Romoli;G. Rowell;B. Rudak;H. R. Ricarte;E. Velasco;V. Sahakian;S. Sailer;H. Salzmann;D. Sanchez;A. Santangelo;M. Sasaki;F. Schuessler;H. Schutte;U. Schwanke;M. Senniappan;J. Shapopi;R. Simoni;H. Sol;A. Specovius;S. Spencer;R. Steenkamp;S. Steinmassl;L. Sun;T. Takahashi;T. Tanaka;R. Terrier;N. Tsuji;Y. Uchiyama;C. Eldik;B. V. Soelen;J. Veh;C. Venter;J. Vink;S. Wagner;R. White;A. Wierzcholska;Y. Wong;M. Zacharias;D. Zargaryan;A. Zdziarski;A. Zech;S. Zhu;S. Zouari;N. Żywucka;Y. Moritani;D. Torres

Characterization of the background for a neutrino search with the HAWC observatory

HAWC 天文台中微子搜索背景特征

• DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2021.102670
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Astroparticle Physics
• 影响因子: 3.5
• 作者: Albert, A.;Alfaro, R.;Alvarez, C.;Angeles Camacho, J.R.;Arteaga-Velázquez, J.C.;Arunbabu, K.P.;Belmont-Moreno, E.;Caballero-Mora, K.S.;Capistrán, T.;Carramiñana, A.
• 通讯作者: Carramiñana, A.

Performance of the upgraded VERITAS Stellar Intensity Interferometer (VSII)

升级版 VERITAS 恒星强度干涉仪 (VSII) 的性能

• DOI: 10.1117/12.2630227
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Canada : Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VIII
• 作者: Kieda, David B.;VERITAS Collaboration
• 通讯作者: VERITAS Collaboration

Design and performance of the prototype Schwarzschild-Couder telescope camera

Schwarzschild-Couder 望远镜相机原型的设计和性能

• DOI: 10.1117/1.jatis.8.1.014007
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems
• 作者: Tagliaferri Gianpiero;Antonelli Angelo;Arnesen Tora;Aschersleben Jann;Attina' Primo;Balbo Matteo;Bang Sunghyun;Barcelo Miquel;Baryshev Andrey;Bellassai Giancarlo;et al.;Adams Colin B. et al.
• 通讯作者: Adams Colin B. et al.