Conference: AGN Winds on the Chesapeake

会议：切萨皮克上的 AGN 风

• 批准号: 2308885
• 负责人: Steven Kraemer
• 金额: $ 4.48万
• 依托单位: Catholic University of America
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2308885&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; AGN; Winds; Chesapeake

All massive galaxies are known to possess super massive black holes (SMBH) in their gravitational centers. When fueled by in-falling gas, these SMBH systems generate huge amounts of radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum and, often, powerful radio jets, forming an active galactic nucleus (AGN). The emitted radiation accelerates powerful AGN winds which interact with gas in the host galaxy. This form of interaction, or AGN feedback, is thought to be a crucial phase in the formation and evolution of galaxies. However, many aspects of the physics of AGN winds remain unanswered. The way to make progress in answering these critical questions is to bring AGN researchers together for an open exchange of ideas. Therefore, the PIs are holding a dedicated conference, “AGN Winds on the Chesapeake'' at the Tidewater Inn, Easton, MD, 11-16 June 2023. The PIs will actively encourage and fund the participation of younger researchers, including post-docs and graduate students, with an emphasis on women and under-represented groups. These young scientists will have the chance to present their results on an equal footing with the most senior researchers in the field.The PIs aim to bring together more than 80 experts and young scientists with the goal of imparting state-of-the-field knowledge to the next generation of AGN researchers. This is of particular importance with the advent of new data from the James Webb Space Telescope, and the imminent launch of a new X-ray observatory, the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission. Beyond these missions, the next great observatories, such as LUVOIR and Lynx, will be launched after 2030. Therefore, it is the younger generation of AGN researchers who will be making new advancements with these platforms. The proposed conference will be focused on key astrophysical questions around AGN winds. Among these are: the transfer of material and energy between the black hole and host galaxy; the fundamental parameters of the accretion process fueling the black hole; and the role of radio jets in entrained feedback. The presentations, which will be invaluable for guiding future research, will be disseminated to the greater AGN research community.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.

已知所有大型星系都在其重力中心具有超大的黑洞（SMBH）。这些SMBH系统被室内气体侵蚀时，会在电子光谱上产生大量的辐射，并且通常会形成活跃的银河核us（AGN）。发射的辐射加速了强大的AGN风，这些风与宿主星系中的气体相互作用。这种相互作用或AGN反馈形式被认为是星系形成和演变的关键阶段。但是，AGN风的物理学的许多方面仍未得到解答。在回答这些关键问题方面取得进展的方法是将AGN研究人员聚集在一起以进行开放的思想交流。因此，PIS在2023年6月11日至16日在马里兰州伊斯顿市的Tidewater Inn举行了一场专门的会议，“ Agn在Chesapeake”上举行。PIS将积极鼓励和资助年轻研究人员的参与，包括大多数年轻的妇女和年轻的研究员，包括这些年轻人的成绩。 PIS旨在将80多位专家和年轻科学家汇集到下一代AGN研究人员的目标，这是詹姆斯·韦伯太空望远镜的新数据的重要性。因此，在2030年之后，是年轻一代的AGN研究人员将通过这些平台进行新的进步。拟议的会议将集中于围绕AGN风的关键天体物理问题。其中包括：黑洞和宿主星系之间的材料和能量的传递；积聚过程的基本参数燃烧了黑洞；以及无线电飞机在Enlet反馈中的作用。演讲将是指导未来研究的无价之宝，它将被传播到更大的AGN研究社区。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准，被认为是珍贵的支持。