Conference: First Stars VII

“首发恒星”系列会议始于1999年，每四年举行一次，重点是宇宙中首批恒星和星系形成的观测、模拟和理论。国际和平研究所将于2024年5月在纽约市熨斗研究所组织下一次会议--第七代第一星会议。这次会议将集中讨论(I)与近场探测器有关的第三族恒星的丰度、性质和命运，(Ii)第一批星系的性质，(Iii)大质量黑洞形成和增长的途径，以及第一类星体，(Iv)早期星系间介质(IGM)的再电离和加热，(V)星系内外的化学浓缩，(Vi)引力波作为高红移和低红移宇宙的窗口，以及(Vii)连接高红移和低红移宇宙。这笔奖金将根据需要支持初级科学家的参与。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The "First Stars" conference series, which started in 1999 and takes place every four years, has focused on the observations, simulations, and theory of the formation of the first stars and galaxies in the universe. The PIs will organize the next iteration of the conference, First Stars VII, in May 2024 at the Flatiron Institute in New York city. This conference will focus on (i) the abundance, properties, and fate of Population III stars with a connection to near-field probes, (ii) the nature of the first galaxies, (iii) pathways for massive black hole formation and growth, and the first quasars, (iv) reionization and heating of the early intergalactic medium (IGM), (v) chemical enrichment inside and outside galaxies, (vi) gravitational waves as a window to high redshift, and (vii) connecting the high- and low-redshift universe. This grant will support the participation of primarily junior scientists on a need-based basis.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.