Magnetic fields and atomic gas flows in the Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds

银河系和麦哲伦云中的磁场和原子气体流

• 批准号: DP220101558
• 负责人: Prof Naomi McClure-Griffiths
• 金额: $ 32.98万
• 依托单位: The Australian National University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2022-12-30 至 2025-12-29
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP220101558
• 关键词: Magnetic; fields; atomic; gas; flows

This project aims to understand how gas and magnetic fields interact to set the fate of galaxies. Magnetism, alongside gravity, is one of the most influential forces in determining the structure and evolution of the Universe, and yet one of the least understood. Using Australia's newest astronomy investment, the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder, this project hopes to reveal the linkage of magnetism and atomic gas flows in our own Milky Way and between its galactic neighbours, the Magellanic Clouds. The expected outcomes of this project include the delivery of one of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder key science projects, improved understanding of how galaxies evolve and training students in scientific skills.

该项目旨在了解气体和磁场如何相互作用以确定星系的命运。磁力与引力一起，是决定宇宙结构和演化的最有影响力的力量之一，但也是最不为人所知的力量之一。该项目利用澳大利亚最新的天文学投资-澳大利亚平方公里阵列探路者，希望揭示我们银河系中以及银河系邻居麦哲伦云之间的磁性和原子气体流动的联系。该项目的预期成果包括交付澳大利亚平方公里阵列探路者关键科学项目之一，提高对星系如何演变的理解，并培训学生的科学技能。