The Dawn of Extreme Gamma Ray Astronomy

极端伽马射线天文学的黎明

• 批准号: DP200100784
• 负责人: Prof Gavin Rowell
• 金额: $ 24.64万
• 依托单位: The University of Adelaide
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2024-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP200100784
• 关键词: Dawn; Extreme; Gamma; Ray; Astronomy

This project aims to reveal the highest energy cosmic-ray particles in our galaxy, produced in extreme and still unknown astrophysical processes. Their interaction with nuclei in space produces the highest energy gamma ray light. Our project will make use of this extreme gamma ray light with upgraded and next-generation gamma-ray telescope arrays. With accompanying data from Australian radio telescopes, and computer models of the cosmic ray interactions, our project can finally determine from where these cosmic rays originate, yielding insight into our galaxy's evolution. Complex machine learning methods will be needed in a project that provides a world-leading student training ground, motivated by a century old mystery in astronomy.

该项目旨在揭示我们银河系中能量最高的宇宙射线粒子，这些粒子是在极端和未知的天体物理过程中产生的。它们与空间中的原子核相互作用产生最高能量的伽马射线光。我们的项目将利用这种极端伽马射线光与升级和下一代伽马射线望远镜阵列。借助澳大利亚射电望远镜的相关数据和宇宙射线相互作用的计算机模型，我们的项目最终可以确定这些宇宙射线的起源，从而深入了解我们银河系的演变。在一个提供世界领先的学生训练基地的项目中，需要复杂的机器学习方法，其动机是天文学中的一个世纪之谜。