Doubling the power of a unique astronomical survey facility

独特天文测量设施的力量加倍

• 批准号: LE180100009
• 负责人: Prof Matthew Colless
• 金额: $ 9.2万
• 依托单位: The Australian National University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LE180100009
• 关键词: Doubling; power; unique; astronomical; survey

This project aims to double the number of fibres in the spectrograph on the UK Schmidt Telescope and so double the number of stars and galaxies that it can observe simultaneously. This would allow rapid and timely completion of two major projects: the Taipan galaxy survey would be first to test a potential discrepancy in the expansion rate of the universe that may signal new physics, while the FunnelWeb stellar survey would (in tandem with two space missions) identify potential nearby exoplanets and trace the history of the Milky Way. The benefits include high scientific impact for the two surveys, international showcasing of the Australian Starbug technology, and a national astronomical survey facility for the next decade.

该项目的目标是将英国施密特望远镜光谱仪中的光纤数量增加一倍，从而使其可以同时观测的恒星和星系数量增加一倍。这将使两个主要项目能够迅速和及时地完成：大班星系调查将首先测试宇宙膨胀率的潜在差异，这可能预示着新的物理现象，而漏斗状恒星调查将(与两次太空任务一起)确定附近潜在的系外行星，并追踪银河系的历史。好处包括这两次调查的高度科学影响，澳大利亚Starbug技术的国际展示，以及未来十年的国家天文探测设施。