REU: Opportunities for Undergraduate Students in Laboratory and Space Physics at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

这项为期三年的拨款是为了在NASA戈达德太空飞行中心建立一个本科生研究经验(REU)网站。研究目标是研究太阳耀斑中发生的能量释放、粒子加速和能量传输过程。主要重点将集中在1)通过实验室测量相关截面和通过各种核反应的理论模型来理解太阳耀斑的核物理；2)分析太阳耀斑的多波长观测，包括X射线、微波和H-α发射，并将它们与各种理论耀斑模型进行比较；以及3)利用时间和空间调制技术开发先进的硬X射线成像仪器。希望有五六名本科生能够参加这个项目。

This three year grant is to establish a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The research objective is to investigate the energy release, particle acceleration, and energy transport processes that occur in solar flares. The principal focus will be on 1) understanding the nuclear physics of solar flares both by laboratory measurements of relevant cross sections and by the theoretical modelling of the various nuclear reactions; 2) the analysis of multiwavelength observations of solar flares including X-rays, microwaves, and H-alpha emissions and their interpretation in comparison with various theoretical flare models; and 3) the development of advanced new instrumentation for hard X-ray imaging using both temporal and spatial modulation techniques. It is hoped that five or six undergraduates will be able to participate in this program.