The Distribution of Optically-Obscured Galaxies, and Asymmetric Isolated Galaxies

该奖项由美国国家科学基金会（NSF）教师早期职业发展（Career）项目资助。作为一名CAREER奖获得者，除了她的科学研究项目外，研究者还需要积极地开展教育计划。大约四分之一的河外天空被我们银河系的尘埃和高恒星密度所阻挡。几个超星系团消失在这个所谓的避开区（ZOA）中，因此它们的真实大小以及与可见结构的可能联系尚不清楚。Henning博士将使用荷兰的Dwingeloo望远镜对ZOA北部的星系进行调查，观察中性原子氢的21厘米波长谱线。这条线不受前景尘埃的影响，可以确定星系的分布。调查结果将被用作宇宙大尺度结构的示踪剂，用于研究矮星系的空间密度，并约束它们形成的模型。在南半球，专门挑选的星系将被观测，同样在21厘米波长，使用澳大利亚的帕克斯望远镜。在她的教育部分，Henning博士将与新墨西哥大学领导的财团组成的天文科学中心一起设计创新的教育项目，以实现真正的教育和研究的结合。* * * ? ?

ABSTRACT 9502268 Henning, Patricia This award is made under the auspices of the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program. As a CAREER awardee the investigator is expected to pursue an active education plan in addition to her scientific research project. About one quarter of the extragalactic sky is blocked by the dust and high star density of our Galaxy, the Milky Way. Several superclusters of galaxies disappear into this so-called Zone of Avoidance (ZOA), so their true sizes and possible connections with visible structures are not known. Dr. Henning will conduct a survey of the galaxies in the northern ZOA using the Dwingeloo telescope in the Netherlands to observe the 21-cm wavelength spectral line of neutral atomic hydrogen. This line is not affected by the foreground dust, and the distribution of the galaxies can be determined. The results of the survey will be used as a tracer of large-scale structure in the Universe, to investigate the space density of dwarf type galaxies, and to constrain models of their formation. In the southern hemisphere, specifically selected galaxies will be observed, also at 21-cm wavelength, using the Parkes telescope in Australia. In her education component, Dr. Henning will design innovative educational programs in conjunction with the Astronomy Science Center being formed by a consortium led by the University of New Mexico, with the goal of true combination of education and research. *** ??