Extragalactic Distances Using Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuations: from the Local Group to the Coma Cluster

Graham博士将校准和应用星系的红外表面亮度波动测量作为宇宙距离指示器。研究的观测部分将使用各种望远镜来校准附近星系的方法，然后观察比以前远两到三倍的距离，最远到后发星团。该研究的理论部分将使用恒星群模型来研究红外表面亮度波动的预测行为，并将其与观测结果进行比较。

Graham, James AST 96-17173 Dr. Graham will calibrate and apply infrared surface brightness fluctuation measurements of galaxies as a cosmological distance indicator. The observational part of the study will use a variety of telescopes to calibrate the method on nearby galaxies and then observe distances two to three times farther than before, as far as the Coma cluster. The theoretical portion of the research will use stellar population models to investigate the predicted behavior of infrared surface brightness fluctuations and to compare them with observations.