Operation of the National Astronomy and Inosphere Center, 1999-2004

AST9809484该奖项是康奈尔大学和美国国家科学基金会(NSF)达成的为期60个月的国家天文学和电离层中心(NAIC)运营合作协议。该奖项基于对美国国家科学基金会1997年9月发布的建议书(NSF-97-154)的回应，以及随后对针对这一要求提交的建议书的审查。NAIC的主要研究工具是位于波多黎各阿雷西博附近的升级后的305米射电/雷达望远镜，这是世界上最大和最强大的单一射电望远镜。阿雷西博望远镜及其相关仪器在大气层和电离层研究、太阳系雷达调查以及各种射电天文研究领域取得了极大的成效。利用这台仪器最近的发现包括探测到第一批在我们自己的太阳系以外的太阳系发现的行星。在阿雷西博进行的科学研究得到了国家科学基金会天文科学部和大气科学部以及美国国家航空航天局的支持。

AbstractAST 9809484This award is a Cooperative Agreement between Cornell University and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to operate the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC) for a period of 60 months. The award is based on the response to a Request for Proposals (NSF-97-154) issued by NSF in September 1997, and on the subsequent review of proposals submitted in response to this request.The primary research tool of the NAIC is the upgraded 305-m radio/radar telescope located near Arecibo, Puerto Rico, the largest and most powerful single radio telescope in the world. The Arecibo Telescope and associated instrumentation have been extremely productive in the areas of atmospheric and ionospheric studies, solar-system radar investigations, and a wide variety of radio astronomical research. Recent discoveries made with this instrument include the detection of the first planets found in a solar system other than our own.The scientific research carried out at Arecibo is supported by the Division of Astronomical Sciences and the Division of Atmospheric Sciences of the National Science Foundation, as well as by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.