The Lick Observatory Supernova Search, and Detailed Studies of Nearby Supernovae

ST-0307894 Filippenko超新星（SN）代表了某些恒星演化的最后爆炸阶段，因为它们影响了从星星形成到宇宙射线的广泛的其他现象，它们显然是宇宙中最有趣和最重要的组成部分。 该项目将继续一个强大而富有成效的团队的努力，致力于提高对SN祖星，爆炸机制和核合成产物的理解，主要是通过观测，但通过非正式合作进行一些理论建模。 这些结果将对各种各样的主题产生广泛的影响，如星系的化学演化，星系的出生率，黑洞的质量，伽马射线爆发的性质和宇宙学。 世界上最成功的超新星搜索在附近的星系将继续使用机器人成像望远镜（KAIT）在利克天文台，使人们能够特别注意到通常被忽视的，非常早期阶段的SN发展。 光谱偏振法将首次应用于大量SN，揭示形状和内部结构。通过PI非常广泛的流行文章和讲座，结果将达到广泛和多样化的受众。 PI将继续通过广播、电视、报纸和杂志采访以及教育视频和电视纪录片，履行其对公众宣传的模范承诺。 还将更新他的天文学入门课程，其视频版本（通过教学公司），以及他的合著教科书。 预计将看到研究生，本科生和越来越多的高中生继续大量参与这项令人兴奋的前沿研究，并由代表性普遍不足的群体成员的显着参与。

AST-0307894FilippenkoSupernovae (SN) represent the final, explosive stage in the evolution of certain varieties of stars, and because they influence a wide range of other phenomena from star formation to cosmic rays, they are clearly among the most interesting and important constituents of the Universe. This project will continue the efforts of a strong and productive team, working to improve the understanding of SN progenitor stars, explosion mechanisms, and nucleosynthetic products, mostly via observations, but with some theoretical modeling via informal collaborations. The results will have broad implications for topics as diverse as the chemical evolution of galaxies, the birthrate of pulsars, the masses of black holes, the nature of gamma-ray bursts, and cosmology. The world's most successful search for supernovae in nearby galaxies will continue, using the robotic imaging telescope (KAIT) at Lick Observatory, enabling special attention to be paid to the generally neglected, very early stages of SN development. Spectropolarimetry will for the first time be applied to a large number of SN, revealing shapes and internal structures.The results will reach a broad and diverse audience through the PI's very extensive popular articles and lectures. The PI will continue his exemplary commitment to public outreach through radio, television, newspaper and magazine interviews, and educational videos and TV documentaries. There will also be updates of his introductory astronomy course, its video version (thorough The Teaching Company), and his co-authored textbook. Expect to see continued heavy involvement of graduate, undergraduate, and increasingly high school, students in this exciting, forefront research, with significant participation by members of generally under-represented groups.