The RECONS Investigation of the Solar Neighborhood

AST-0507711研究：佐治亚州立大学PI：Todd Henry Title：太阳近邻的记录研究。佐治亚州立大学的托德·亨利将在附近恒星研究联盟(“RECONS”)计划下进行研究。RECONS有几个目标，其中包括对太阳10秒以内的恒星进行普查，识别太阳25秒内的白矮星，识别太阳附近的亚矮星，寻找白矮星和红矮星的同伴，以及通过自行数据识别附近的其他恒星。拟议中的研究的主要更广泛的影响是在天体测量学领域的学生培训领域。此外，天文学中的各种努力将受益于对附近恒星的普查，其中包括搜索太阳系外行星和搜索暗物质。

AST-0507711INSTITUTION: Georgia State UniversityPI: Todd HenryTITLE: The RECONS Investigation of the Solar NeighborhoodABSTRACTDr. Todd Henry, at the Georgia State University, will undertake research under the Research Consortium on Nearby Stars ("RECONS") program. RECONS has several goals, among them providing a census of stars within 10 parsecs of the Sun, the identification of white dwarfs within 25 parsecs of the Sun, the identification of subdwarfs in the Solar neighborhood, a search for companions to white and red dwarfs, and identification of other nearby stars though proper motion data.The primary broader impact of the proposed research is in the area of student training in the field of astrometry. Additionally, a variety of efforts within astronomy will benefit from a census of nearby stars, among them searches for extrasolar planets and searches for dark matter.