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Award Abstract #0520928
Development of Instrumentation for the Dedicated Interferometer for Rapid Variability
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AST
Division of Astronomical Sciences
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| Initial Amendment Date: |
September 1, 2005 |
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| Latest Amendment Date: |
August 8, 2007 |
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| Award Number: |
0520928 |
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| Award Instrument: |
Standard Grant |
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| Program Manager: |
Jeffrey R. Pier
AST Division of Astronomical Sciences
MPS Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
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| Start Date: |
September 1, 2005 |
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| Expires: |
August 31, 2009 (Estimated) |
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| Awarded Amount to Date: |
$603768 |
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| Investigator(s): |
Brian Dennison dennison@unca.edu (Principal Investigator)
Wayne Christiansen (Co-Principal Investigator)
Michael Castelaz (Co-Principal Investigator)
David Moffett (Co-Principal Investigator)
Ronald Blake (Co-Principal Investigator)
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| Sponsor: |
University of North Carolina at Asheville
One University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804 828/251-6476
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| NSF Program(s): |
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES & INSTRM,
MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
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| Program Reference Code(s): |
OTHR,7697,1207,0000
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| Program Element Code(s): |
1218,1189
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ABSTRACT
AST-0520928--Dennison/UNC Asheville
This project will utilize the two 26 m radio telescopes at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute to revitalize the field of long-term monitoring of flux variability in cm-wavelength radio sources. The results will determine or constrain intrinsic characteristics of potential variable sources such as active galactic nuclei, and can help characterize the ionized interstellar medium in our own galaxy which imparts scintillation and, on rare occasions, extreme lensing effects that impact the flux of background radio sources. The Pisgah facility has an established record of involving undergraduates in its research programs, including those from historically non-research-oriented institutions in North Carolina and South Carolina.
PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH
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Dennison, B., Bennett, C. A., Blake, M., Brown. M., Castelaz, A. T., Castelaz, M., Christiansen, W. A., Cline, D. C., Daugherty, J. K., Hutchinson, D., Kaltreider, C., Kirback, E. R., Moffett, D., Osborne. C., Owen, L, Vorren, K..
"The Dedicated Interferometer for Rapid Variability,"
Astronomical and Astrophysical Transactions,
v.26,
2007,
p. 557.
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