Award Abstract #9987438
Supernovae and their Cosmological Applications
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NSF Org: |
AST
Division of Astronomical Sciences
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Initial Amendment Date: |
June 28, 2000 |
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Latest Amendment Date: |
September 10, 2001 |
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Award Number: |
9987438 |
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Award Instrument: |
Continuing grant |
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Program Manager: |
Randy L. Phelps
AST Division of Astronomical Sciences
MPS Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
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Start Date: |
July 1, 2000 |
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Expires: |
June 30, 2003 (Estimated) |
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Awarded Amount to Date: |
$263488 |
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Investigator(s): |
Alexei Filippenko alex@astro.berkeley.edu (Principal Investigator)
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Sponsor: |
University of California-Berkeley
Sponsored Projects Office
BERKELEY, CA 94704 510/642-8109
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NSF Program(s): |
STELLAR ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSC
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Field Application(s): |
0000099 Other Applications NEC
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Program Reference Code(s): |
OTHR,9251,9178,1207,0000
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Program Element Code(s): |
1215
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ABSTRACT
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Filippenko, Alexei
"Supernovae and Their Cosmological Applications"
AST-9987438
Dr. Filippenko will continue a very successful program that discovers, performs follow-up observations with a robotic telescope (KAIT), and ultimately incorporates the resulting data on stellar supernova events into appropriate cosmological models. Multi-color, long-term light curves of all sufficiently bright supernovae are being obtained. Special emphasis will be placed on catching the generally neglected earliest stages of supernova outbursts. The primary goal of the proposed research is to improve understanding of the progenitor stars, explosion mechanisms, and nucleosynthetic products of supernovae. This work has contributed directly and measurably to the recent discovery of the accelerating universe.
Funding for this project was provided by the NSF program for Stellar Astronomy & Astrophysics (AST/SAA).
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