We discovered a population of powerful l>1E47 ERG/s red quasars at z=2-3 which show unprecedented signatures of fast v>3000 KM/s outflows in their [oiii]5007A lines. These objects may be signposts…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC18K1634
- Awardee
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The Johns Hopkins University UEI FTMTDMBR29C7
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $76,770
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $76,770.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
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| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $76,770 |
About this award
This is a $76,770 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center (part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to The Johns Hopkins University to conduct research on high-redshift quasars and their impact on galaxy formation. The research will utilize observations from the NuSTAR and XMM-Newton X-ray telescopes to study the physical properties of the quasar corona and accretion luminosity, as well as constrain the mechanisms driving the high-velocity outflows detected in these objects. The data collected is expected to provide a "gold standard" spectrum for understanding the obscured, high-redshift quasar population, which is a key target for X-ray astronomy. This grant is not associated with a set-aside program and is intended to be completed by December 31, 2020.
Description
We discovered a population of powerful l>1E47 ERG/s red quasars at z=2-3 which show unprecedented signatures of fast v>3000 KM/s outflows in their [oiii]5007A lines. These objects may be signposts of the ``blow-out" phase of quasar feedback onto quasar host galaxy, at the epoch when quasars may have made the strongest impact on galaxy formation. Here we propose nustar+XMM observations of one of these objects, a target from our approved jwst early release science program. These data will allow US to determine the physical properties of the corona and the intrinsic accretion luminosity; constrain wind driving mechanisms; and provide a ``gold standard" spectrum for studies of the obscured high-redshift quasar population, which remains the single most elusive key target of x-RAY astronomy.
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Who was awarded contract 80NSSC18K1634?
80NSSC18K1634 was awarded to The Johns Hopkins University by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on January 1, 2019.
How much is contract 80NSSC18K1634 worth?
The government has obligated $76,770 on 80NSSC18K1634.
Was contract 80NSSC18K1634 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC18K1634 was full and open competition.
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