A 2001 XMM spectrum of radio-loud AGN 3C 223 revealed that the line-of-sight column density is significantly different from the average global column density. Two qualities make 3C 223 remarkable: the…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC20K0837
- Awardee
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Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy, Inc. UEI W1NBN156CYF9 Part of Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy, Inc.
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $29,367
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $29,366.59 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
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- Current, with exercised options
- Potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | -$888 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $30,255 |
About this award
This federal contract award, valued at $29,366.59, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), doing business as the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), a non-profit organization. The contract supports a 45 kilosecond NuSTAR observation and 40 kilosecond XMM-Newton observation of the radio-loud active galactic nucleus 3C 223. The objective is to search for absorption variability between the 2001 XMM-Newton observation and the proposed dataset, and to accurately measure the line-of-sight column density, which was unconstrained in the previous XMM-Newton data. This contract does not have a set-aside designation. AURA frequently collaborates with subcontractors like MIT, Johns Hopkins University, and Southwest Research Institute on major observatory programs and receives substantial prime contract awards from NASA to operate space telescope missions like Hubble and James Webb.
Description
A 2001 XMM spectrum of radio-loud AGN 3C 223 revealed that the line-of-sight column density is significantly different from the average global column density. Two qualities make 3C 223 remarkable: the implied obscuration geometry is a compton-thick (>1.7 x 10^24 CM^-2) ring of gas embedded in a global compon-thin (1.4 x 10^23 CM^-2) medium, and IT is one of the very few radio loud compton-thick AGN candidates known. We request a joint 45 KS nustar observation and 40 KS XMM observation to 3C 223 as the first bona fide compton thick radio galaxy, search for absorption variability between the 2001 observation and proposed dataset, and accurately measure the line-of-sight column density which is unconstrained with the XMM data, requiring nustar coverage.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC20K0837?
80NSSC20K0837 was awarded to Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy, Inc. by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on March 23, 2020.
How much is contract 80NSSC20K0837 worth?
The government has obligated $29,367 on 80NSSC20K0837.
Was contract 80NSSC20K0837 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC20K0837 was full and open competition.
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