We propose a large program (tequila) to analyze tess ffis for all NGC+IC galaxies. IT will exploit the precision photometry, high cadence/multi-year baseline, and nearly all-sky coverage of tess in…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC21K0775
- Awardee
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University Of Illinois UEI Y8CWNJRCNN91
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $200,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $200,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- AJ11 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $200,000 |
About this award
This federal contract award, valued at $200,000.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Illinois for a program titled "TEQUILA" to analyze TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) full-frame images for nearby galaxies. The goal is to use TESS's precision photometry, high cadence, and all-sky coverage to search for low-level supermassive black hole accretion activity in the local galaxy population. The contract does not have a set-aside designation and is a grant for research, with a completion date of June 18, 2023. The University of Illinois, a public land-grant research university, is the prime contractor on this award.
Description
We propose a large program (tequila) to analyze tess ffis for all NGC+IC galaxies. IT will exploit the precision photometry, high cadence/multi-year baseline, and nearly all-sky coverage of tess in the search for tenuous nuclear supermassive black hole (smbh) accretion in the local galaxy population compiled in bright galaxy catalogs (e.g., NGC galaxies). The unique combination of tess capabilities makes IT the ideal facility for identifying and characterizing low-level smbh accretion in the local universe. Based on tess-detected nuclear variability from ffis, tequila will identify smbhs at the centers of NGC galaxies, quantify the duty cycle of flares in low-rate accretion flows and measure their general variability properties.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC21K0775?
80NSSC21K0775 was awarded to University Of Illinois by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on March 19, 2021.
How much is contract 80NSSC21K0775 worth?
The government has obligated $200,000 on 80NSSC21K0775.
Was contract 80NSSC21K0775 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC21K0775 was full and open competition.
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