M87 has been established as a gamma-RAY source from the GEV to TEV energy bands. The short variability timescale and multiwavelength correlations have suggested that the gamma-rays may come from…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC21K2027
- Awardee
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The Regents Of The University Of Colorado UEI SPVKK1RC2MZ3
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $74,996
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $74,996.07 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- 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
- Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | -$4 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $75,000 |
About this award
This is a $74,996.07 grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the University of Colorado for a study on the origins of high-energy gamma-ray emissions from the supermassive black hole in the galaxy M87. The research will use state-of-the-art radiation general relativistic magnetohydrodynamics simulations to model the photon distribution near the black hole's event horizon and investigate particle acceleration mechanisms, with the goal of directly comparing the resulting gamma-ray spectrum to observational data. This grant does not have a set-aside designation and is a research award without a parent contract vehicle.
Description
M87 has been established as a gamma-RAY source from the GEV to TEV energy bands. The short variability timescale and multiwavelength correlations have suggested that the gamma-rays may come from near the event horizon of the central supermassive black hole. Thie will be a comprehensive study to determine the origins of the high energy gamma-rays in M87. State-of-art radiation grmhd simulations will be used to obtain a detailed picture of the photon distribution near the horizon, and measure its dependence on accretion rate, magnetization, and electron temperature. Then, this information will be used in a self-consistent GR PIC simulation to study the mechanism of particle acceleration and will obtain a full gamma-RAY spectrum from GEV to TEV that can be directly compared to observational data from fermi, hess, magic, and veritas.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC21K2027?
80NSSC21K2027 was awarded to The Regents Of The University Of Colorado by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on September 1, 2021.
How much is contract 80NSSC21K2027 worth?
The government has obligated $74,996 on 80NSSC21K2027.
Was contract 80NSSC21K2027 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC21K2027 was full and open competition.
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