Ionized gas in the circumgalactic medium (CGM) traces the interaction between galaxies and their surrounding medium, fuels future star formation in galaxies, and may hold a significant proportion of…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC22K1603
- Awardee
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The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York UEI F4N1QNPB95M4
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $150,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $150,000.00 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
- New York, NY 10027, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $50,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $50,000 | |
| Original award | $50,000 |
About this award
This is a $150,000.00 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian U.S. government agency, to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York for the DIFFUSAT project. DIFFUSAT is a CubeSat mission that will use an integral field spectrograph to map the circumgalactic medium (CGM) of nearby galaxies in ultraviolet wavelengths, providing unprecedented 3D spatial and kinematic data on the large-scale structure and gas cycling between galaxies and their halos. The award will support the development of key technologies such as lenslet arrays and UV-enhanced CCD coatings for future NASA missions. This grant is not associated with any set-aside designation, indicating open competition based on Columbia University's expertise in astrophysics research and instrumentation development.
Description
Ionized gas in the circumgalactic medium (CGM) traces the interaction between galaxies and their surrounding medium, fuels future star formation in galaxies, and may hold a significant proportion of undetected baryons in the present universe. However, because IT is extremely diffuse and faint, IT has been difficult to map in emission and has previously been explored mainly in single absorption sight lines. Instruments such as the faint intergalactic medium redshifted balloon (fireball-2) and circumgalactic h-alpha spectrograph.(chas) will survey the complex dynamics of the CGM and have developed technology for observing this faint emission. We propose diffusat, a cubesat carrying an integral field spectrograph which will map the CGM of nearby galaxies in UV deeper than ever before. Diffusat's wide field of view, high grasp, and moderate resolution will allow IT to obtain three-dimensional spatial and kinematic information over the entire CGM of nearby galaxies, giving US an unprecedented view of its large-scale structure and the cycling of gas between galaxies and halos. The design of this instrument will involve development of key technologies such as lenslet.arrays in the UV and in space and CCD coatings enhancing efficiency in the UV, for use in future NASA missions.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC22K1603?
80NSSC22K1603 was awarded to The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on September 1, 2022.
How much is contract 80NSSC22K1603 worth?
The government has obligated $150,000 on 80NSSC22K1603.
Was contract 80NSSC22K1603 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC22K1603 was full and open competition.
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