X-RAY polarization from relativistic bulk comptonization around accreting black holes
Active Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC24K1174
- 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
- $80,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $80,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 90% 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
- Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $80,000 |
About this award
The Regents of the University of Colorado was awarded a $80,000 research grant by a Civilian federal agency (Shared Services Center) on January 1, 2025, to conduct research on X-Ray Polarization from Relativistic Bulk Comptonization Around Accreting Black Holes. This grant, designated 23-IXPE23-0020, is scheduled for completion by December 31, 2026, and will be performed at the university's Boulder, Colorado campus. No set-aside designation was applied to this award, reflecting the university's competitive capabilities in securing federal research funding. The contract is structured as a research grant with other pricing arrangements, indicating a fixed or non-standard funding mechanism typical of academic research support.
This award supports theoretical and observational astrophysics research likely related to the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission, a space observatory designed to study X-ray polarization phenomena from extreme cosmic objects. The University of Colorado, as a prominent public research institution with extensive federal contracting experience across space sciences and advanced research domains, is well-positioned to contribute to understanding the physics of black hole accretion processes through X-ray polarimetry data analysis and modeling. The modest award value suggests this represents either a component of a larger multi-institutional investigation or a focused research contribution within the broader IXPE science program.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC24K1174?
80NSSC24K1174 was awarded to The Regents Of The University Of Colorado by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on January 1, 2025.
How much is contract 80NSSC24K1174 worth?
The government has obligated $80,000 on 80NSSC24K1174.
Was contract 80NSSC24K1174 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC24K1174 was full and open competition.
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