23-SWIFT23-0013, seeing the disk: late-time swift observations of tdes
Active Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC25K7592
- Awardee
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The Regents Of The University Of California UEI GS3YEVSS12N6
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $40,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $40,000.00 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
- Berkeley, CA 94710, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
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| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $40,000 |
About this award
The University of California, Berkeley has been awarded a $40,000 research grant (Contract 23-SWIFT23-0013) to conduct late-time observations of tidal disruption events using NASA's Swift satellite. The award, issued on January 3, 2025, with a completion date of January 2, 2027, supports astronomical research aimed at observing and characterizing the disk structures of these rare cosmic phenomena where stars are torn apart by supermassive black holes. The grant is unset-aside and competitively awarded based on technical merit, with work to be performed at UC Berkeley's Albany, California campus.
This research grant aligns with NASA's broader scientific objectives in high-energy astrophysics and transient phenomena observation. UC Berkeley's selection reflects the institution's established expertise as a premier research partner to federal agencies, particularly NASA, in developing and executing sophisticated observational astronomy programs. The Swift satellite, designed to rapidly detect and observe gamma-ray bursts and other transient events, provides the necessary instrumentation for this late-time observational study, enabling researchers to advance understanding of accretion disk physics and black hole behavior through systematic monitoring of tidal disruption event afterglows.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC25K7592?
80NSSC25K7592 was awarded to The Regents Of The University Of California by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on January 3, 2025.
How much is contract 80NSSC25K7592 worth?
The government has obligated $40,000 on 80NSSC25K7592.
Was contract 80NSSC25K7592 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC25K7592 was full and open competition.
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