We propose to tackle outstanding questions about the fundamental properties of young brown dwarfs, which are atmospheric analogs to massive gas giant exoplanets, using public archive data from the…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- NNX12AD97G
- Awardee
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Research Foundation Of The City University Of New York UEI L63BKBLD2LH4
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $190,071
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $190,071.13 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 0 offers Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Staten Island, NY 10314, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | -$56 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $133,625 | |
| Original award | $56,502 |
Description
We propose to tackle outstanding questions about the fundamental properties of young brown dwarfs, which are atmospheric analogs to massive gas giant exoplanets, using public archive data from the wide-field infrared survey explorer (WISE) combined with our extensive dataset of optical and near-infrared observations, including spectra, proper motions, and parallaxes. Using WISE data we will construct color-color diagrams, color-magnitude diagrams, and spectral energy distributions for our sample of candidate young brown dwarfs. We will fully characterize the spectral properties of the candidates and evaluate their membership in nearby young moving groups in order to obtain independent age estimates. The practical outcomes of this project will allow the research community to use observed colors and spectra to reliably constrain the properties - including effective temperature, gravity, and dust/cloud properties - of both brown dwarfs and gas giant exoplanets. We will also search for new young brown dwarfs in the WISE archive using colors and proper motions. The expanded sample of young brown dwarfs will be used to create a self-contained feedback loop to identify and address the shortcomings of cool atmosphere models and low-mass evolutionary tracks, both of which are already being used to infer the properties of massive exoplanets.
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Who was awarded contract NNX12AD97G?
NNX12AD97G was awarded to Research Foundation Of The City University Of New York by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on January 17, 2012.
How much is contract NNX12AD97G worth?
The government has obligated $190,071 on NNX12AD97G.
Was contract NNX12AD97G competed?
The extent of competition for NNX12AD97G was full and open competition. The government received 0 offers.
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