This National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant, awarded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), aims to constrain the carbon monoxide (CO) and neutral hydrogen (HI) cross power spectrum during the Epoch of Reionization. The $160,448 award will fund a collaborative research project between the California Institute of Technology, University of Miami, and University of Maryland. The project will duplicate an existing pathfinder receiver and conduct a survey of the CO line across the sky, then cross-correlate the resulting data with 21 cm cosmology observations. This is expected to provide the first unambiguous confirmation of the Epoch of Reionization 21 cm signal and enable tighter constraints on the HI autocorrelation power spectrum. The project will also engage with underserved high school students to teach coding and astronomy. No sub-awards are planned for this grant, which has a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| Not listed | $160.4k | 8/22/24 |