This $604,321 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports a research project to computationally characterize the production and emission of certain cation species in cometary atmospheres. The goal is to develop new diagnostic tools for ground-based astronomy to better understand the composition and chemistry of comets. The award will fund research activities at Auburn University, including spectroscopic modeling, chemical reaction network analysis, and student training. Subawards are planned for Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi to leverage their expertise in areas like astrophysics, atmospheric chemistry, and computational modeling. The project aims to advance scientific knowledge about cometary volatiles and enable new capabilities for astronomical observations of small bodies in the solar system.
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