Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities - Grant ID: LE180100009 [ 2018-01-01 - 2020-12-31 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Associate Professor Michael Brown (Chief Investigator) ,  Associate Professor Michael Brown (Chief Investigator) ,  Dougal Mackey (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Duncan Wright (Chief Investigator) ,  Edward Taylor (Chief Investigator)
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Brief description Doubling the power of a unique astronomical survey facility. This project aims to double the number of fibres in the spectrograph on the UK Schmidt Telescope and so double the number of stars and galaxies that it can observe simultaneously. This would allow rapid and timely completion of two major projects: the Taipan galaxy survey would be first to test a potential discrepancy in the expansion rate of the universe that may signal new physics, while the FunnelWeb stellar survey would (in tandem with two space missions) identify potential nearby exoplanets and trace the history of the Milky Way. The benefits include high scientific impact for the two surveys, international showcasing of the Australian Starbug technology, and a national astronomical survey facility for the next decade.

Funding Amount $340,160

Funding Scheme Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities

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