Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150104329

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP150104329

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The mass function of stars at birth. This project aims to answer three questions surrounding the birth of stars: What determines the mass of stars when they are born in our Galaxy, the so-called Initial Mass Function (IMF)? How does the IMF depend on the physical properties of the gas cloud in which stars form? By what amount do outflows and jets reduce the mean stellar mass and determine the shape of the IMF? It is expected that the project will generate the most realistic computer simulations of the formation of star clusters to date, with relevance to galaxy formation and evolution. The simulations may also provide the initial conditions for understanding exo-planet formation.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 30-06-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $310,700.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified | Stellar Astronomy and Planetary Systems | Astronomical and Space Sciences | Galactic Astronomy

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Information and Computing Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Mathematical Sciences |

Other Keywords

Astronomical and Space Sciences | Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Information and Computing Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Mathematical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Galactic Astronomy | Stellar Astronomy and Planetary Systems

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