Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP190100252

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP190100252

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

The growth of giant black holes in the early universe. This project aims to discover the largest black holes in the early universe and their origin, and weigh them using infrared spectroscopy. Giant black holes at the centres of galaxies reach masses over ten billion times that of our Sun. Astronomy has revealed the origin of black holes with masses similar to that of the Sun, but remains puzzled by the existence of those with masses many million times larger. This project will reveal pathways of black-hole growth early after the Big Bang. The project will shed light on the evolution of galaxies in the early universe and prepare the ground for new work by other scientists, for example on the origin of the elements.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2019

End Date: 31-12-2022

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $375,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Astronomical and Space Sciences | Pattern Recognition and Data Mining | Cosmology and Extragalactic Astronomy

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences |

Other Keywords

Astronomical and Space Sciences | Cosmology and Extragalactic Astronomy | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Pattern Recognition and Data Mining

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