ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT180100194

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/FT180100194

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Testing fundamental physics with solar twin stars. This project aims to test the variation of fundamental physical constants across our galaxy by using twins of our Sun, a new probe that unlocks a 1000-fold sensitivity gain. The standard model of nature's laws cannot explain fundamental constants, like electromagnetism's strength, alpha. By discovering distant solar twins, the project intends to probe alpha in regions of very different Dark Matter density, opening an unexplored discovery space. Expected outcomes include the most precise astronomical measurement of a fundamental constant, and the first test of variations in alpha across our Galaxy's Dark Matter field.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-02-2019

End Date: 30-06-2024

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $993,125.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Stellar Astronomy and Planetary Systems | Astronomical and Space Sciences | Atomic and Molecular Physics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences |

Other Keywords

Astronomical and Space Sciences | Atomic and Molecular Physics | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Stellar Astronomy and Planetary Systems

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