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Grant Award View - GA17785-V2
Testing fundamental physics with solar twin stars
GA ID:
GA17785-V2
Agency:
Australian Research Council
Approval Date:
2-Aug-2018
Variation Publish Date:
2-Aug-2021
Variation Date:
27-Jul-2021
Category:
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research
Grant Term:
1-Feb-2019 to 31-Jan-2023
Value (AUD):
$1,092,437.50
(GST inclusive where applicable)
Varies:
GA17785
- Testing fundamental physics with solar twin stars
One-off/Ad hoc:
No
Aggregate Grant Award:
No
PBS Program Name:
ARC 18/19 Discovery
Grant Program:
ARC Future Fellowships
Grant Activity:
Testing fundamental physics with solar twin stars
Purpose:
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.
GO ID:
GO Title:
Future Fellowships commencing in 2018
Internal Reference ID:
FT18 Round 1
Selection Process:
Targeted or Restricted Competitive
Confidentiality - Contract:
No
Confidentiality - Outputs:
No
Grant Recipient Details
Recipient Name:
Swinburne University of Technology
Recipient ABN:
13 628 586 699
Grant Recipient Location
Suburb:
HAWTHORN
Town/City:
HAWTHORN
Postcode:
3122
State/Territory:
VIC
Country:
AUSTRALIA
Grant Delivery Location
State/Territory:
VIC
Postcode:
3122
Country:
AUSTRALIA