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Title:

JWST GO 1568: An Ultra-Sensitive Pencil Beam Search for 10 km Trans-Neptunian Objects

Agreement Number:

22JWGO1-09

Agreement Value:

$57,360.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 24, 2022 - Dec 31, 2024

Description:

The Research component of the program provides financial support to organizations to conduct space related research and development in priority areas. It will support targeted knowledge development and innovation to sustain and enhance the Canadian capacity to use space to address national needs and priorities in the future.

Organization:

Canadian Space Agency

Expected Results:

Following the JWST ERS and Cycle 1 GO Announcement of Opportunity published on June 14, 2021, the CSA is providing funding via a Grant Agreement to the university to conduct their research using the JWST data.

This project will utilize the JWST to perform a multi-epoch, ultra-deep survey for small Kuiper Belt Objects. Near simultaneous observations with the Hubble Space Telescope will provide parallax measurements of the targets, resulting in the faintest ever survey for these objects. Support from the CSA will enable the development of a machine learning network to perform the search for moving bodies in the datasets from both telescopes. The resultant dataset of discoveries will enable a measurement of the Kuiper Belt size distribution over a size range ideal for identifying which planetesimal accretion processes resulted in Kuiper Belt Objects.

Location:

Victoria, British Columbia, CA V8W 2Y2

Reference Number:

003-2021-2022-Q4-00037

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Academia

Additional Information:

Funding will be distributed over 2 financial years (FY) as follows:
Year 1 (FY 21/22): $27,600
Year 2 (FY 22/23): $29,760

Amendment Date

May 1, 2024

Recipient's Operating Name:

University of Victoria

Recipient's Legal Name:

University of Victoria

Program:

Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

Program Purpose:

This program supports knowledge development and innovation in the CSA's priority areas while increasing the awareness and participation of Canadians in space-related disciplines and activities.

The Research Component aims to support the development of science and technology; foster the continual development of a critical mass of researchers and highly qualified people in Canada; and support information gathering and space-related studies and research pertaining to Canadian Space Agency priorities.

Amendments:

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