Title:
Multiplicity Survey of 20 Y Dwarfs with NIRCam Kernel Phase Interferometry
Agreement Value:
$59,991.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 24, 2022 - Mar 30, 2025
Description:
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.
The JWST, with its unrivalled sensitivity at 5 microns where brown dwarfs are least faint, will search for companions orbiting around the 20 coldest and presumably least massive brown dwarfs in an effort to determine at what rate these stars form with companions. That multiplicity rate can provide important clues to understand the star formation process as a whole, from massive to low-mass stars.
Organization:
Canadian Space Agency
Expected Results:
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.
Location:
Montreal, Quebec, CA H3C 3J7
Reference Number:
003-2021-2022-Q4-00039
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Additional Information:
Funding will be distributed over 2 financial years (FY) as follows:
Year 1 (FY 21/22): $28,666
Year 2 (FY 22/23): $31,325
Amendment Date
Mar 20, 2024
Recipient's Operating Name:
University of Montreal
Recipient's Legal Name:
Université de Montréal
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.