The distribution of galaxies remains both the primary motivation and the primary test of theories of the origin and growth of structure in the universe. The dynamical and positional informa- tion which is contained in the distribution of galaxies in red- shift space is still the only good handle we have on the underly- ing mass distribution. This research will extend our knowledge of the distribution of very distant galaxies to a very large degree, approximately doubling the number of redshifts available for the construction and testing of cosmological models. This program, to be carried out by members of the group which first discovered very large scale inhomogeneities in the uni- verse, builds on work supported under a previous NSF grant in the form of a multi-object fiber system which permits obtaining thirty or more good spectra of galaxies in only two hours. This will permit the measurement of some 20,000 redshifts, distributed over 800 square degrees of sky over the next two years.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Astronomical Sciences (AST)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
8921326
Program Officer
Millissa J. Evans
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1990-04-15
Budget End
1992-12-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1989
Total Cost
$111,700
Indirect Cost
Name
Harvard University
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Cambridge
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02138