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A Brief Exploration of Astrophysical Applications for Terahertz Spectroscopy

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Terahertz spectroscopy is a relatively new technology in the field of observational astrophysics. This project began by learning the uses and history of this field before applying data processing methods to data collected by the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope. Three studies that looked at different astronomical objects/phenomena were chosen for analysis. Data was taken from the ALMA project archive and analyzed using the Cube Analysis and Rendering Tool for Astronomy (CARTA). One study looked at stellar formation in a high red-shifted galaxy and showed detections of doubly-ionized oxygen (O III). Another looked at the dust production of supernovae to determine if supernovae are significant producers of dust. The last study looked at the potential detection of phosphine within the atmosphere of Venus. Methodologies were carefully recorded and further research questions were presented upon project conclusion.

  • This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.
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  • E-project-050721-131640
  • 23486
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  • 2021
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  • 2021-05-07
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  • 2021-08-29

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