Presenter(s)
Carly J. Fitzgerald
Abstract
My goal in conducting my research was to measure the speed of matter in the Milky Way galaxy using CHART -- the Completely Hackable Amateur Radio Telescope is an inexpensive, constructable telescope used to detect radio frequency waves in the galaxy. Using these waves and the doppler shift equation, I was able to measure the velocity of hydrogen gas in the inner galaxy. In doing this successfully, I was able to graph the relationship between the velocity and radius which is the rotational curve of the inner galaxy. I then collected and used additional data to calculate the rotational curve of the outer galaxy.
College
College of Science & Engineering
Department
Physics
Campus
Winona
First Advisor/Mentor
Adam Beardsley
Location
Ballroom - Kryzsko Commons
Start Date
4-18-2024 10:00 AM
End Date
4-18-2024 11:00 AM
Presentation Type
Poster Session
Format of Presentation or Performance
In-Person
Session
1b=10am-11am
Poster Number
2
Included in
UnCHARTed: Measuring Beyond the Inner Galaxy
Ballroom - Kryzsko Commons
My goal in conducting my research was to measure the speed of matter in the Milky Way galaxy using CHART -- the Completely Hackable Amateur Radio Telescope is an inexpensive, constructable telescope used to detect radio frequency waves in the galaxy. Using these waves and the doppler shift equation, I was able to measure the velocity of hydrogen gas in the inner galaxy. In doing this successfully, I was able to graph the relationship between the velocity and radius which is the rotational curve of the inner galaxy. I then collected and used additional data to calculate the rotational curve of the outer galaxy.
