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Study of protoplanetary matter in the far space, Solar system and on the Earth

Strategic Academic Units Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Engineering School of New Industries Research area Scientifjc problems in the area of the development and studies of functional materials

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Comprehensive on-the-ground and orbital studies of the chemical, physical and mineral evolution of the cosmic substance with the aim of solving the problem of planetary hazards. The project is aimed at solving such fundamental problems of the mankind as:

• Worldview problems (origin of the life, planets and stars);
• Fundamental problems of the natural science (origin of heavy elements, structure and

evolution of stars, planetary and stellar systems, galaxies and the universe as a whole);

• Problems related to the protection from extraterrestrial hazards, the diagnostics of the

atmosphere and carrying out ecological studies;

• Problems related to the development and testing of methods and equipment that will be

used for solving other vital problems;

• The new level of research going beyond the existing global practice will be reached by

means of creation of a ground observational base working in combination with a space telescope.

Key idea

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Research Supervisor of the Project

Andrey Sobolev Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, senior researcher. Performer of the work “Organization of scientific research”, acting director, Head

• f Department of Astrophysics of Kourovka Astronomical Observatory of INSaM

UrFU, Member of the International Astronomical Union, European Astronomical Society, Eurasian Astronomical Society; research works are listed among the most important achievements of the Russian astronomy in 2016, 2015, 2013 etc.

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Principal investigators:

Victor Grokhovsky — Candidate of Technical Sciences, professor, performer of the work “Organization of scientific research”, leading researcher of the Institute of Physics and Technology, Head of EXTRA TERRA CONSORTIUM laboratory, member of the Meteoritical Society, in 2013 was included in top-10 scientists of the year by Nature journal. Eduard Kuznetsov, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Head of Department of Astronomy and Geodesy, head of the center of excellence “Astronomy and studies of extraterrestrial space”. Vadim Krushinksy, young researcher, performer of work “Support of scientific research”, Head of Laboratory of astro-instrumentation engineering of Kourovka Astronomical Observatory of INSaM UrFU. Anton Vasyunin, young researcher, PhD, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Head of Laboratory of Astrochemistry of Kourovka Astronomical Observatory

• f INSaM UrFU.

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Principal investigators

Name WoS – number of publications during 5 years (from Q1) WoS – total number of publications WoS – number of citations for 5 years WoS – total number

• f citations

H-index (according to WoS) Andrey Sobolev 29 (18) 78 78 940 19 Victor Grokhovsky 61 (39) 104 217 460 11 Eduard Kuznetsov 7 (0) 40 7 65 4 Vadim Krushinsky 12 (7) 16 44 77 6 Anton Vasyunin 19 (18) 26 290 460 14

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Project tasks

• Studying chemical composition, physical and dynamical state of the

protoplanetary matter at difgerent stages of the planetary system evolution;

• Development of instruments and methods for studying the protoplanetary matter

in the deep and near space, as well as meteorites;

• Formation of a ground-based complex for carrying out observations in the

ultraviolet range that, in conjunction with the space telescope, will allow bringing the studies to the level going beyond the existing global practice;

• Collecting meteorites and space dust, in particular in the blue ice areas in

the Antarctic, and in cold and hot deserts. Experimental studies of meteorite substance of difgerent types;

• Forming bolide networks in the area of big cities: protection and search.

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Achievements

UrFU researchers actively participate in the development and implementation of research programs of space projects with the leading Russian participation, and take the lead in a number of areas related to the evolution and the state of space objects material. Studies carried out by UrFU researchers demonstrated that the transformation of space dust to comets and asteroids is accompanied by the complication of the protoplanetary substance chemical composition and the appearance of organic and prebiotic molecules.

Semenov et al. (2013) Khaibrakhmanov et al. (2017) Vasyunin et al. (2011) Akimkin et al. (2013)

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Achievements

• In the course of search expeditions UrFU researchers compiled a

unique collection of the meteorite matter containing chondrules and CAIs – the most important construction material for planets and as-

• teroids. UrFU researchers’ competency in the fjeld of meteorite sub-

stance studies belongs to the TOP-10 in the world;

• Studies of the moon soil, meteorites and space dust are carried out
• nly in UrFU (among universities);
• 6 members of the International Meteoritical Society (from the total

number of 8 in Russia) are UrFU stafg members;

• UrFU is a co-organizer of the meeting of the International Meteorite

Society in 2018.

The Antarctic LOM1 HH 3,6 Illustration NASA, JPL-Caltech / T.Pyle, Mia Olsen. Desert LUT Iran chondrite L3

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Breakthrough nature of the project

• A pilot project in the sphere of comprehensive studies of the substance in the

space from gas-and-dust components to planetesimal, asteroids and meteorites;

• Comparative distance and laboratory studies of physical and chemical properties
• f the protoplanetary matter and small bodies of the Solar System from the

viewpoint of protection from extraterrestrial threats and materials science;

• An interdisciplinary approach of the project gives an advantage in comparison to

the foreign research groups mainly focusing on highly specialized problems;

• Forming the bolide network will allow identifying meteorite orbits (currently

we’re aware of the orbits of only 20 meteorites) that will help to make connection between the location of the Solar system bodies and their physical and their strength properties;

• The station for the ground support of the large-scale international space project

Spectr-UV with the leading participation of the Russian Federation has no analogues in the world.

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Partners

Universities participating in “5-100” project

• Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod: I.I. Zinchenko, Doctor
• f Physical and Mathematical sciences, Professor; a number of joint

publications in the first-quartile journals;

• Kazan Federal University, StrAU Astrovyzov (Astrochallenge) (Doctor of

Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor D. Nurgaliev, D. Kuzina);

• Far-Eastern Federal University (Doctor of Physical and Mathematical

Sciences, Lead Researcher E. Zubko). Russia’s leading universities

• Moscow State University (Sternberg State Astronomical Institute: Doctor of

Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor G.M. Rudnitsky, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences O.A. Egorov, N. Bezaeva);

• Saint-Petersburg State University: K.V. Kholshevnikov, Head of Department
• f Celestial Mechanics, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences,

Professor; a number of joint publications. Institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences

• Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences (D. Bisikalo,

Director, corresponding member of the Academy of Science, B. Shustov, corresponding member of the Academy of Science, A.Bagrov, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, A. Kartashova and others; a number of joint publications) – the leading institute of the space project “Spectr-UV” (WSO-UV);

• Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Kurchatov Institute (S.Bulat, Doctor of

Science, a number of joint publications);

• Astro-Space Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (academician

N.S. Kardashev and others; a number of joint publications) – the leading institute of the space projects “Spectr-R” (RadioAstron) and “Spectr-MM” (Millimetron);

• Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry (academician M.Marov,
• M. Ivanova, D. Badyukov);
• Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of the Ural Division of the Russian

Academy of Sciences (academician S. Votyakov, Y. Schapova, D. Zamyatin);

• Institute of Geospheres Dynamics of the Russian Academy of Sciences

(O. Popova, V. Shuvalov);

• Russian Federal Nuclear Center – All-Russian Research Institute of Technical

Physics (V. Simonenko, E. Kozlov);

• Institute of Electrophysics of the Ural Division of the Russian Academy of

Sciences (V. Ovchinnikov, S. Cholakh).

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International collaboration

• The University of Arizona (John Bieging, a number of joint publications in the

fjrst-quartile journals);

• University of Helsinki (Kohout T., a number of joint publications in the

fjrst-quartile journals);

• Complutense University of Madrid (Spain);
• MPE, Muenchen (Director Paola Caselli, a number of joint publications in the

fjrst-quartile journals);

• MPIA, Heidelberg (Director Thomas Henning, a number of joint publications in

the fjrst-quartile journals);

• MPIfR, Bonn (Director Karl Menten, a number of joint publications in the

fjrst-quartile journals);

• Planetary Science Institute, Tucson (Natalia Artemieva h=22);
• SETI Institute NASA (Jenniskens P. h=28 ).

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Practical Signifjcance

Planned performance indicators of the project

• For the first time it is proposed to join the efforts of experts in various fields of astronomy, space

geochemistry and materials science;

• Ground support and the research component of space experiments are the fields, in which the Russian

Federation can achieve the highest efficiency in the world. The project Spectrum-UF with the leading participation of the Russian Federation has no analogues in the world;

• The first in Russia meteorite and bolide network being the best in the world: the information is

important for the studies of asteroid and comet hazard. The project is of inter-disciplinary nature, and is related to critical technologies:

• Technologies of diagnostics of nanomaterials and nanodevices (the object of study, spectral and

nanoscopic methods of analysis);

• Technologies for prevention and response to emergency situations of natural and anthropogenic character

(the problem of struggling against comet and asteroid hazard).

With the launch of the Spectr-UV project the number

• f publications will increase by

more than 30 annually

2017 2018 2019 2020 Total The number of publications related to the WoS 35 37 39 42 153 The number of publications in the fjrst-quartile journals 15 19 21 23 78

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Project co-fjnancing

• State order of Kourovka Astronomical Observatory in the amount
• f 7.6 mln RUR per year;
• Economic contract works 5–6 mln RUR per year;
• ETC grants about 3 mln RUR per year;
• RSF grants for accretion discs 8 mln RUR per year;
• President’s grant in astrochemistry, 0.6 mln RUR per year;
• Travel grants of the RFFR 0.5 mln RUR per year;
• An application for the RFFR grant for BRICS countries in the

amount of 4 mln RUR per year was made;

• An application in the frames of the RF Government Decree № 220

(P. Andre, h=65) for 30 mln RUR is being prepared.

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Economic efgect of the project for UrFU

Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INASAN) is ready to co-finance the proposed project in terms of providing the site and the infrastructure for the installation of the UV telescope in the territory of the branch

• f the INASAN – a high-altitude Observatory at Terskol Peak. INASAN is ready to defray the expenses of the major part
• f the capital construction and running the necessary communications. The estimate is about 200 mln RUR.

“Ustas” company is ready to carry out mirror alignment — 4 mln RUR. Successful execution of tasks important on the global level, development of unique technologies, methods and instruments, high publication activity and development of international collaboration in the sphere of studying extraterrestrial objects demonstrates the priority interest of UrFU in advanced fundamental research, as well as of the Russian Federation in general. This project is an investment in UrFU brand in Russia and abroad! Co-financing:

• Execution of works by UrFU staff on the commission of INASAN: complexing of the ground (UrFU) and space

(INASAN) UV telescopes in the frames of the project Spectr-UV of the Federal Space Programme of the Russian Federation — 10 mln RUR;

• Services of the multiple-access center “Terskol Observatory” — 2.5 mln RUR per year = 10 mln RUR.

Spectrum-UV Terskol Observatory