Astrophysics

Following the collision of two compact objects, an accretion disk forms and from it matter is ejected that sources the universe's heavy elements and that is observable as a kilonova. The amount of ejecta, the types of elements that form, and the...

Princeton Center for Heliophysics Seminar

May 09, 2022 | 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Collisionless shocks are ubiquitously in the Universe and are held responsible for the production of non-thermal particles and high-energy radiation. Without particle collisions, theoretical works show that microscopic instabilities are able to...