SuperBIT is the first of its kind, three-axis stabilized,
high-resolution, wide-field imaging telescope that flies on a
stratospheric balloon. I report on SuperBIT's 40-day science flight
in 2023, during which it observed dozens of astrophysical...
Abstract: The Council of CERN is responsible
for formulating the scientific and financial policy of CERN. It
does this with strong coordination with the CERN Director General
and Management. I will describe how the CERN Council reaches its
decisions...
In the era of JWST, observations are yielding more detailed
information about the distribution and structure of star-formation
regions in distant galaxies than ever before. To interpret these
observations, galaxy simulations need to use increasingly...
From the collapse of molecular clouds into stars to spectacular
galactic mergers, binary systems form on many scales across the
universe. Interactions between binaries and their environments can
sculpt the stellar populations we observe today, alter...
In the past decade, neutrino astronomy went from dream to
reality with IceCube producing spectacular observations of the very
first neutrino sources in the sky. Last year, the diffuse emission
of the Galactic Plane was observed in high-energy...
Abstract: In the pursuit of Beyond the Standard
Model (BSM) physics, the CMS experiment has employed unconventional
techniques to uncover elusive phenomena. This presentation delves
into three pivotal aspects of this effort during LHC Run-2 and
the...
The Bahcall Lunch follows the astrophysics colloquium lecture.
Registration is required by 4pm the previous Thursday so a meal can
be provided. Email Amanda at cenker@ias.edu
with questions.
The boundaries of relativistic black hole jets—at the interface
between the jet and the disk wind—lie at the core of our recent
understanding of jet-powered phenomena. They harbor intense
velocity and magnetic shears, which provide the free energy...
Abstract: With the commencement of the
LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration’s fourth observing run, the field of
gravitational wave (GW) physics is uniquely poised to collect even
more precise data from compact binary mergers. Consequently, we
will soon...
