Abstract: As the search space for light dark
matter (DM) has shifted to sub-GeV DM candidate partcles,
increasing attention has turned to solid state detectors built from
“quantum materials”. While traditonal solid state detector targets
(e.g. Si or...
The Bahcall Lunch follow the astrophysics colloquium lecture.
Registration is required by 6pm the previous Thursday so a meal can
be provided. Email Amanda at cenker@ias.edu
with questions.
The iconic spiral arms that decorate the disks of massive
galaxies (like our own Milky Way) have been studied observationally
and theoretically since they were first recorded 180 years ago,
nevertheless the exact details of their nature remains...
Studies of cosmology, galaxy evolution, and
astronomical transients with
the next generation of imaging surveys (like
LSST, Euclid, and Roman Observatories) are all critically dependent
on estimates of galaxy redshifts from imaging
data alone; the...
I will discuss the challenges and prospects of
Gravitational-wave Paleontology: studying massive (binary)
stars from their “remnants” as compact object
mergers, with the goal to answer key open questions in
gravitational-wave astronomy today: What...
Abstract: This is an exciting time for stellar
astrophysics as high-cadence time domain surveys (Gaia, PTF, ZTF,
ATLAS, Kepler, TESS, and, in the near future, the Vera Rubin
Observatory) are revolutionizing the landscape of stellar studies
by...
During the early stages of giant planet formation, the
proto-planet continuously exchanges mass and angular momentum with
the protoplanetary disks. This exchange process is believed to
happen through an extended gaseous envelope that connects
the...
Strong non-relativistic shocks are known to accelerate particles
up to relativistic energies. However, for Diffusive Shock
Acceleration electrons must have a highly suprathermal energy,
implying a need for very efficient pre-acceleration. Most...
