Title: Probing neutron star physics via multimessenger astronomy Abstract: In this talk I will review recent work that allowed us to obtain a better understanding of the neutron star equation of … Continue reading "CRA Seminar – Vasilis Paschalidis, U. of Arizona [Host Tamara Bogdanovic]"
Title: Dust Scattering Halo of black hole binary 4U 1630-47 Observed with Chandra and APEX: Using mm and X-ray Imaging to Constrain Source and Molecular Cloud Distances Abstract: Dust scattering … Continue reading "CRA Seminar – Emrah Kalemci [Host Matthew Liska]"
Title: Thermonuclear X-ray Bursts in the NICER Era Abstract: Thermonuclear X-ray bursts are sudden flashes observed from some low-mass X-ray binaries. Time-resolved spectral analysis and long-term observations have revealed that they … Continue reading "CRA Seminar – Tolga Guver [Host Matthew Liska]"
Title: The Growth and Evolution of SMBHs via Galaxy Mergers Abstract: After decades of SMBH observations, the connection between AGN triggering and galaxy mergers remains incomplete, although AGN are likely … Continue reading "CRA Seminar – Adi Foord, U. of Maryland Baltimore County [Host Tamara Bogdanovic]"
Title: Probing the inner geometry of AGN accretion flows and searching for SMBHB candidates in large optical sky surveys Abstract: Observations of the AGN Fairall 9 with NICER and Swift … Continue reading "CRA Seminar: Ethan Partington, IA-FORTH (Host Laura Cadonati)"
Title: The Origin of Supermassive Black Holes from Pop III.1 Seeds Abstract: The origin of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) is a key open question for contemporary astrophysics and cosmology. Here … Continue reading "Special CRA Seminar – Jonathan C. Tan [Host John Wise]"
Title: Understanding the dynamics of accretion onto black holes in radiation GRMHD simulations Abstract: Radiation and magnetic fields play crucial roles in shaping the physics of black hole accretion, especially in near- and … Continue reading "CRA Seminar – Lizhong Zhang, Flatiron Institute (Host Julia Speicher)"
Title: Facilitating Multi-Messenger Astrophysics with Timely Information about Gravitational Waves Abstract: In the age of multi-messenger astrophysics, providing timely information about gravitational-wave events is vital to achieve coincident detections. Electromagnetic … Continue reading "CRA Seminar: Caitlin Rose, Georgia Tech [ Surabhi Sachdev]"
Title: First study of neutrino angle reconstruction using quasielastic-like interactions in MicroBooNE Abstract: We investigate the expected precision of the reconstructed neutrino direction using a muon neutrino-argon quasielastic-like event topology … Continue reading "Special CRA Seminar: Afroditi Papadopoulou [LANL]"
Title: Variability of binary AGNs Abstract: I will discuss recent results from numerical modeling of the electromagnetic (EM) variability signatures of accreting supermassive black hole (SMBH) binaries. Orbiting SMBH binaries produce both periodic, and stochastic, variability with potentially tell-tale signatures, especially in the shape of the power spectral distribution (PSD) of the optical continuum emission. … Continue reading "CRA Seminar – Dr. Jonathan Zrake [Prof. Tamara Bogdanovic]"
