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  1. Astrophysical inference and transient gravitational wave astronomy

    Wed 3 October, 2018 @12:00 PM, level 7 Dr Greg Ashton Monash University Email:  greg.ashton[at]monash.edu   Abstract The LIGO and Virgo detectors offer a new and …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/09/05/astrophysical-inference-and-transient-gravitational-wave-astronomy

  2. The Era of Gravitational Wave Astronomy: GOTO and the challenge of transients

    Wed 26 September 2018 @12:00 PM, level 7 Dr Kendall Ackley Monash University Email:  kendall.ackley[at]monash.edu   Abstract With a single confirmed joint observation of the gravitational …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/08/30/the-era-of-gravitational-wave-astronomy-goto-and-the-challenge-of-transients

  3. Black Hole Mass Scaling Relations for Spiral Galaxies

    Wed 19th September, 2018 @12:00 PM, level 7 Dr Benjamin Davis, Swinburne University Email:  benjamindavis[at]swin.edu.au Abstract For almost a century now, the Hubble-Jeans sequence of galaxies …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/08/21/black-hole-mass-scaling-relations-for-spiral-galaxies

  4. Designing for Discovery in Astronomy’s Data-Intensive Era

    Wed 29 August, 2018 @12:00 PM, level 7 Sarah Hegarty, PhD Student Swinburne University Email:  shegarty[at]swin.edu.au Abstract The dawning era of data-intensive astronomy offers us unprecedented …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/08/21/designing-for-discovery-in-astronomys-data-intensive-era

  5. Exploring the effects of crystallographic orientation on shock features in Martian meteorites: how does the orientation of a crystal affect how it bends or breaks?

    Thurs 16 August, 2018 @14:00 PM, level 6 Opat Room Dr Lucy Forman, Research Associate Curtin University Email:  lucy.forman[at]curtin.edu.au Abstract Shock features within Martian samples are …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/07/30/exploring-the-effects-of-crystallographic-orientation-on-shock-features-in-martian-meteorites-how-does-the-orientation-of-a-crystal-affect-how-it-bends-or-breaks

  6. New frontiers in exoplanetary and stellar astrophysics with Australian observational facilities

    Wed 08 August, 2018 @12:00 PM, level 7 Associate Professor Rob Wittenmyer, MINERVA Observatory, University of South Queensland Email:  rob.wittenmyer[at]usq.edu.au Abstract Mount Kent Observatory at the …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/07/30/new-frontiers-in-exoplanetary-and-stellar-astrophysics-with-australian-observational-facilities

  7. Pulsar glitches and vortex tangles: a neutron star super-mixture

    Wed 1 August, 2018 @12:00 PM, level 7 Lisa Drummond, PhD Student University of Melbourne Email:  l.drummond[at]student.unimelb.edu.au Abstract Pulsar glitches are a unique window into the …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/06/26/pulsar-glitches-and-vortex-tangles-a-neutron-star-super-mixture

  8. Pulsars as gravitational wave sources

    Wed 25 July, 2018 @12:00 PM, level 7 Dr Matthew Pitkin, Post-doctoral Research Fellow University of Glasgow Email:  matthew.pitkin[at]glasgow.ac.uk Abstract Transient sources of gravitational waves, such …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/06/26/pulsars-as-gravitational-wave-sources

  9. Titans of the Early Universe: The origin of the most massive, high-redshift quasars

    Wed 18 July, 2018 @12:00 PM, level 7 Dr. Tyrone Woods, Post-doctoral Research Fellow Monash University Email:  tyrone.woods[at]monash.edu Abstract The discovery of billion solar mass quasars …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/06/26/titans-of-the-early-universe-the-origin-of-the-most-massive-high-redshift-quasars

  10. Detectability of 21cm signal during the Epoch of Reionization with 21cm-LAE cross correlation

    Wed 11 July, 2018 @12:00 PM, level 7 Shintaro Yoshiura, Kumamoto University Email:  161d9002[at]st.kumamoto-u.ac.jp Abstract The 21cm signal is a powerful tool to probe the Epoch …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/06/26/detectability-of-21cm-signal-during-the-epoch-of-reionization-with-21cm-lae-cross-correlation

  11. The most powerful radio-sources in the southern hemisphere

    Mon 2 July, 2018 @12:00 PM, level 7 Dr. Sarah White, Research Associate Curtin University Email:  Sarah.White1[at]curtin.edu.au Abstract Powerful radio-galaxies feature heavily in our understanding of …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/05/30/the-most-powerful-radio-sources-in-the-southern-hemisphere

  12. Precession measurability in black hole binary coalescences

    Wed 13 June, 2018 @12:00 PM, level 7 Dr. Grant David Meadors, Postdoctoral Researcher Monash University Email:  grant.meadors[at]monash.edu Abstract Rotating bodies precess, and black holes should …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/05/16/precession-measurability-in-black-hole-binary-coalescences

  13. The lithium-rich giant star puzzle

    Wed 23 May, 2018 @12:00 PM, level 7 Dr. Andy Casey, Postdoctoral Fellow Monash University Email:  andrew.casey[at]monash.edu Abstract All theoretical models of stellar evolution predict that …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/05/07/the-lithium-rich-giant-star-puzzle

  14. Closing in on the HIdden universe

    Thurs 17 May, 2018 @12:00 PM, level 7 Dr. Michelle Cluver, ARC Future Fellow Swinburne University Email:  mcluver[at]swin.edu.au Abstract As the experiments looking to detect dark matter …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/05/07/closing-in-on-the-hidden-universe1233

  15. [CII] as a SFR tracer in M31 and M51: A ~constant photoelectric heating efficiency links [CII] 158 um with young stars

    Wed 9 May, 2018 @12:00 PM, level 7 Dr Maria Kapala, SARChI Postdoctoral Fellow University of Cape Town Email:  kapala[at]ast.uct.ac.za Abstract The energy balance sets the …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/05/07/tbd

  16. When Galaxy Clusters Collide: Shocking tales of structure formation

    Wed 2 May, 2018 @12:00 PM, level 7 Dr Andra Stroe, European Southern Observatory, Garching Email:  astroe[at]eso.org Abstract Red weather alert: dangerous cosmic weather forecast, in …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/04/30/when-galaxy-clusters-collide-shocking-tales-of-structure-formation

  17. Vesta and the Chaotic Formation of Planets

    Thurs 26 Apr, 2018 @12:00 PM, level 7 Brother Guy Consolmagno, Director of the Vatican Observatory Vatican Observatory Email:  director[at]specola.va Abstract NASA’s Dawn mission was sent …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/04/19/vesta-and-the-chaotic-formation-of-planets

  18. The growing field of post-main-sequence exoplanetary science

    Wed 18 Apr, 2018 @12:00 PM, level 7 Dr. Dimitri Veras, STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellow University of Warwick Email: d.veras[at]warwick.ac.uk Abstract Connecting planetary systems at different …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/04/13/the-growing-field-of-post-main-sequence-exoplanetary-science

  19. Small scale structure of the IGM: A Dark Matter Tale

    Wed 11 Apr, 2018 @12:00 PM, level 7 Dr. Vid Irsic, Postdoctoral Fellow University of Washington Email: irsic[at]uw.edu Abstract The intergalactic medium (IGM) plays a unique role …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/04/06/small-scale-structure-of-the-igm-a-dark-matter-tale

  20. The Hubble Space Telescope: 28 Years of Cosmic Discovery

    Thu 29 Mar, 2018 @14:30 PM, level 7 Dr. Jennifer Wiseman, Senior Project Scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Email: jennifer.j.wiseman[at]nasa.gov …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/03/27/the-hubble-space-telescope-28-years-of-cosmic-discovery

  21. Parameter Estimation and Model Selection of Gravitational Wave Signals Contaminated by Transient Detector Noise Glitches

    Wed 28 Mar, 2018 @12 PM, level 7 Dr. Jade Powell, Postdoctoral Fellow Swinburne University Email: jpowell[at]swin.edu.au Abstract The number of astrophysical sources detected by Advanced …

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2018/03/23/parameter-estimation-and-model-selection-of-gravitational-wave-signals-contaminated-by-transient-detector-noise-glitches

  22. Star formation quenching in cluster galaxies from integrated and spatially resolved spectra

    Abstract

    The distribution of galaxy properties such as colors, morphologies, and star formation rates is broadly bimodal, with early type galaxies being statistically red and quiescent, and late type galaxies being blue and actively star forming. When, why and how galaxies become passive is a crucial question in modern astrophysics, and might be related to both the galaxy intrinsic properties, and to the environment in which galaxies live. In particular, the cluster/denser environments are particularly efficient in quenching the star formation and therefore represent an ideal place where investigating galaxy properties. I will present the results that we obtained by studying a large sample of low-redshift clusters for which we have been able to characterize the different populations of galaxies on their way to become passive. I will also report on the Eso GASP Large Program, that is devoted to the study of a sample of cluster and field galaxies that show signatures of gas stripping at various degrees. GASP makes use of the MUSE IFU spectrograph at VLT, and has already observed ~50% of its targets. I will show the results that we have obtained so far for jellyfish galaxies, and I will briefly report on the emerging connection between jellyfish galaxies and AGN activity in cluster galaxies.

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2017/08/04/dr-_alessia_moretti-html

  23. HI and metal absorption lines during the Epoch of Reionization

    Abstract

    The distribution of galaxy properties such as colors, morphologies, and star formation rates is broadly bimodal, with early type galaxies being statistically red and quiescent, and late type galaxies being blue and actively star forming. When, why and how galaxies become passive is a crucial question in modern astrophysics, and might be related to both the galaxy intrinsic properties, and to the environment in which galaxies live. In particular, the cluster/denser environments are particularly efficient in quenching the star formation and therefore represent an ideal place where investigating galaxy properties. I will present the results that we obtained by studying a large sample of low-redshift clusters for which we have been able to characterize the different populations of galaxies on their way to become passive. I will also report on the Eso GASP Large Program, that is devoted to the study of a sample of cluster and field galaxies that show signatures of gas stripping at various degrees. GASP makes use of the MUSE IFU spectrograph at VLT, and has already observed ~50% of its targets. I will show the results that we have obtained so far for jellyfish galaxies, and I will briefly report on the emerging connection between jellyfish galaxies and AGN activity in cluster galaxies.

    astro.physics.unimelb.edu.au/2017/08/04/luz_angela-html

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