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Seminarios científicos impartidos por científicos y tecnólogos del IAA y de los muchos centros e instituciones de investigación que nos visitan. Muestra del intenso intercambio científico, se celebra a las 12:30 de cada jueves. Los seminarios se retransmiten en directo en IAA - CSIC Seminars Live.

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25/12/2025 - 12:30
Igualdad y Acoso en el CSIC : El IAA en el punto de mira
En este seminario presentaré los planes en vigor en el CSIC con una mirada crítica a la situación particular del IAA. Me centraré en el actual plan de Igualdad del IAA (el primero) y los cambios que necesita para vivir en un entorno cada vez más amable. Este hecho va a redundar de forma positiva en la calidad de la ciencia que producimos.
Dr. Josefa Masegosa Gallego
INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE ANDALUCIA. Granada, España
27/03/2025 - 12:30
SO colloquio: TBP
TBP
Dr. Nanda Rea
Univ. Barcelona, Spain
13/02/2025 - 12:30
SO Colloquium: Present and future of exoplanet research
The search for new worlds in the Galaxy in the past three decades has been highly successful and the prospects for the next decade are even brighter. A succession of space missions and ground-based facilities defines a timeline extending well into the 2030s. Many advances on the planet discovery front will come from the PLATO mission, which will find long-period planets and even true Earth analogues, and from the many ongoing and future precise...
Dr. Ignasi Ribas
ICE-CSIC
31/01/2025 - 12:30
Resolving Stellar Angular Diameters with Asteroid Occultations
Occultations have been used for measuring stellar angular diameters since 1936 when French astronomy M. A. Arnulf measured the radius of Regulus during a lunar occultation. Since then, astronomers have used lunar occultations to measure the angular diameters of hundreds of bright stars m≤5. The technique of measuring an angular diameter using lunar occultations is based on the diffraction of light around the limb of the moon. With this technique...
Joshua Bartkoske
University of Utah, USA.
30/01/2025 - 12:00
SO Colloquio: Modelling of large-scale magnetic field in low-mass stars
Recent spectropolarimetric observations of low-mass stars show that large-scale components of their magnetic fields can exhibit cyclic variations or reversals. This magnetic activity affects detection of exoplanets and estimation of their masses, and so its modelling is particularly important. In convective stellar envelopes, magnetic fields are created through dynamo action - systematic stretching and twisting of magnetic field lines by...
Dr. Anna Guseva
TBP
28/01/2025 - 12:30
El crecimiento de la complejidad en el Universo
La existencia de vida es uno de los grandes problemas cosmológicos. Aunque la vida sea un hecho observado en un único planeta, el proceso de complejización que supone, debe obedecer a leyes generales universales. Varios autores claman por una “missing law” termodinámica, a la búsqueda de la cual se incorpora la hipótesis que presentamos aquí. El surgimiento y la evolución de la vida son resultado del mismo principio. Se deduce que la complejidad...
Dr. Eduardo Battaner
Universidad de Granada, Spain.
23/01/2025 - 12:30
Study of the very high energy emission from star-forming regions and young massive star clusters
Cosmic rays (CRs) are a fundamental component of the Cosmos. They can penetrate and ionise the dense gas core of molecular clouds, affecting the dynamics of the cloud itself and triggering chemical reactions that lead to the creation of complex molecular compounds. In star-forming complexes, CRs can be accelerated by the wind of newly born massive stars, often found in young massive stellar clusters (YMSC). The amount of freshly injected CRs can...
Dr. Gaia Verna
Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy
21/01/2025 - 12:30
An Unusual Triple System: CN Lyn
Triple star systems hold significant astrophysical importance, offering profound insights into stellar evolution, dynamical interactions, and mass transfer processes. Due to their complexity compared to single or binary star systems, triple systems facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of stellar processes from formation to final stages. Thanks to large photometric surveys, such as Kepler, researchers were able to detect triple systems...
Dr. Gökhan Yücel
Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences, Istanbul University, Turkey
12/12/2024 - 12:30
Informative Session for Foreign New Hires
If you are a foreigner who has recently joined the IAA and haven not yet completed all the steps to formalize your residency in Spain, or if you would like to learn about some of the optional bureaucratic procedures that could make things easier for you living here, please join us for this informative session led by the Area of Visitor Assistance.
Lauren C. Smith
Severo Ochoa-IAA Research Support Office. Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía
10/12/2024 - 12:30
ESERO, from space to the classroom
With the slogan ‘from space to the classroom’, and building on the fascination that students have for space, the European Space Agency's (ESA) European Space Education Resource Office in Spain (ESERO Spain) provides resources to primary and secondary school teachers to improve their literacy and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) skills. Using the theme of space as a context for inspiration and motivation, ESERO runs a...
Dr. Manuel González
Oficina ESERO Spain
03/12/2024 - 12:30
Experimental ice simulations for the interpretation of ice and organics observations in the Solar System
The harsh conditions in space (ultra-high vacuum, cryogenic temperatures, and radiation) are simulated in laboratory chambers to study ice properties and processes. UV photons/X-rays/ions impact on the ice covering microscopic dust particles in dense interstellar clouds, comets, icy moons and planetary surfaces. Radiation produces radicals and reactive species changing the initial composition of the ice (made of simple species like...
Dr. Guillermo Muñoz Caro
CAB, Madrid, España
28/11/2024 - 12:30
SO Colloquium: Cosmic chemical evolution: here, there, and everywhere
Metals play a very important role in star formation and stellar evolution. Amongst other things they control the cooling of the interstellar gas, thus allowing the formation of stars; they affect the radiation transport, through the opacities involved in the different microscopic processes; and they have the most important role in the dust formation and in the mass loss from stars. Metals are formed inside stars. Therefore, it is expected that...
Profa. Ángeles Díaz
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, España
21/11/2024 - 12:30
Towards the Standardization of the Modeling of Multi-Frequency Observations
Blazars, a class of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) with relativistic jets oriented toward Earth, are powerful and highly variable emitters across the electromagnetic spectrum. Time-domain multi-messenger and multi-wavelength (MWL) studies are essential for understanding the physical processes at work on these systems, yet they often rely on proprietary tools specific to each instrument for reconstructing and modeling the collected data. In this...
Dra. Mireia Nievas Rosillo
IAC, Canarias, Spain
14/11/2024 - 12:30
Ozone and the Search for Life in the Universe
As we approach the era where we will be able to characterize the atmospheres of terrestrial exoplanets, we are put on a path to answer one of humanity's most compelling questions: are we alone in the universe? Molecular oxygen (O2) with a reducing gas (i.e., methane) is widely regarded as a promising biosignature - a sign of life in the atmospheres of terrestrial exoplanets. However, there are circumstances in which O2 will be very difficult or...
Dr. Thea Kozakis
IAA-CSIC, Granada, Spain
07/11/2024 - 12:30
SO Colloquium: The tidal arms of open star clusters are much longer than thought, but more difficult to find
The tidal arms of stellar clusters are an important tool for studying the clusters’ birth conditions, their evolution, coupling, and interaction with the Galactic potential. They also help understand how field stars populate the Milky Way. Thanks to Gaia, much progress has been accomplished in finding the tidal arms of open clusters. I will show here that such arms are much longer than previously observed, and that their identification requires...
Dr. Henri Boffin
ESO
06/11/2024 - 12:30
New UGR proceedings for PhDs
Every year we all doubt what needs to be done and uploaded for the university. This is a reminder and updated seminar about the current proceedings that affect the PhD, especially important since the UGR has modified some things recently.
Dr. Antonio García Hernández
UGR, Granada
31/10/2024 - 12:30
Using CHEOPS to confirm small transiting exoplanets orbiting bright stars
Exoplanets which transit their host stars are unique in allowing detailed characterisation of planetary radius, mass and atmospheric properties. NASA's TESS mission, which has so far observed 97% of the sky with precise photometry, is especially adept at detecting small transiting planets orbiting the brightest...
Dr. Hugh Osborn
Physics Institute, University of Bern & Institute for Particle & Astrophysics, ETH Zurich
24/10/2024 - 12:30
SO colloquium: Role of Astrophotonics in Astronomy: The MARCOT Pathfinder
Dr. Kalaga Venu Madhav, a renowned astrophysicist from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam, will present a colloquium on the role of astrophotonics in astronomy, focusing on the MARCOT Pathfinder project. The talk will cover advancements in astrophotonic technologies and their applications in modern astronomical instrumentation. Dr. Madhav will discuss the development and implementation of photonic devices in telescopes, their impact...
Dr. Kalaga Madhav
Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP), Germany
17/10/2024 - 12:30
SO Colloquium: Radio eyes for the Sun, Heliosphere and Ionosphere: Status and plans for the SKAO era
The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) represents a monumental leap in radio astronomy technology, promising to redefine our understanding of the universe through its unprecedented capabilities. As we stand on the brink of the SKAO era, this talk aims to elucidate the transformative potential of SKAO for solar physics, heliospheric, and ionospheric research. The SKAO's advanced radio telescopes, with their superior angular, spectral, and...
Dr. Pietro Zucca
ASTRON, The Netherlands
10/10/2024 - 12:30
Uncovering the magnetized path of massive star formation
Both observational and theoretical studies suggest that the magnetic field plays an important role in the process of massive star and cluster formation. However, many open questions still remain, including the exact role of B-field at the different scales (from cloud to disk scales) and its importance compared to turbulence, feedback and self-gravity. Multi-scale studies of the morphology and strength of the magnetic field are thus crucial to...
Dr. Chi Yan (Paul) Law
INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Italy
03/10/2024 - 12:30
SO Colloquium: The next generation of milliarcsecond surveys with SKA-VLBI
Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), using both SKA-Low and SKA-Mid, is poised to deliver groundbreaking observations with milliarcsecond resolution, surpassing the capabilities of the standard SKA array. VLBI in conjunction with the SKA holds the promise of unlocking profound insights across various astrophysical topics and science working groups. VLBI with the SKA stands to revolutionise our understanding of galaxy evolution and the...
Dr. Jack Radcliffe
University of Pretoria, South Africa
30/09/2024 - 13:00
High-Resolution Study of Blazar TXS 2013+370 and BEAM: A Space Technology and Research Student Team
The talk will focus on two key areas. Part one will present the high-resolution imaging of Blazar TXS 2013+370, a study conducted as part of an M.Sc. thesis. This research aims to resolve the inner jet structure of the compact radio source TXS 2013+370 in total intensity and polarization. This analysis utilizes VLBA data combined with Effelsberg observations at frequencies of 22 GHz, 43 GHz, and 86 GHz. Part two will highlight BEAM, a student...
Giorgos Michailidis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
27/09/2024 - 12:30
Who Is Afraid of the Dark (Energy)?
Cosmic acceleration dominates the behavior of the recent universe, with some fundamentally new physics at its heart. Recent data gives a tantalizing suggestion that the dark energy behind it is more complicated than a cosmological constant. Nevertheless, we do know a lot about how to describe dark energy behavior. Data within the next year has great promise to give further insight, and exciting new instruments are being planned.
Dr. Eric Linder
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA.
26/09/2024 - 11:00
The stellar distribution in ultra-faint dwarf galaxies suggests deviations from the collisionless cold dark matter paradigm
Unraveling the nature of dark matter (DM) stands as a primary objective in modern physics. I will present evidence suggesting deviations from the collisionless Cold DM (CDM) paradigm. In the standard cosmological model the dark matter (DM) particles are collisionless and, because of this very nature, they develop halos with the characteristic central cusp known as NFW profile. Real galaxies do not show NFW profiles but, rather, have a DM mass...
Dr. Jorge Sánchez Almeida
Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias . Canarias , España
24/09/2024 - 12:30
Constraining the Meteoroid Flux in the inner solar system
The inner solar system is populated by Interplanetary Dust Particles (IDPs) released from cometary trails and collisions between asteroids. Planetary bodies and satellites therefore encounter a cloud of IDPs along their orbits, giving rise to a permanent bombardment on their respective atmospheres or surfaces. Constraining the magnitude of the mass influx of IDPs onto a solar system body is crucial for understanding the effects in their...
Dr. Juan Diego Carrillo Sánchez
NASA Goddard, US
23/07/2024 - 12:30
The QUIJOTE experiment: status, latest results and future plans
I will review the current status and future plans of the QUIJOTE (Q-U-I JOint TEnerife) experiment, a project with the aim of characterising the polarisation of the Cosmic Microwave Background, and other galactic or extragalactic physical processes that emit in microwaves in the frequency range 10-42GHz, and at large angular scales (1 degree resolution). The project has two radio telescopes (2.25m primary aperture) and three instruments, MFI (10...
Dr. José Alberto Rubiño Martín
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Spain
11/07/2024 - 12:30
Dust in protoplanetary disks, (still) that great unknown
Planetary systems are a side effect in the formation of a star. Planets are believed to be just simply the last remaining of dusty circumstellar disks which is formed around the protostar at very early stages. Thus, understanding how planets are formed requires to understand how dust evolve in these disks. It is less than ten years that we have the possibility of mapping the dust distribution in protoplanetary disks with great detail with...
Carlos Carrasco González
UNAM, Mexico
27/06/2024 - 12:30
Multiple components in the protostellar system HH 212: Infalling envelope, nested shell, MHD disk winds, and free wind gas
I will present the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array Band 7 observations at ~24 au spatial resolution of the CO (J=3-2) and H13CO molecular lines emission of the protostellar system HH 212 and compare them with the emission of the SiO (J=8-7) and SO (J=8-7) molecular lines. From the large to small scale, previous observations have detected the infalling envelope, CO outflow shell, SO disk wind, SiO expanding shell and jet in the...
Dr. Alejandro López-Vázquez
Academia Sinica, Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Taipei, Taiwan
25/06/2024 - 11:00
Intersexionality, a key work for diversity?
Since we are children we have been taught what we are and we learn how to fit into a set of infinite boxes. Each of these boxes defines us and, at the same time, can be used to discriminate against us, in life and at work. Diversity exists and it could be an advantage for our society. As scientists we should understand how to take care of diversity and use it to improve our work and life quality. One of the main problems in the past has been...
Dr. Eleonora Fiorellino
INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico Capodimonte Napoli, Italy
20/06/2024 - 12:00
Mujer en la Ingeniería: Avances y Retos
En esta conferencia presentaremos, en primer lugar, una panorámica de la situación actual de la mujer en las STEM y en particular en la ingeniería, tratando de analizar qué factores pueden tener una mayor influencia en la situación actual. A continuación trataremos brevemente la educación de la mujer en los dos últimos siglos. Destacaremos el hecho de como las formas de educar a la mujer están directamente relacionadas con el trabajo que...
Dr. Laura Roa
Departamento Teoría de la Señal y Comunicaciones Universidad de Sevilla, España
13/06/2024 - 12:30
SO colloquium: The magnetised intergalactic medium revealed by SKA Pathfinders
Using broadband radio polarimetry we can probe regions of diffuse ionised and magnetised gas that are challenging to detect by other means, such as in the halos of galaxies (CGM), in galaxy groups and clusters (IGrM/ICM), and filaments of the cosmic web (ie. WHIM). Here I will highlight recent results from the LOFAR and ASKAP radio telescopes,which use the effect of Faraday rotation to illuminate the CGM, IGrM, ICM and WHIM gas. In particular, I...
Dr. Shane O'Sullivan
Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
06/06/2024 - 12:30
A complex network perspective on Delta Scuti stars
We apply horizontal visibility graphs (HVG) to study the complex network behavior for the delta Sct stars’ light curves observed by TESS. The delta Sct stars are pulsating stars with spectral types A0-F5 and intermediate masses between low-mass stars (≤ 1 Msun) and high-mass stars (≥ 2 Msun). They pulsate in low-order pressure modes and have dominant pulsation frequencies in the 5-80 d−1 range. The high amplitude delta Sct stars (called HADS),...
Dr. Elham Ziaali
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía - CSIC
21/05/2024 - 12:30
Coloquio SO: Spectroscopy's Role in Stellar Astrophysics
To characterize a star, the stellar fundamental parameters such as mass, radius, metal abundance, and effective temperature should be known. Direct measurements of these parameters, especially for single stars, are quite challenging, and indirect methods are often employed to obtain these characteristics. The most effective method for determining these parameters is spectroscopy, which is an analysis technique of spectra. It allows us to...
Dr. Filiz Kahraman Aliçavuş
Faculty of Science, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University & Astrophysics Research Center and Ulupınar Observatory (Turkey)
14/05/2024 - 12:30
New possibilities for atmospheric analysis with Monte Carlo
In recent years, significant advancements have been made in scientific computing utilizing the Monte Carlo method, particularly at the intersection of two key communities: the heat transfer community and the computer graphics community. The first breakthrough is that the computation time required to solve radiative transfer becomes invariant, whether the ground is described by a single building or thousands of them, whether the 3D clouds are...
Dr. Yannis Inouk Nyffenegger Péré
IAA-CSIC
07/05/2024 - 12:30
Journey into the Galactic Heart: Illuminating the Enigma of the Nuclear Star Cluster and the Nuclear Stellar Disc.
The innermost regions of most galaxies are characterised by the presence of extremely dense nuclear star clusters, which sometimes appear together with larger stellar structures known as nuclear stellar discs. Understanding the relation between nuclear star clusters and nuclear stellar discs is challenging due to the large distance towards other galaxies which limits their analysis to integrated light. In this context, the Milky Way’s centre,...
Francisco Nogueras Lara
ESO, Garching, Germany
30/04/2024 - 12:30
The art of astrophysical measurements: An elementary lecture on photon counting and S/N
Have you ever dared to understand how many photons are detected by your camera when you are pointing the telescope to the sky? Is the action of the spectrograph fully understood when analyzing those photons? Do typical image formation rules hold when studying the polarization of light? All these are a few examples of questions addressed by researchers when designing instruments, which are later constrained by technological capabilities. This...
Dr. José Carlos del Toro Iniesta
IAA-CSIC, Granada, Spain
25/04/2024 - 12:30
Artificial Intelligence in Service of Galaxy Evolution Research: A Personal Journey
In this seminar, I will present my personal exploration of the application of artificial intelligence in the study of galaxy evolution. Since the early 2010s, the fields of machine learning and deep learning have undergone unprecedented development, marked by enhancements in algorithms and hardware advancements. This progress has significantly influenced various scientific domains. Concurrently, the increasing volume and complexity of data...
Dr. Ginés Martínez Solaeche
IAA-CSIC, Granada, Spain
15/04/2024 - 12:30
Astronomy with Neutrino Telescopes
In recent decades, high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin have become integral members of the multi-messenger astronomy community. Neutrino telescopes have a very particular way to observe the sky, with characteristics different from any other telescope. They are capable of continuously observing the entire sky simultaneously, yet they also necessitate the accumulation of a significant amount of statistical data. IceCube reported the...
Agustín Sánchez Losa
Instituto de Física Corpuscular-CSIC, Valencia, Spain
11/04/2024 - 12:30
LP791-18d as a case study for outgassing rocky exoplanets
Over the past three decades, the discovery of over five thousand exoplanets has opened avenues for atmospheric characterization, now feasible for a select subset through spectroscopic observations paired with Bayesian inference techniques. These exoplanetary atmospheres serve as crucial windows into planetary formation and evolutionary histories. Achieving accurate interpretations demands a comprehensive approach, advancing theory and modeling...
Dr. Leonardos Gkouvelis
Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany
09/04/2024 - 12:30
Laboratory Research on the Atmospheric Impact of Spacecraft Re-entry Debris: Perspectives and Future Challenges
The rapid growth of space debris, especially in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), poses a rising risk to both space operations and Earth's atmosphere. Debris fragments, even minuscule in size, can cause significant damage due to their high orbital speeds. To mitigate risks, controlled re-entry of debris is common practice, but this introduces a new concern: the increasing mass of human-made materials injected into the atmosphere. As satellites and rocket...
Dr. Antonio Ocaña
IAA-CSIC
04/04/2024 - 12:30
The Earthbound Fate of Meteor Phenomena
Understanding meteor phenomena is essential for promptly and effectively recovering meteorites, predicting meteor showers, studying atmospheric properties, and assessing the threat posed by space objects to both in-orbit and ground-based infrastructure. By observing and interpreting meteor phenomena, we can predict impact consequences and efficiently locate and identify surviving meteorite fragments on the ground. Through dimensional analysis,...
Dr. Maria Gritsevich
University of Helsinki, Finland
02/04/2024 - 12:30
Single-photon gig in Betelgeuse’s occultation
In the realm of astronomical exploration, cutting-edge technologies are indispensable. Single-Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) sensors offer unparalleled precision, enabling the detection of individual photons with remarkable timing resolution. However, the current use of single-pixel SPAD devices poses limitations on spatially-resolved imaging in astronomy. Enter two-dimensional SPAD detectors, revolutionizing observation capabilities and enabling...
Dr. Francisco Prada
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía - CSIC, Granada , Spain
21/03/2024 - 12:30
The Local Volume Mapper, state of the art
The LVM, one of the three surveys that conform the SDSS-V project, is the first Integral Field Spectroscopy survey of the Local Group, including and unique mapping of the Milky Way. It started survey operations in October 2023, with some early science observations on cheery-peaked targets, and the first observations on the foreseen survey itself. I present here the status of the survey, including the state of the major contributions from the IA...
Dr. Sebastián Sánchez
UNAM, México
19/03/2024 - 16:30
Recent Progress in Understanding Solar Flare Magnetism using Data-Driven Simulations and Statistical Analysis of Vector Magnetic Fields
Continuous vector magnetic-field measurements by the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) allowed us to run data-driven simulations of solar eruptions and perform statistical studies of magnetic-fields for many flares. In this talk I will review new aspects of flare magnetism discovered using SDO data, including progress in data-driven simulations and statistical studies of magnetic-reconnection...
Dr. María Kazachenko
University of Colorado, USA
14/03/2024 - 12:30
SO Colloquium: Spatially resolved spectroscopy properties of low-redshift galaxies
We summarize here some of the results reviewed recently by Sanchez (2020) and Sanchez et al. (2021) comprising the advances in the comprehension of galaxies in the nearby universe based on integral field spectroscopic galaxy surveys. We review our current knowledge of the spatially resolved spectroscopic properties of low-redshift star-forming galaxies (and their retired counterparts) using results from the most recent optical integral field...
Dr. Sebastián Sánchez
UNAM, México
07/03/2024 - 12:30
SO colloquium: Stars and their close-by planets: clues of magnetic interactions
Stars interact with their close-in planets through the gravitational and magnetic fields and with their radiation. After a general introduction to those interactions, I shall review some observational clues of magnetic star-planet interactions considering data obtained in the optical, X-ray, and radio domains. Based on a stellar force-free coronal field or the excitation of Alfven waves by an orbiting planet, some analytical models will be...
Dr. Antonino Francesco Lanza
INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania, Catania, Italy
05/03/2024 - 12:30
SO colloquium: A new digitized age of SETI – interferometric commensal observations and machine learning
The search for technosignatures - remotely observable indicators of advanced extraterrestrial life - addresses one of the most profound questions in science: are we alone in the universe as intelligent life? The Breakthrough Listen program is leading the most concerted search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) effort to-date through radio and optical surveys of nearby stars, nearby galaxies and the Milky Way galactic plane, thus...
Dr. Cherry Ng
Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l’Environnement et de l’Espace , CNRS
29/02/2024 - 12:30
SO Colloquium: Eyes on the Invisible: Charting New Horizons with the Event Horizon Telescope
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration has captured the first-ever image of a black hole's event horizon in the galaxy M87, and more recently, in the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way, SgrA*. These images, consistent with Kerr black holes as described by General Relativity, provide the strongest evidence to date for the existence of supermassive black holes in galaxy nuclei. Notably, the first polarization images of...
Dr. Avery Broderick
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, and Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
27/02/2024 - 12:30
Unraveling the Gamma-ray emission in radiogalaxies and their jets
Radio-galaxies are a minority among all extragalactic sources detected in gamma-rays, yet they have excellent potential to study particle acceleration and non-thermal emission in AGN jets. In contrast with blazars, which have jets aligned with the line-of-sight, radio-galaxies have a smaller Doppler boosting factors. The implications are important: First, the distance at which they are detectable in gamma-rays is smaller. Second, the thermal...
Mireia Nievas Rosillo
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Spain
08/02/2024 - 12:30
The Transient High-Energy Sky and Early Universe Surveyor (THESEUS)
The Transient HIgh-Energy Sky and Early Universe Surveyor (THESEUS) is a mission concept developed by a large European collaboration under study by ESA since 2018 and currently one of the three candidate M7 mission for a launch in mid '30s. THESEUS aims at fully exploiting Gamma-Ray Bursts for investigating the early Universe and as key phenomena for multi-messenger astrophysics. By providing an unprecedented combination of X-/gamma-ray...
Dr. Lorenzo Amati
INAF - OAS Bologna, Italy

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