MIT Kavli Institute Directory

Jessamyn Allen
Graduate Student, Physics StudentResearch interests:
I am fascinated by anything related to compact objects, especially neutron stars. Currently, I am using x-ray observations to study low-mass x-ray binary systems, particularly to constrain the neutron star's mass and radius and also to study the spectral evolution of these systems as they cool after energetic, outburst states.
Contact Information
t: 617-324-4857
e: allenjl@mit.edu
Education
B.A., Physics & Astrophysics, UC Berkeley

A nearby star is pummeling a companion planet with a barrage of X-rays a hundred thousand times more than the Earth receives from the Sun. Credit: NASA/CXC/NSF/IPAC/2MASS (see the 

