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    The MIT Kavli Institute paves the way for new developments in space- & ground-based astrophysics. Our faculty, research staff, and students develop technology & instrumentation with a focus on an engineering and technical core. 


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    Voyager observations of magnetic sectors and heliospheric current sheet crossings in the outer heliosphere
    Richardson, J.D., L.F. Burlaga, J.F. Drake, M.E. Hill, M. Opher
    November, 2016
    Plasma heating inside interplanetary coronal mass ejections by Alfvenic fluctuations dissipation
    Li, H., C. Wang, J. He, L. Zhang, J.D. Richardson, J.W. Belcher, C. Tu.
    November, 2016
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    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 press release).

     

     

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    Two MIT Kavli Institute IAP 2013 activities on the "Life Cycle of Stars" were selected to be video-recorded as part of an ongoing MIT Libraries and AMPS video project sponsored by Neil Pappalardo. See "The High Energy Lifestyle of Young Stars" by Dr. Norbert Schulz (MIT Kavli Institute); "Dissecting the X-rays from Supernova Remnants" by Dr. Laura Lopez (Pappalardo Fellow, Einstein Fellow, MIT Kavli Institute). Note: MIT retains copyright to these videos.

     

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    Researchers at The Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research explore extreme and unusual phenomena found beyond the Earth including extrasolar planets, black holes, neutron stars, and distant galaxies and clusters of galaxies.

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Title Publication Publication Type Authors Topics Date
Halo substructure and Milky Way formation
Phd Thesis
Schlaufman, K.C.
2011
The Tumultuous Lives and Deaths of Stars
Phd Thesis
Lopez, L.
2011
The Origins and Ionization Mechanisms of Halpha Filaments in the Cool Cores of Galaxy Groups and Clusters
Phd Thesis
McDonald, M.
2011
A Suborbital Payload for Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Extended Sources
Phd Thesis
Oakley, P.H.H.
Pure sciences, Cygnus loop, Gem detectors, Off-plane gratings, Suborbital rockets, supernova remnants, Payload
2011
Accretion states and thermonuclear bursts in neutron star X-ray binaries
Phd Thesis
Linares, M.
Accretion, X-rays, Neutron Stars, X-ray binaries, LMXBs, AMPs (accreting millisecond pulsars), Thermonuclear (type I X-ray) bursts, kHz quasi-periodic oscillations, Burst oscillations, Atoll sources, Z sources, Accretion states
2009
Magnetic reconnection physics in the solar wind with Voyager 2
Phd Thesis
Stevens, M.L.
Magnetic reconnection, SOLAR WIND, Turbulent plasmas, Corotating streams
2009
Modifying gravity: Cosmic acceleration and the large scale structure of the universe
Phd Thesis
Silvestri, A.
Modified gravity, Cosmic acceleration, Gravity, Structure formation, COSMOLOGY, Late universe, dark energy
2008
Quantum noise and radiation pressure effects in high power optical interferometers
Phd Thesis
Corbitt, T.R.
quantum noise, RADIATION PRESSURE, Optical interferometers
2008
At the interface: Gravitational waves as tools to test quantum gravity and probe the astrophysical universe
Phd Thesis
Yunes, N.
GRAVITATIONAL WAVES, Quantum gravity, Black holes, STRING THEORY, Post-Newtonian theory, Recoil velocity
2008
Stars and Planets At high spatial and spectral resolution.
Phd Thesis
Albrecht, S.
2008
Particle physics in the sky and Astrophysics Underground: Connecting the universe's largest and smallest scales
Phd Thesis
Swanson, M.E.C.
Neutrino fluxes, ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI, COSMOLOGY, Galaxy surveys
2008
The three Ss of gravitational-wave astronomy : sources, signals, searches
Phd Thesis
Mandel, I.
black hole spin; black holes; extreme mass ratio inspirals; gravitational waves; intermediate mass ratio inspirals; LIGO; LISA; periodic standing wave approximation
2008
The surface brightness distribution of Virgo cluster galaxies
Phd Thesis
McDonald, M.
2007
Rolling search for a cascade GRB signal
Phd Thesis
Hughey, B.J.
Cascade, Gamma-ray burst, Neutrino telescope, COSMIC RAYS, AMANDA
2007
A virtual data language and system for scientific workflow management in data grid environments
Phd Thesis
Zhao, Y.
Virtual data language, Scientific workflow management, Data grid, Grid computing, Workflow management
2007
Development of phonon-mediated transition-edge-sensor x-ray detectors for use in astronomy
Phd Thesis
Leman, S.W.
Phonons, Transition-edge sensor x-ray detectors, X-ray detectors
2006
The galaxy cross-correlation function as a probe of the spatial distribution of galactic satellites
Phd Thesis
Chen, J.
Galaxy, Cross-correlation, Satellites, COSMOLOGY
2006
The Origin of X-ray Emission in the Nuclei of Radio Galaxies
Phd Thesis
Evans, D.A.
Chandra, X-ray
2005
The Diversity of Neutron Stars
Phd Thesis
Kaplan, D.L.
Chandra, X-ray
2004
The diversity of neutron stars: Nearby thermally emitting neutron stars and the compact central objects in supernova remnants
Phd Thesis
Kaplan, D.L.
Chandra, X-ray
2004
A multiwavelength study of Cassiopeia A and Kepler's supernova remnants
Phd Thesis
Delaney, T.A.
2004
Accretion disks in black hole X-ray binary systems
Phd Thesis
Yao, Y.
2004
The neutral gaseous halos of Milky Way-type galaxies
Phd Thesis
Miller, E.D.
2003
Theory and development of position-sensitive quantum calorimeters
Phd Thesis
Figueroa Feliciano, E.
2001
Extrasolar giant planets under strong stellar irradiation
Phd Thesis
Seager, S.
1999
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