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BBL 4/26/2021 — Speakers: Nicole Sanchez (University of Washington) and Jessica Sutter (University of Wyoming)
Nicole Sanchez, University of Washington One Two Quench: A Double Minor Merger Scenario Abstract: In this talk, I will discuss the effects of supermassive black hole (SMBH) feedback on the…
Three BBL Talks On 12/9/2019 (Speakers: Yuan Li, University of California, Berkeley; Selina Nitschai, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy; Marina Kounkel, Western Washington University)
…and Abstract: TBA Speaker #2 — Selina Nitschai, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy Title and Abstract: TBA Speaker #3 — Marina Kounkel, Western Washington University Title and Abstract: TBA…
MIT Astrophysics Colloquium 11/9/2021: Searching for active galactic nuclei in low-mass galaxies via optical variability (speaker: Vivienne Baldassare, Washington State University)
Abstract: The present-day population of supermassive black holes in low-mass galaxies offers a window into massive black hole formation in the early universe. While we cannot yet observe the formation…
Fast Radio Bursts–What Can We Say About Emission Mechanisms and Origins? (speaker: Jonathan Katz, Washington University in St. Louis)
The pulse widths, dispersion measures and dispersion indices of Fast Radio Bursts (FRB) impose coupled constraints that all models must satisfy. Conventional single thin screen scattering models imply electron densities…
Speaker: Rodrigo Luger (University of Washington, Seattle)
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LSST: Entering the Era of Petascale Optical Astronomy (Speaker: Mario Juric, LSST/University of Washington)
Abstract: The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST; http://lsst.org) is a planned, large-aperture, wide-field, ground-based telescope that will survey half the sky every few nights in six optical bands from 320…