Special Seminars

Yinhao Wu (University of Leicester) "Why We Need a New Generation Framework for Migration in Accretion Disks -- Unusual Type I Migration in Turbulent or Windy Disks" The study of the migration of low-mass companions embedded in accretion disks is of great...

"A precise C/O ratio for the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-76b" Abstract: One of the primary goals of exoplanet science has been to precisely measure the abundances of key species in and metallicities of exoplanet atmospheres to gain information on their...

The puzzle of dark matter halo cores in low- and high redshift galaxies In the present Universe, especially low-mass galaxies reveal central dark halo properties that indicate a dark core of constant density and constant velocity dispersion. This is in...

Dwarf Galaxies and their Dark Matter Content Dwarf galaxies are extremely diverse in their morphology, from rotationally-supported star-forming disks to gas-free spheroidal stellar systems with no star-formation and negligible rotation. They are also...

"Enhancements and Improved Tests of Relativity with Multi-band GW Observations " Abstract: As LIGO continues its third observing run, the added gravitational wave (GW) events provide the promise of further tests of general relativity (GR). In the future...

“The globular cluster - dark halo connection” Globular cluster systems show a fascinating and very tight, linear correlation with the dark matter halo mass of their hosts. To very high precision the total halo mass is equal to the number of globular...

A Cosmic Ray-Driven Model for Star Formation Abstract: Observations over the past decade of star-forming galaxies have revealed several surprises, including a similarly in galaxy evolution across a wide variety of conditions and the rapid production of...

Lunar observatories as the next giant leap for astronomy? Abstract: The practical utilization of the Lunar surface as a platform for astronomy has long been advocated, but has faced a series of potentially insurmountable barriers focused on technology...

Jeff Kuhn (Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii) and Svetlana Berdyugina (KIS, Freiburg) "New ideas for giant telescopes for mapping exoplanets" Tuesday, August 7, 2018 11:00 AM ITC Lounge Abstract: Exoplanet direct imaging and light curve...

"Flow of diffuse gas in quiescent galactic centres" Abstract: Recent observations probed the distribution of gas around our galactic centre, and tidal disruption events provide information about centres of other quiescent galaxies. Galactic centres are...