Conveners
First Day
- Alex Polanski (University of Kansas)
Description
First Day of Talks
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Alex Polanski (University of Kansas)2/23/21, 5:00 PM
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Ms Xinyu Mai (University of Kansas)2/23/21, 5:05 PM
In recent discovery, detailed modeling of eclipse timing variations (ETVs) of the Post-common-envelope binary has resulted in the claimed detection of multiple circumbinary companions. We combine recent primary eclipse timing observations with previously published values to solve for possible substellar companions that can account for the observed timing variations for three sub-dwarf...
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Mindy Townsend (University of Kansas)2/23/21, 5:25 PM
Luminous Red Galaxies, or LRGs, were originally selected in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey as good tracers of large scale structure. Subsequent investigations showed them to be among the most massive galaxies in the Universe and dominated by uniformly old stellar populations. Despite being dominated by old stars, however, they have grown in stellar mass since z=1, implying that they grow...
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Mr Matthew Matthew T Nickel (University of Kansas)2/23/21, 5:55 PM
There is a two sigma discrepancy between the standard model predictions and the experimental values of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon ($a_{\mu}$). This difference suggests the possibility of beyond the standard model physics. The tau lepton, $\tau$, is 16 times more massive than the muon, $\mu$.
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Measuring $a_{\tau}$ would be an even better test of the standard model, since... -
Margaret Lazarovits2/23/21, 6:05 PM
The Large Hadron Collider, a particle accelerator in Geneva, Switzerland, will enter its High Luminosity (HL) phase, whose upgrade has already started. This phase will include an increase in particle collisions, achieving instantaneous luminosities of 5 to 7 times the nominal luminosity, $1 \times 10^{34}$ cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$. This increase gives more opportunities for rare processes to come to...
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Ryan Low2/23/21, 6:15 PM
Very Low Mass (VLM) stars and Brown Dwarfs (BDs) are the most numerous objects in the universe. Yet, due to their extreme redness and dimness, the population of VLM stars and BDs even in the immediate vicinity of the Sun remains incomplete. The Gaia proper motion survey, the Motion-Verified Red Stars catalog (MoVeRS), and the Late-Type Extension to MoVeRS (LaTE-MoVeRS) are recent surveys that...
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