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DTSTART:20170126T213000Z
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DTSTAMP:20240329T095728Z
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LOCATION:4421 Sterling Hall\, Coffee and Cookies 3:30 pm\, Talk at 3:4
5 pm
SUMMARY:An X-ray View of the Dusty Universe\, Astronomy Colloquium\, L
ia Corrales\, Einstein Fello\, UW Madison Astronomy Department
DESCRIPTION:A significant fraction of the heavy elements produced by s
tars spend some time in the interstellar medium as dust grains. These
heavy metal transporters influence gas cooling during star formation\
, eventually becoming the seeds for planet formation. Much like quasa
r spectra are used to probe intergalactic gas\, observations of X-ray
bright Galactic compact objects can yield key insights to the mineralo
gy and evolution of dust grains in the Milky Way. With high resolutio
n X-ray spectroscopy\, we can directly measure the state of metals and
the mineral composition of dust in the interstellar medium. In addit
ion\, dust scattering produces a diffuse halo image around bright X-ra
y objects\, revealing information about dust grain sizes and their spa
tial distribution. I will review the most recent exciting dust scatte
ring discoveries\, which draw on multi-wavelength observations. Finall
y\, I will discuss open questions regarding our X-ray view of the ISM
that can be addressed with lab experiments and future X-ray observator
ies.
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URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=4458
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