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Events During the Week of April 7th through April 14th, 2019

Monday, April 8th, 2019

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Tuesday, April 9th, 2019

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Wednesday, April 10th, 2019

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Thursday, April 11th, 2019

High-energy emissions from neutron star mergers
Time: 2:00 pm
Place: 4274 Chamberlin Hall
Speaker: Shigeo Kimura, PennState
Abstract: Last year, LIGO-VIRGO collaborations reported detection of the first neutron star merger event, GW170817, which accompanied with observations of electromagnetic counterparts from radio to gamma rays. High-energy gamma rays and neutrinos were not observed. However, the mergers of neutron stars are expected to produce these high-energy particles. Relativistic jets are expected to be launched when the neutron stars merge, which can be a source of high-energy neutrinos. Also, the central remnant object after the merger event, either a black hole or a neutron star, can produce high-energy photons weeks to months after the merger. In addition, the neutron star mergers produce massive and fast ejecta, which can be a source of Galactic high-energy cosmic rays, analogous to supernova remnants. In this talk, I will discuss these high-energy processes and prospects for multi-messenger detections related to the neutron star mergers .
Host: Francis Halzen
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Friday, April 12th, 2019

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