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Hello, The following event may be of interest to you: Mapping Matter in Strong Gravity: Spectral-Timing of Black Holes and Neutron Stars Friday, November 15, 2019 One of the best laboratories to study strong-field gravity is the inner 100s of kilometers around black holes and neutron stars in binary systems with low-mass stars like our Sun. The X-ray light curves of these binary systems show variability on timescales from milliseconds to months — the shorter (sub-second) variability can appear as quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs), which may be produced by general relativistic effects. My research looks at QPOs from black holes and neutron stars (as well as coherent X-ray pulsations from neutron stars) by fitting the phase-resolved energy spectra of these signals to constrain their physical origin and track their evolution in time. In this talk, I will introduce why black holes and neutron stars are interesting and discuss state-of-the-art “spectral-timing” analysis techniques for understanding more about them. I will also highlight open-source astronomy research software and the importance of mental wellbeing among students and early-career researchers. Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST/GMT-5 Location: Hegeman 107 Sponsor: Physics Program Contact: Antonios Kontos. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 845-752-4391 If you would like to see more events please visit the following URL: http://www.bard.edu/academics/programs/physics/events/