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Using Radio Observations to Explore the Unknown Gamma-Ray Sky
Thursday April 4, 2019
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Presenter: | Seth Bruzewski (UNM) |
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| Series: | Center for Astrophysics Research and Technologies Seminar Series | |
| Abstract: |
Over the last decade of operation, the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope (FGST) has shed new light on the highest energy regime of the electromagnetic spectrum, providing new insights into extreme astrophysical phenomenon of note to astronomers. The data from this telescope also provides one of the largest puzzles in modern-day astronomy: roughly 40% of sources in the FERMI-LAT Fourth Source Catalog (4FGL) have no identifiable counterpart in any part of the electromagnetic spectrum, meaning the nature of nearly half the gamma-ray sky is completely unknown. This has driven large efforts by astronomers working across the electromagnetic spectrum towards the association of these objects, and here I will discuss the particular contributions to these efforts provided via the radio regime. This will include current methodologies, as well as discussion of novel methodologies involving various large scale radio surveys, such as the ongoing VLA Sky Survey (VLASS).
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| Host: | Gregory Taylor | |
| Location: | PAIS-2540, PAIS | |
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