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Sunday, November 16, 2025
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Monday, November 17, 2025
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Friday, November 21, 2025
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November 21, 2025 -CGCA Seminar – Prof. Sharon Morsink
CGCA Seminar – Prof. Sharon Morsink
The masses and radii of the neutron stars observed by NICER
Prof. Sharon Morsink
University of Alberta
Neutron stars are the densest known gravitationally-stable objects in the Universe. Their strong gravitational fields, rapid rotation rates, and supra-nuclear central densities allow for a fascinating interplay between general relativistic effects and nuclear physics theory. Pulse-profile modeling is a technique that uses the gravitationally-lensed X-ray flux emitted from hot spots on the neutron star's surface to infer its mass and radius. General relativity is a crucial ingredient in this analysis.
Saturday, November 22, 2025
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