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UR: Constraining the Circumbinary Disk Tilt in the KH 15D system

UR: Constraining the Circumbinary Disk Tilt in the KH 15D system

by Guest | Nov 5, 2020 | Undergraduate Research

In today’s undergraduate research post, the unusual brightness changes of the famous ‘Winking Star’ binary system is used to constrain properties of the disk that surrounds this intriguing system.

UR #32: Simulations of Black Hole Evolution over Cosmic Time Periods

UR #32: Simulations of Black Hole Evolution over Cosmic Time Periods

by Astrobites | Oct 29, 2020 | Undergraduate Research

Today’s undergraduate research post features a student who uses computer simulations to simulate black holes and how they evolve over billions of years.

UR #31: Using electron-beam lithography to improve X-ray gratings

UR #31: Using electron-beam lithography to improve X-ray gratings

by Guest | Oct 28, 2020 | Undergraduate Research

EBL is capable of producing gratings with high enough resolutions to be used in next-generation X-ray observatories.

UR #30: How do you grow a galaxy?

UR #30: How do you grow a galaxy?

by Guest | Sep 30, 2020 | Undergraduate Research

Using new observations from the UVCANDELS survey, a possible link between recent star formation, merger frequency, and the size-mass evolution of massive, quiescent galaxies is investigated.

UR #28: Photometry and Analysis of a Sample of Quasars on Archival Yerkes Observatory Photographic Plates

UR #28: Photometry and Analysis of a Sample of Quasars on Archival Yerkes Observatory Photographic Plates

by Guest | Sep 11, 2020 | Undergraduate Research

Today’s guest post looks at the work of undergraduate physics student Buduka Ogonor on using astronomical photographic plates to study quasars.

UR #27 : Plucking the Web: Seeking Spider Pulsars Using a Jerk Search Algorithm

UR #27 : Plucking the Web: Seeking Spider Pulsars Using a Jerk Search Algorithm

by Astrobites | Sep 7, 2020 | Undergraduate Research

Today’s undergraduate research post is looking for ‘spiders’ in unidentified sources which emit gamma-rays.

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