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Department of Astrophysics. Partner in NOVA. White dwarfs Astroparticle physics. Secr: Cisca Custers [email protected]. Chair: Prof. Jan Kuijpers [email protected] www.astro.ru.nl. Charting the Galactic population of white dwarf binaries. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Department of AstrophysicsDepartment of Astrophysics
White dwarfs Astroparticle physics White dwarfs Astroparticle physics
Partner in NOVAPartner in NOVA
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Secr: Cisca CustersSecr: Cisca [email protected]@astro.ru.nl
Chair: Prof. Jan KuijpersChair: Prof. Jan [email protected]@astro.ru.nl
www.astro.ru.nlwww.astro.ru.nl
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1. Galactic white dwarf binaries
Charting the Galactic population of white dwarf binaries
How: - Wide field camera surveys * INT (La Palma): Faint Sky Variability Survey & Hα Survey of Galactic plane (IPHAS) * VST (Paranal): Omegawhite & UVEX - Phase resolved spectroscopy & photometry - Population synthesis
Who: Paul Groot, Luisa Morales-Rueda, Gijs Nelemans, Gijs Roelofs, Else van den Besselaar, Wilbert van Ham, Richard Hijmering.
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White dwarf binaryWhite dwarf binary
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Dr. Luisa Morales RuedaDr. Luisa Morales RuedaDiscovering WD binariesDiscovering WD binaries
Colour diagramsColour diagramsof FSVS: of FSVS: non-variable, non-variable, variable point sourcesvariable point sourcesand their ratioand their ratio
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Drs. Else Drs. Else van den Besselaarvan den Besselaar
Unravelling binariesUnravelling binaries
Combined red + white dwarf
Single white dwarf Single red dwarf
SDSS spectrum
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The Galactic Population The Galactic Population of Compact Binariesof Compact Binaries
AHot Spot
Mass transfer in a binary starMass transfer in a binary star
The VLTThe VLT
The dataThe data
Drs. Gijs RoelofsDrs. Gijs Roelofs
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GWs from binariesGWs from binaries
Dr. Gijs NelemansDr. Gijs NelemansVeni-recipientVeni-recipient
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DROIDSDROIDS
The next generation cryogenic detector for X-rays and UV-VIS
Noordwijk: Science Payload and Advanced Concept Office Noordwijk: Science Payload and Advanced Concept Office ESTEC/ESAESTEC/ESA
When: 2007
Drs. Richard HijmeringDrs. Richard Hijmering
Spectral imaging withDistributed Read-Out Imaging Devices
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Drs. Wilbert van HamDrs. Wilbert van Ham
Eclipse mapping of Eclipse mapping of accretion discs withaccretion discs withS-CamS-Cam
SuperconductingJosephson junctions
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X-ShooterX-Shooter
The world's most advanced spectrograph on the world's most advanced telescope: the ESO-VLT
0.3 – 2.5 micron, simultaneously0.3 – 2.5 micron, simultaneously
Nijmegen: Astrophysics + Technocenter: Cryostat of the nIR arm
Netherlands: Near infrared arm (2 Meuro)
When: On the telescope in 2008
Dr. Paul GrootDr. Paul GrootVIDI recipientVIDI recipient
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2. Astro Particle Physics
High Energy Astrophysics of cosmic rays, neutron stars, pulsars, black holes and gravitational waves
How: - WSRT, LOPES, LOFAR, AUGER - Theory: plasma astrophysics, general relativity - Cooperation EHEF & ThHEF
Who: Jan Kuijpers, Heino Falcke, Martin van den Akker, Stijn Buitink,
Andreas Horneffer, Sven Lafèbre, Joachim Moortgat, Andreas Nigl, Jelena Petrovic, Roy Smits.
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High energy astrophysicsHigh energy astrophysics
Gravitational wave ripple in fabric of space-timeGravitational wave ripple in fabric of space-time
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Drs. Roy SmitsDrs. Roy Smits
Pulsars observedPulsars observedwith with
WSRT and GMRTWSRT and GMRT
Drifting sub-pulse caroussel
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Drs. Pui-Kei FungDrs. Pui-Kei Fung
Radio pulsars explainedRadio pulsars explained
Free-Electron LaserSimulation of pulsar emission
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Drs. JoachimDrs. JoachimMoortgatMoortgatInteraction GWsInteraction GWswith matter:with matter:Observing GWObserving GWwith LOFARwith LOFAR
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Drs. Martin van den AkkerDrs. Martin van den AkkerCERN muon detectorCERN muon detectoras muon telescopeas muon telescope
Sky distribution of muons: no point sources
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Dr. Jelena PetrovicDr. Jelena Petrovic
Monte Carlo simulationsMonte Carlo simulationsof CR radio pulsesof CR radio pulses
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Drs. Sven LafèbreDrs. Sven Lafèbre
CR detection with CR detection with LOPESLOPES
Radio emissiondependence on primary particle energy
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Drs. Stijn BuitinkDrs. Stijn Buitink
Thunderstorms Thunderstorms and and
CR radio emissionCR radio emission
Enhanced radio emissionduring thunderstorms
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Ir. Andreas NiglIr. Andreas Nigl
LOFAR: JupiterLOFAR: Jupiter
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Detectors forDetectors forCR radio emissionCR radio emission
Dr. Andreas HornefferDr. Andreas Horneffer
Enjoying hisfirst naturearticle!!
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Prof. Dr. Heino FalckeProf. Dr. Heino FalckeRecipient of Recipient of
Ludwig-Biermann-prizeLudwig-Biermann-prizeGeosynchrotronGeosynchrotron
Radio emission from CRSRadio emission from CRS
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Nature, 435, 313, 2005
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Prof. Dr. Pascale Prof. Dr. Pascale EhrenfreundEhrenfreund
Recipient of 1stRecipient of 1stvernieuwingsimpulsvernieuwingsimpuls
AstrobiologyAstrobiology
Producing lifein a bottle?
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Prof. Conny AertsProf. Conny Aerts
Music Music from from
the starsthe stars
Looking into the heart of a massive star for the first time ever!
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Dr. Ulrich SchwarzDr. Ulrich Schwarz
High-velocity cloudsHigh-velocity cloudsin the Galaxyin the Galaxy
Galactic fountainorExtragalactic accretion?
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Masters projects 1
Lianne Muijres, Eveline Schaekens,Marnix Theijssen, Vincent Klein-Breteler, Haili Hu
Magnetars
Knot in Crab
Gravetars?
Alfvenicheating
Extrasolarplanets
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Erik RijshouwerErik RijshouwerTUETUE
RobotiseringRobotisering35cm telescoop35cm telescoop
Pictures with 35 cm reflector by Harm SchoorlemmerRing nebula Orion nebula Pinwheel galaxy
Masters projects 2
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Studenten-bachelorsprojecten 1Studenten-bachelorsprojecten 1Polarisatie CR radio straling:
Pim Schellart;Calibratie radio antennes:
Andra Versteeg, Sandra Petrovic, Jaap Kroes;
Magnetische lusantennes: Karel Kok, Stefan Jansen;
Kosmische straling: Ralph Breuer.
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Studenten-bachelorsprojecten 2Studenten-bachelorsprojecten 2
ZonnespectrograafZonnespectrograafKars Verbeek en Kars Verbeek en Harm SchoorlemmerHarm Schoorlemmer
Hoge-snelheidswolken:Hoge-snelheidswolken:Lieke van Spaandonk, Lieke van Spaandonk, Daniel van Wassem, Bart Buijs Daniel van Wassem, Bart Buijs
SterspectrograafSterspectrograafHans Coppens,Hans Coppens,Former vd PloegFormer vd Ploeg
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Bachelor collegesBachelor colleges
Jaar 1Jaar 1• Optica en Sterrenkijker 1 & 2 (3 ec) prof. Kuijpers et al.Optica en Sterrenkijker 1 & 2 (3 ec) prof. Kuijpers et al.• Kaleidoscoop Sterrenkunde (3 ec) prof. Kuijpers Kaleidoscoop Sterrenkunde (3 ec) prof. Kuijpers • Observationele Sterrenkunde (3 ec) dr Groot Observationele Sterrenkunde (3 ec) dr Groot • Newtoniaanse Kosmologie (3 ec) prof. Kuijpers Newtoniaanse Kosmologie (3 ec) prof. Kuijpers
Jaar 2Jaar 2• Planetenstelsel dr Groot 3 ec Planetenstelsel dr Groot 3 ec • Sterevolutie dr Groot 3 ecSterevolutie dr Groot 3 ec• Astrobiologie prof. Ehrenfreund 3 ecAstrobiologie prof. Ehrenfreund 3 ec• Project 14 ecProject 14 ec
Jaar 3Jaar 3• Project vervolg Project vervolg • Kosmische magneetvelden prof. Kuijpers 6 ecKosmische magneetvelden prof. Kuijpers 6 ec• Asteroseismologie prof. Aerts 6 ecAsteroseismologie prof. Aerts 6 ec• ART + Vroege Heelal prof. Kleiss + Kuijpers 6 ecART + Vroege Heelal prof. Kleiss + Kuijpers 6 ec
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Graduate ProgrammeGraduate Programme
in Astrophysicsin Astrophysics
High Energy AstrophysicsHigh Energy Astrophysics• 60 ects Thesis project (observ./theoret./abroad)60 ects Thesis project (observ./theoret./abroad)• 6 ects Accreting compact objects6 ects Accreting compact objects• 6 ects Radio pulsars6 ects Radio pulsars• 6 ects Black holes6 ects Black holes• 4 ects Telescope observing4 ects Telescope observing• 6 ects New windows on the universe6 ects New windows on the universe• 6 ects Interacademiae course6 ects Interacademiae course