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2023.09.04
Probing Planet Formation with the Most Extreme Cases
Thousands of exoplanets have been discovered in the past ~30 years. However, there are still major gaps of knowledge in our understanding of planet formation. The most extreme exoplanets are often ideal for identifying, isolating, and investigating critical aspects of plant formation. In this talk, I will highlight three extremes of planet formation: 1) the ultra-short-period planets (
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2023.09.04
Studying Particle Transport in the Magnetic Turbulence with Pulsar Wind Nebulae/Pulsar Halos with Multiwavelength Observations
Pulsar wind nebulae and pulsar halos are extended sources of nonthermal radiation powered by pulsars. Morphologies of these sources reflect the spatial distribution of electrons/positrons therein, which is related to the particle transport mechanism and the turbulent nature of the background medium. Therefore, multiwavelength observations of pulsar wind nebula and pulsar halos provide a good op...
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2023.09.04
On the Cosmic Baryon Cycle---Insights Learned from the Cosmic Ultraviolet Baryon Survey (CUBS)
The circumgalactic medium (CGM) contains the fuel for future star formation and the record of past feedback, making it uniquely sensitive to the physics of baryonic flows. Characterizing the tenuous multiphase CGM across cosmic time holds a key to unveiling the drivers of galaxy growth. The Cosmic Ultraviolet Baryon Survey (CUBS) is designed to map intergalactic and circumgalactic gas at interm...
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2023.09.04
Exploring the blinking universe with FAST
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are the brightest millisecond-duration-astronomical transients in radio bands with yet unknown origin. I will briefly review the development process of the field of fast radio bursts and introduce how we use FAST to study fast radio bursts. We reveal systematic frequency evolution of repeating FRBs, namely depolarization toward lower frequencies, which can be well descr...
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2023.09.04
Astrochemistry: from the interstellar medium to the cradle of life
Who are we? Where do we come from?With the enhanced capabilities of modern radio and infrared telescopes, astrochemistry has experienced a remarkable surge in detecting molecules within the Interstellar Medium (ISM). Some of these identified species hold prebiotic significance. The origins, activation, and storage of these molecules within the ISM remain a mystery. How, when, and where these co...
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