Research Associates & PostDocs

Castello Mor, Nuria

Active Galactic Nuclei including:

• Supermassive black hole with high accretion rates modeling

• Studies of the AGN's nature using observations with ground based and space-based telescope (IR, Optical, UV, and X-ray)

• High resolution X-ray spectroscopy

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Contini Marcella

• Theoretical study of AGNs: Calculate the spectrum of Seyfert galaxies, Liners, and Starburst galaxies, by a special computational code, SUMA, which consistently accounts for both the photoionizing flux and the shock.

• The calculation and interpretation of the spectrum of novae and symbiotic stars using SUMA.

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Formiggini Liliana

• Symbiotic stars: Examination of the light variation at quiescence and at outburst. The spectral behaviour is studied using optical data from the Wise and ultraviolet data from IUE space observations. The emission lines spectrum is fitted with a model which takes into account both photoionization and shock processes.

• Preparation for TAUVEX: Identification of far UV-sources which have been spectroscopically observed by the CCD at the Florence and George Wise Observatory.

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Goldman Itzhak

• Astrophysical testing of gravity theories, in particular by means of pulsar timing data.

• Neutron stars and supernovae.

• Astrophysical turbulence including:

  • Accretion Disks models.

  • Tidal interaction leading to circularization of close binaries.

  • Turbulence in clusters of galaxies.

  • Primordial cosmic turbulence.

• Astroparticles: using astrophysical observations to constrain candidates for dark matter.

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Harrison Richard

High energy astrophysics - GRBs, Supernovae and relativistic outflows hydrodynamical simulations

Hoczer Tomer

• X-ray spectroscopy of Active Galactic Nuclei Outflow

• Extra-solar planets

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Irwin Christopher

Supernova and Gamma-Ray Burst Theory

Kaspi Shai

• Studying the nature of AGNs using observations with ground based and space-based telescope (UV, Optical, and X-ray)

• Measuring the black hole mass in Active Galactic Nuclei.

• Study of the broad line region in Active Galactic Nuclei.

• X-ray study of the quasars at red-shift greater than 4.

• High resolution X-ray spectroscopy of Active Galactic Nuclei.

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Kozyreva Alexandra

• Supernova physics

• Stellar evolution

Lani Caterina

• Galaxy formation and evolution

• Active galactic nuclei and star formation in the high redshift Universe

• The link between galaxy structure and environment at high redshift from UKIDSS UDS

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Sadeh Sharon

• Cosmic microwave background

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Shimon Meir

• Cosmic microwave background and cosmological parameter estimation

• The Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect and its cosmological applications

• Beam systematics and their impact on CMB observations

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Spector Oded

• Isolated Galaxies

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