Studying the neutron star equation of state with gravitational waves

Event Date:
2023-02-06T15:00:00
2023-02-06T16:00:00
Event Location:
HENN 318
Speaker:
Dr. Katarina Chatziioannou (Caltech)
URL:
Zoom link
Related Upcoming Events:
Astronomy Colloquia
Intended Audience:
Undergraduate
Local Contact:

Jess McIver (mciver@phas.ubc.ca)

*All are welcome to this event!*

 

 

Event Information:

Abstract:

Detections of neutron stars in binaries through gravitational waves offer a novel way to probe the properties of extremely dense matter. In this talk I will describe the properties of the signals we have observed, what they have already taught us, and what we expect to learn in the future. I will also discuss how information from gravitational waves can be combined and compared against other astrophysical and terrestrial probes of neutron star matter to unveil to the properties of the most dense material objects that we know of.

Bio:

Katerina Chatziioannou is Assistant Professor of Physics at the California Institute of Technology.

Katerina works on gravitational wave astrophysics and using data from ground-based and space-based gravitational wave detectors to study the properties of black holes and neutron stars. She is particularly interested in the properties of neutron stars and the states of matter in their extremely dense cores, as well as tests of the theory of gravity.

See here to view her research articles and here for a full list of publications.

Add to Calendar 2023-02-06T15:00:00 2023-02-06T16:00:00 Studying the neutron star equation of state with gravitational waves Event Information: Abstract: Detections of neutron stars in binaries through gravitational waves offer a novel way to probe the properties of extremely dense matter. In this talk I will describe the properties of the signals we have observed, what they have already taught us, and what we expect to learn in the future. I will also discuss how information from gravitational waves can be combined and compared against other astrophysical and terrestrial probes of neutron star matter to unveil to the properties of the most dense material objects that we know of. Bio: Katerina Chatziioannou is Assistant Professor of Physics at the California Institute of Technology. Katerina works on gravitational wave astrophysics and using data from ground-based and space-based gravitational wave detectors to study the properties of black holes and neutron stars. She is particularly interested in the properties of neutron stars and the states of matter in their extremely dense cores, as well as tests of the theory of gravity. See here to view her research articles and here for a full list of publications. Event Location: HENN 318