Colloquium Speaker, Amanda Weinstein (Iowa State University) today at 4:00pm

[Patterson, Robin L.]

Please take note of Colloquium taking place today, Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 4:00 PM in The Robert Smith Seminar Room. There will be a reception in the Atrium at 3:45PM. Details concerning the talk are as follows:

Speaker:          Amanda Weinstein (Iowa State University)
Date:                Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Time:               4:00 PM
Place:              1080 Physics Research Building, The Robert Smith Seminar Room
Title:                Accelerating the Search for Cosmic Accelerations



Abstract:   Over the past 15 years, gamma-ray observations have become a cornerstone of the rapidly expanding field of multi-messenger astronomy. Gamma-ray astronomy has helped revolutionize our view of the non-thermal universe and galvanized our search for the powerful natural particle accelerators found throughout the cosmos. These advances have relied on the capabilities of both the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (sensitive to energies between 30 MeV and 1 TeV) and the ground-based very high energy (VHE; E>85 GeV) gamma-ray observatories VERITAS, H.E.S.S., MAGIC, and HAWC.

Our progress has left us with as many new questions as we have answers. In the long term, these fresh questions may be addressed by next-generation observatories using new technology. However, much can be done now by expanding the capabilities of existing instruments and by more effectively combining data from the different observatories. I will outline a promising new approach that extends the reach of the gamma-ray observatory VERITAS while providing a natural context for combining data from multiple instruments.  I will also consider the application of this approach to several of the field's outstanding questions and goals.

The website for the colloquium is https://physics.osu.edu/physics-colloquium-schedule.



Robin
[The Ohio State University]
Robin Patterson
Undergraduate Program, Colloquium and Seminar Coordinator
Department of Physics
1040K Physics Research Building, 191 W. Woodruff Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 292-8523 Office     (614) 292-7557 Fax
patterson.716 at osu.edu<mailto:patterson.716 at osu.edu> osu.edu<http://osu.edu/>

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