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Exoplanet Transit Detection With Terrestrial Amateur Equipment: Using The Cal Poly Observatory, San Luis Obispo, Joshua Thompson
Exoplanet Transit Detection With Terrestrial Amateur Equipment: Using The Cal Poly Observatory, San Luis Obispo, Joshua Thompson
Physics
Using amateur level equipment and freeware analysis tools, the Cal Poly Observatory (CPO) wished to test whether or not it could actually observe the astronomical phenomena called exoplanetary transits. Using a variety of equipment and tests, the CPO was able to confirm it could clearly observe the transits of several well-known transiting planets, including HD189733b and HAT-P-6. With these tests and observations completed, future student researchers can continue Cal Poly’s transit search and contribute to the global pursuit for exoplanets.
A Brief History And Research Of The Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A, Michelle Wilbur
A Brief History And Research Of The Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A, Michelle Wilbur
Physics
No abstract provided.
Study Of Accretion Effects Of Transients In Lmxb System, Quentin Lamicq
Study Of Accretion Effects Of Transients In Lmxb System, Quentin Lamicq
Physics
Neutron stars are intriguing stellar laboratories that are very exciting to study due to the presence of matter in an extreme state. The luminosity of some neutron star transients in low mass X-ray binary (LMXB) systems is known to have quiescent intervals that may be affected by the rate and duration of accretion from the companion star onto the neutron star. We refined a model of the luminosity of the neutron star to allow for possibility that the accretion rate declines at a steady rate until it reaches zero. After a neutron star goes through an outburst, the quiescent period …
Analysis Of The Blazar 1es1218+30.4, Timothy Wolf
Analysis Of The Blazar 1es1218+30.4, Timothy Wolf
Physics
I analyzed the Blazar 1ES1218+30.4 in the high energy spectrum with VERITAS telescope data. The analysis used improved the energy spectrum obtained for the blazar from a maximum of 2.49 TeV to 3.85 TeV. The flux for this point is greater than the previous fit equation predicts, indicating a possible shoulder in the EBL, or Extragalactic Background Light.
A New Technique For Detecting Cosmic Strings In The Cosmos Survey Using Shapelet Decomposition, Kevin A. James
A New Technique For Detecting Cosmic Strings In The Cosmos Survey Using Shapelet Decomposition, Kevin A. James
Physics
The Hubble Space Telescope Treasury Program images collected as part of the Cosmic Evolution Survey were used to develop a new technique for identifying gravitational lensing events resulting from a less-massive cosmic string. By employing Monte Carlo simulations of cosmic strings embedded within the survey, galaxies were decomposed using Hermite Polynomial shapelets, and compared with the unaltered survey. An efficient set of cuts were determined for identifying a cosmic string in shapelet space. The sensitivity of the new methodology was found to be superior at detecting low-mass cosmic strings than previous methods.
Determining Pulsation Period For An Rr Lyrae Star, Leah M. Fabrizio
Determining Pulsation Period For An Rr Lyrae Star, Leah M. Fabrizio
Physics
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Survey Of Meteorite Samples For 92nb, 98tc, And 60fe Using Gamma Ray Spectroscopy, Robert Maxwell
Survey Of Meteorite Samples For 92nb, 98tc, And 60fe Using Gamma Ray Spectroscopy, Robert Maxwell
Physics
The focus of this senior project was the use of gamma ray spectroscopy to survey meteorite samples for 92Nb, 98Tc, and 60Fe. The presence of measurable amounts of 26Al (half-life 717,000 years) in meteorites leads astrophysists to believe that 92Nb, 98Tc, and 60Fe should also be present in detectable amounts, though they have not yet been conclusively found. Since the isotopes that were looked for in this senior project are not long lived in comparison to the age of the solar system, their presumed presence indicates that they are continuously being made in outer space and deposited on space objects.
Extrasolar Planet Detection Through Analysis Of K-Giant Radial Velocity Data, Floyd D. Linayao
Extrasolar Planet Detection Through Analysis Of K-Giant Radial Velocity Data, Floyd D. Linayao
Physics
Extrasolar planet detection is an ongoing and growing field of scientific research. To date, there are over 400 planet candidates discovered by various means of detection. Currently, astronomers taking observations at Lick Observatory are searching for potential extrasolar planets around K-giant stars. The project was originally developed to monitor stars to be used in the astrometric grid for NASA’s Space Interferometry Mission (SIM). While using the radial velocity method to test if the astrometric centers of K-giants were stable, astronomers came to the realization that the same process could be used for extrasolar planet detection. Of the 373 K-giants being …
Central Compact Objects, Trevor Meek
Central Compact Objects, Trevor Meek
Physics
Central compact objects (CCOs) are point-like sources found near the center of supernova remnants (SNRs). They emit X-rays, but show no radio or gamma ray counterpart. Typical CCO candidates have emission radii on the order of 0.2-3.0 km. This is much smaller than the typical radius of a neutron star, making CCOs a difficult astronomical phenomenon to identify.
Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy: Meteorite Samples And The Search For 98tc, Kristopher L. Merolla
Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy: Meteorite Samples And The Search For 98tc, Kristopher L. Merolla
Physics
The focus of this project is low-count-level gamma-ray spectroscopy on meteorite samples in search of a particular isotope of Technetium (98Tc), which according to stellar theory, should be present in the universe. The spectral lines for 99Tc have, however, been observed in S-, M-, and N- type stars, which makes finding 98Tc created naturally a possibility, and thus a search can be justified.