George Sonneborn
Salle des séminaires Évry Schatzman, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
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| « Five Years of Galactic and Extragalactic Research with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer » |
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George Sonneborn |
| The 276 Angstrom region of the ultraviolet observable by the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) has yielded many surprising discoveries in solar system, Galactic, and extragalactic astrophysics. FUSE, launched in 1999, is a joint project of NASA, CNES, and CSA. In the Milky Way, the first comprehensive study of deuterium in the Local ISM and nearby disk, the ubiquitous hydrogen molecule, mass loss from massive stars, protoplanetary disks, and the hot gas in the Milky Way, Magellanic Clouds, and high-velocity clouds are areas where FUSE has had profound impact. Extragalactic science has also been strongly affected, including the hunt for missing baryons in the low-redshift universe with the O VI ion, winds from starburst galaxies, and cooling flows in elliptical galaxies. This seminar will review review some of the exciting results from the FUSE mission and summarize plans for continued operation of FUSE in the future. |
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vendredi 5 novembre 2004 - 11:00 Salle des séminaires Évry Schatzman, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris |
| Page web du séminaire / Seminar's webpage |