Calendar

Oct
6
Thu
Riunione Direttore – Servizio Museo
Oct 6 @ 9:00 – 11:00
Seminario: prova tesi di laurea M. Sansica (UNIPA)
Oct 6 @ 15:00 – 16:30

Indirizzo Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/jsc-eufh-iek

Speaker: Mauro Sansica (UNIPA)
Titolo: ANALISI IN BANDA X DEI BRILLAMENTI DELLA STELLA T TAURI TW HYA
Abstract:
Le T Tauri Stars sono stelle di piccola massa principalmente localizzate in regioni di formazione stellare e responsabili di una forte emissione di raggi X causata da una elevata attività magnetica. La principale componente di emissione X è legata ai brillamenti che sono in grado di scaldare il plasma coronale fino a temperature superiori ai 100 MK. A questa categoria di stelle appartengono le Classical T Tauri Stars, dotate di un disco di accrescimento che, interagendo con le strutture magnetiche stellari, sembrrerebbe influire sull’attività magnetica.
Per comprendere meglio le proprietà magnetiche e coronali di una stella con accrescimento, presento in questo lavoro di tesi uno studio sui brillamenti X della stella TW Hydrae, rivelati durante i 537 ks di osservazione effettuata con il telescopio spaziale Chandra con al fuoco il rivelatore ACIS-S e l’utilizzo del grating HETG.
Attraverso lo studio spettroscopico risolto in tempo dell’emissione X dei brillamenti più intensi ho avuto modo di risalire alle dimensioni delle loop generate e all’intensità dei campi magnetici necessari per confinare il plasma.
L’analisi della frequenza e della distribuzione energetica dei brillamenti su una stella a distanza così ridotta dal Sistema Solare come TW Hya, permetterà di evidenziare eventi poco intensi che in generale gli studi su vaste aree di formazione stellare a distanze notevoli non riescono a rivelare.

Nov
3
Thu
Consiglio di Struttura
Nov 3 @ 11:00 – 13:00
Nov
7
Mon
visita museo istituto paritario trinacria
Nov 7 @ 9:00 – 13:00

40 studenti

primo turno 9.30

secondo turno 11

 

Nov
8
Tue
Seminario: Giuliana Cosentino (Chalmers University of Technology, SE), Aula, ore 15
Nov 8 @ 15:00 – 16:30

Stanza Google meet: meet.google.com/sxz-cctp-tsc

Speaker: Giuliana Cosentino (Space, Earth and Environment Department, Chalmers University of Technology, SE)

Title: Feedback from Supernova Remnants: triggering Star Formation in the ISM

Abstract: Supernova remnants (SNRs) drive large-scale shocks that locally enhance the density of the surrounding material but also inject vast amounts of energy and momentum that largely perturb and disperse the Interstellar Medium (ISM).
The interplay between these two effects is considered paramount in regulating the star formation efficiency in galaxies. However, how SNRs affect the physical conditions of the ISM is not well constrained from an observational point of view.
In this talk, I will present our work aimed to address this question.
I will show our study of the large scale shock triggered by the SNR W44 on the molecular cloud G034. I will show how the shock, probed by Silicon Monoxide (SiO) and observed with ALMA, enhances the density of the processed gas to values compatible with those required for massive star formation and has helped to shape the cloud. I will also present our exploratory large single-dish
observing program SHREC, aimed to observe the molecular shock tracer
SiO(2-1) toward a sample of 30 SNRs known to be interacting with molecular clouds. I will introduce the aim and technical aspects of SHREC and present the first results obtained toward the SNRs IC443.
IC443 is a well known SNR, expanding into and interacting with a nearby toroidal molecular cloud. Toward the major site of interaction, known as clump G, we estimate the mass of the shocked gas to be 100 Msun.
The shock driven by IC443 into this material enhances its density by a factor >10, to value consistent with those required to ignite star formation. Finally, we estimate that between 35-50% of the momentum injected by IC443 is transferred to the nearby molecular material. Our work therefore indicates that the molecular ISM is an important carrier of the SNR momentum and that the SNR-molecular cloud interaction play a crucial role in the regulating star formation in galaxies.

Nov
14
Mon
Seminario: Marcell Tessenyi (BSS Italia) , 14 Novembre ore 15.00
Nov 14 @ 15:00 – 16:00

Stanza Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/sxz-cctp-tsc

Speaker:  Marcell Tessenyi (BSS Italia)

Titolo: Mauve and Twinkle: UV and infrared satellites delivered through a new model

Abstract:

Mauve and Twinkle are part of a new family of satellites from Blue Skies Space that use the latest commercial space industry developments to deliver scientific missions on vastly accelerated timescales, setting a new pace for science discovery.

Mauve is a low-Earth orbit (LEO) small satellite containing a UV spectrometer and a 15cm class telescope. It is designed to monitor the activity of nearby stars, with a particular focus on M-dwarfs that might host habitable zone planets. The construction begins this year with partners C3S and ISISpace, for a planned launch in early 2024. Twinkle is a larger LEO satellite carrying a 0.45m telescope and an infrared spectrometer with a simultaneous wavelength coverage from 0.5 to 4.5μm. It is designed to detect the composition of atmospheres of exoplanets orbiting bright stars, as well as solar system objects such as comets and asteroids. The satellite, expected to launch in late 2024, is based on a high-heritage platform from Airbus and an instrument by ABB Canada. Both satellites will provide scientific data highly complementary to existing and upcoming exoplanet related space and ground-based observatories, including NASA/ESA/CSA’s James Webb Space Telescope and ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope.

Blue Skies Space is able to deliver Mauve and Twinkle thanks to the substantial transformations currently on-going in the space sector in Europe and beyond. Blue Skies Space Italia S.R.L. was set up this year to leverage the capabilities and expertise of the Italian science and technology community and help coordinate European science, technology and funding activities.

Nov
16
Wed
Riunione con personale ASU
Nov 16 @ 11:00 – 13:00
Nov
23
Wed
Meeting THE StellaR PAth
Nov 23 @ 14:30 – Nov 25 @ 14:45
Nov
25
Fri
Seminario: Gloria Guilluy (INAF-OATo)
Nov 25 @ 11:00 – 12:30
Stanza Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/sxz-cctp-tsc
Speaker: Gloria Guilluy (INAF-OATo)
Titolo: Exoplanetary Atmospheres with GIANO@TNG.
Abstract: I will present the atmospheric characterization study of hot and warm giant planets using the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG) in the simultaneous GIARPS (GIANO-B + HARPS-N) observing mode. I will focus in particular on our ongoing efforts to probe both the lower and the upper exoplanetary atmospheres using the near-infrared (0.95-2.45 \mu m) arm of GIARPS: the high-resolution (R /sim 50 000) spectrograph GIANO-B. On the one hand, I will discuss our investigations of the deeper exo-atmospheric layers performed through the search of molecular species (e.g., water, methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen cyanide) which, by constraining the planet’s C/O ratio, provide clear proxies on planetary formation. On the other hand, I will show our upper exoplanetary atmospheres’ analysis realized through the detection of the individual contributions of atoms (more precisely the metastable helium line at 1083.3 nm). The helium line, in addition to providing key insights into an exoplanetary exosphere, allows for putting constraints on evolutionary processes (i.e. hydrodynamic escape, the mass loss rate, and the morphology of the escaping material).
Nov
29
Tue
EXOPA
Nov 29 @ 9:30 – 13:30