Projects / Programmes
New era in the study of high-energy astrophysical transients
| Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
| 1.02.03 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Physics |
Astronomy |
| Code |
Science |
Field |
| 1.03 |
Natural Sciences |
Physical sciences |
astronomy, astrophysics, tidal disruption events, gamma ray bursts, gravitational wave events, black holes, numerical modelling, telescopes, satellites
Data for the last 5 years (citations for the last 10 years) on
April 26, 2024;
A3 for period
2018-2022
Data for ARIS tenders (
04.04.2019 – Programme tender,
archive
)
| Database |
Linked records |
Citations |
Pure citations |
Average pure citations |
| WoS |
205 |
17,858 |
17,194 |
83.87 |
| Scopus |
223 |
21,560 |
20,789 |
93.22 |
Researchers (6)
Organisations (1)
| no. |
Code |
Research organisation |
City |
Registration number |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
| 1. |
1540 |
University of Nova Gorica |
Nova Gorica |
5920884000 |
14,072 |
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Modern wide-field-of-view and all-sky satellites (e.g. Swift, Gaia) and ground based optical surveys cover a large part of the sky and are daily detecting new, transient sources of electro-magnetic radiation in the sky. A new window to observe the Universe and detect transient events opened with the LIGO's detection of gravitational waves. Field of transients is expected to receive the next major breakthrough with the up-coming Large Synoptic Survey Telescope - Vera Rubin Observatory (LSST-VRO), which is expected to receive first light in 2021. While some transients are easily identified (e.g. supernovae) and well studied, others are observationally much more challenging due to their rarity and/or very short duration and are consequently not well understood. In this project we propose to study three types of transients: Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs), Gravitational Wave Events (GWEs) and Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs). In contrast to GRBs, which have been extensively studied in recent years, the latter two types are observationally new fields of research, which are just beginning to rapidly evolve. In all these fields there are many open questions connected with the origin and mechanisms of these extremely energetic events, produced in the strong gravitational field of compact objects (i.e. neutron stars or black holes), therefore connecting various areas from high-energy physics and general relativity to stellar evolution and stellar dynamics in central parts of galaxies. As members of several major international collaborations (Swift, Gaia, ENGRAVE, LSST-VRO) we will use a network of world-class robotic and conventional telescopes located around the globe to make observations of above-mentioned types of transients. The optical data obtained will be used in combination with data (available publicly or through collaborations) in different wavelength regimes to build a multi-wavelength picture of transient events and to establish their astrophysical nature and properties. We will analyze and model observations with existing and new theoretical models. In the case of TDEs, we plan to contribute significantly to the LSST-VRO project (with simulation, classification algorithms and observations) and to develop advanced hydrodynamical models and codes in collaboration with world-leading experts in astrophysical relativistic-hydrodynamics. Therefore, we will combine observational and theoretical approach. This project has large potential to significantly contribute to our understanding of different astrophysical areas which are rapidly evolving and highly relevant .
