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ZAH NEWS

Super simulations help determine the mass of neutrinos

A team of researchers led by high-energy astrophysicist Felix Spanier (ZAH/ITA) receives 35 million hours of CPU computing time on SuperMUC-NG to improve neutrino mass measurements at KATRIN. (2020/06/20)

Astronomische Grundlagen für den Kalender 2022 erschienen

Das Astronomische Rechen-Institut hat die Astronomischen Grundlagen für den Kalender 2022 veröffentlicht. Diese bilden eine Grundlage für eine Vielzahl von Kalenderwerken. (2020/05/06)

Diederik Kruijssen von Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften geehrt

Der Astrophysiker wurde prämiert für seine Beiträge zum Verständnis der Prozesse, die Sternentstehung und Bildung von Sternhaufen steuern. (2020/04/17)

Thunder without Flash

If black holes and neutron stars merge within star clusters this only shakes space-time without any electromagnetic emission. (2020/03/05)

Anna Pasquali new Private Lecturer (Priv. Doz.)

Dr. Anna Pasquali was appointed Private Lecturer (Priv. Doz.) yesterday by the Habilitation Conference of the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Heidelberg University. (2020/01/30)

Wind-driven accretion powers planetary migration

Carolin Kimmig, BA student at ITA under supervison of Prof. Dullemond has shown, that a magnetocentrifugal wind-loss of protoplanetary disks could be strong enough to significantly change the orbits of protoplanets. (2020/01/09)

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Astro & Physics talks

Heidelberg Physics Seminar and Talks Organizer (HePhysTo)

Colloquia at ZAH
Jul 02
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ARI Institute Kolloquium
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Mönchhofstraße 12-14, Via Zoom. Please contact the organizers (Eva Grebel or Joachim Wambsganß) if you need the Zoom link.
Jul 03
15:00		 Multiplicity properties of pre-supernova massive stars in the Magellanic Clouds
Lee Patrick (U. de Alicante)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Via zoom link. Please contact organisers if you need the zoom information.,
Jul 09
11:15		 How galactic dynamics and stellar feedback shape the giant molecular cloud population in galaxies
Sarah Jefferson (ARI)
ARI Institute Kolloquium
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Mönchhofstraße 12-14, Via Zoom. Please contact the organizers (Eva Grebel or Joachim Wambsganß) if you need the Zoom link.

Recent publications
6/2020
Lee, Yueh-Ning; Offner, Stella S. R. et al. (inc. Kruijssen, J. M. Diederik)
The Origin of the Stellar Mass Distribution and Multiplicity
SSRv 216, 70(2020)

6/2020
Tortora, C.; Napolitano, N. R. et al. (inc. Maturi, M.)
Nature versus nurture: relic nature and environment of the most massive passive galaxies at z < 0.5
A&A 638, L11(2020)

6/2020
Venhola, Aku; Peletier, Reynier et al. (inc. Lisker, Thorsten; Wittmann, Carolin)
The Fornax Deep Survey with the VST. IV. A size and magnitude limited catalog of dwarf galaxies in the area of the Fornax cluster (Corrigendum)
A&A 638, C5(2020)