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SUMMARY:Colloquium | Anna Watts (University of Amsterdam | Amsterdam\, The
  Netherlands)
DTSTART:20260312T133000Z
DTEND:20260312T143000Z
DTSTAMP:20260415T013340Z
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CATEGORIES:Scientific
CATEGORIES:Scientific Talk
CATEGORIES:Public
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
CONTACT:Julián Alvarado-Gómez <julian.alvarado-gomez@aip.de>
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Anna Watts (University of Amsterdam | Amsterdam\, The
  Netherlands)\nTitle: Mapping neutron stars\, inside and out\nAbstract: NI
 CER\, the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer\, is an X-ray telesco
 pe on the International Space Station. Its primary mission has been to mea
 sure neutron star masses and radii\, quantities that enable us to investig
 ate the nature of the ultradense nuclear matter in the star’s cores. NIC
 ER exploits relativistic effects on X-rays emitted from the hot magnetic p
 olar caps of millisecond pulsars\, a technique that also lets us map the h
 ot emitting regions on the stellar surface. I will present NICER’s lates
 t results and discuss the implications for our understanding of ultradense
  matter\, pulsar emission\, and stellar magnetic fields. I will also expla
 in how we are now extending the technique to study accreting neutron stars
 \, in preparation for the launch of eXTP in 2030 and eventually NewAthena.
 \nNote: Host: Axel Schwope\n
LOCATION:AIP\; Kirch building\, Conference room
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