Project description
Studying neutron stars to unveil the Universe's most luminous events
Neutron stars, or pulsars, are amongst the most extreme stars, wielding the largest magnetic fields of any known object in the Universe. The most magnetic ones are called magnetars. These stars are thought to be the source of the most luminous transients, such as the super-luminous supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, fast radio bursts, or magnetar giant flares. Several giant flares have been detected within the Milky Way. However, scientists lack a complete census of the pulsar and magnetar population. The EU-funded MAGNESIA project is developing the first pulsar population model using Machine Learning techniques. The new model will take into account neutron star 3D magnetic field simulations and observational constraints from all multiband data archives.
Fields of science
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyobservational astronomygravitational waves
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomystellar astronomyneutron stars
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesnuclear physics
- social sciencessociologydemographycensus
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomystellar astronomysupernova
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Funding Scheme
ERC-COG - Consolidator GrantHost institution
28006 Madrid
Spain
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28006 Madrid
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