Research Activities

HEAG 2020 yearbook

In the document the 2020 main group results, activities and publications are presented and briefly described. Click on the image to open/download the pdf file.

Group Main Topics

Below we present, more in detail, the activities we are doing for each topic.

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Millisecond pulsars

The most rapidly spinning neutron stars in the universe

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ULX pulsating sources

Accreting NSs at their extremes. They are the most luminous, distant and rapidly evolving X-ray pulsars

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Magnetars

The strongest magnets in the Universe

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Astrophysical jets

Powerful outflows arising from the accretion of matter

Strong field gravity and accretion disks

Light and matter deep in the potential of compact objects

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Data Mining in X-rays

In search for new class of X-ray pulsators 

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Gamma-Ray Bursts, Kilonovae and Multimessenger Astronomy

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FRBs

Fast and incredibly bright radio transients, whose nature is still poorly understood

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Time-domain astronomy