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SUMMARY:A NICER view of neutron stars - Anna Watts (Amsterdam)
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CONTACT:Dominic Walton
DESCRIPTION:NICER\, the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer\, is an
  X-ray telescope that was installed on the International Space Station in 
 2017. Its mission is to study the nature of the densest matter in the Univ
 erse\, found in the cores of neutron stars.  NICER uses Pulse Profile Mode
 ling\, a technique that exploits relativistic effects on X-rays emitted fr
 om the hot magnetic polar caps of millisecond pulsars.  The technique also
  lets us map the hot emitting regions\, which form as magnetospheric parti
 cles slam into the stellar surface.  I will present NICER's current result
 s and ongoing analysis\, and discuss the implications for our understandin
 g of ultradense matter\, pulsar emission\, and stellar magnetic fields.
LOCATION:ONLINE - Details will be sent by email
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