Seminars
Our seminars take place in the lecture room of the building at
Praha–Sporilov.
Next seminar:
04.03.2014 14:00
Miroslav Horky
Czech Technical University, Prague
Particle-in-Cell (PIC) simulations of instabilities in weakly ionized plasmas
Abstract
Miroslav Horky
Particle-in-Cell (PIC) simulations of instabilities in weakly ionized plasmas
I will talk about the research done during my stay at the University of Oslo. We simulated plasma instabilities in weakly ionized plasmas under the presence of E x B fields. Both, electrons and ions were magnetised in our simulations and we changed only the type of ion-neutral collisions. For these different ion-neutral collision types we found different electron heating rates and other instability characteristics, such as electrostatic potential fluctuations and electrostatic wave spectra. At first I will present theoretical background of our research, then our results and in the end I would like to introduce current analytical study of the simulated instabilities.
Previous seminar:
04.02.2014 15:00
Norbert Werner
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Stanford University
The Astro-H X-ray observatory
Abstract
Norbert Werner
The Astro-H X-ray observatory
I will talk about the upcoming Astro-H satellite, the next large international X-ray observatory. Astro-H will carry the first high-resolution X-ray imaging spectrometers and will provide an unprecedented wide band coverage that will revolutionize the study of the physics of X-ray plasmas. I will summarize the technical capabilities of the satellite and will present some of the most exciting science goals that we expect to reach with this mission.
If you would like to give a seminar in our group, please contact Vladimir Karas or Jaroslav Hamersky.
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