Collaborative Research: Pulsed X-ray Spectral and Polarization Signals from Magnetar Atmos — NSF Award to William Marsh Rice Unive
Magnetars are neutron stars with incredibly strong magnetic fields, the like of which are not possible to recreate in an Earth-bound laboratory. Currently only about 30 have been identified, and much about them remains unknown. A collaborative group of researchers at Rice University and Hope College will take significa
| Award title | Collaborative Research: Pulsed X-ray Spectral and Polarization Signals from Magnetar Atmos |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2510631 |
| Awardee | William Marsh Rice University |
| City | HOUSTON |
| State | TX |
| Amount obligated | $439,460 |
| Principal investigator | Matthew Baring |
| Program | QISET-Quan Info Sci Eng & Tech, STELLAR ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSC |
| Start date | 09/01/2025 |
| Abstract | Magnetars are neutron stars with incredibly strong magnetic fields, the like of which are not possible to recreate in an Earth-bound laboratory. Currently only about 30 have been identified, and much about them remains unknown. A collaborative group of researchers at Rice University and Hope College will take significant strides in increasing the understanding of magnetars by developing a comprehensive simulation study of the emission from strongly-magnetized atmospheres straddling their surface |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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