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Description:: This thesis explores the concepts that make up an effective classroom demonstration, derived the analytical form of gravitational wave emission from a binary system, and …
Year:: 2020
Contributor:: Mera Evans, Tyco B. (creator); Coyne, Robert (thesis advisor); Brown University. Physics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Education; Astrophysics; Astronomy; Gravity
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Description:: Dark matter is an essential ingredient in our modern understanding of the Universe. However, its fundamental role in cosmology is matched only by its conspicuous …
Year:: 2013
Contributor:: Geringer-Sameth, Alex (creator); Koushiappas, Savvas (Director); Dell'Antonio, Ian (Reader); Gaitskell, Richard (Reader); Brown University. Physics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: dark matter; indirect detection; statistical methods; gamma-ray observations; Dark matter (Astronomy); Statistics; Astrophysics; Cosmology
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Description:: Dark matter (DM) is one of the biggest mysteries of mankind. Despite occupying 80% of the total matter budget and 26% of total energy budget …
Year:: 2020
Contributor:: Leung, (John) Shing Chau (creator); Fan, JiJi (Advisor); Koushiappas, Savvas (Reader); Dell'Antonio, Ian (Reader); Brown University. Department of Physics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Astrophysics; Particles (Nuclear physics); Dark matter (Astronomy); Hadron colliders; Supersymmetry
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Description:: The "E and B mode EXperiment," (EBEX) is a balloon-borne telescope which aims to measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background radiation in three …
Year:: 2010
Contributor:: Vinokurov, Yury (creator); Tucker, Gregory (Director); Dell'Antonio, Ian (Reader); Koushiappas, Savvas (Reader); Brown University. Physics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: polarization; cosmic microwave background; Astrophysics; Cosmology; Cosmic background radiation
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Description:: Spectroscopic binaries are an essential tool in astrophysics because they provide a simple method of determining the masses and radii of stars to high precision …
Year:: 2020
Contributor:: Vasquez, Katie (creator); Dell'Antonio, Ian (thesis advisor); Brown University. Physics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Astrophysics; Astronomy; Double stars; Spectrum analysis; Telescopes
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Description:: The Primordial Inflation Explorer (PIXIE) is a proposed NASA-led mission designed to measure the polarization and intensity of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). PIXIE will …
Year:: 2017
Contributor:: Nagler, Peter Campbell (creator); Tucker, Gregory (Advisor); Dell'Antonio, Ian (Reader); Fixsen, Dale (Reader); Brown University. Department of Physics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Physics; Astrophysics; Cosmic background radiation; Fourier transform spectroscopy; Cosmology
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Description:: In recent years, weak gravitational lensing has become an indispensable method for understanding the concentration of matter on the largest scales. Galaxy clusters, the largest …
Year:: 2014
Contributor:: Michney, Ryan J (creator); Dell'Antonio, Ian (Director); Dell'Antonio, Ian (Reader); Gaitskell, Richard (Reader); Tucker, Gregory (Reader); Brown University. Physics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Observational Astronomy; Weak Gravitational Lensing; Subaru Telescope; Galaxy Clusters; Cosmology; Astrophysics; Astronomy; Galaxies--Clusters
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Description:: In the last two decades, wide and deep astronomical surveys have been conducted and lead to productive observations. Built on the experience of these past …
Year:: 2020
Contributor:: Liu, Binyang (creator); Dell'Antonio, Ian (Advisor); Tucker, Gregory (Reader); Cutts, David (Reader); Brown University. Department of Physics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Astrophysics; Dark matter (Astronomy); Galaxies--Clusters; Gravitational lenses; Dark energy (Astronomy)
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