Colloq Abstract - Linford
Aug 8
11am Mountain
Justin Linford
GWU
Blazars, Novae, and Transients! Oh My!
My research has involved several areas of radio astronomy. My graduate studies focused on very long baseline interferometry observations of blazars. Comparing observations of blazars known to emit gamma-rays with those without gamma-ray emission revealed fundamental differences between the two populations. My first postdoc position involved radio observations of classical novae. The combination of radio light curves and high-resolution radio imaging lead to a new model for the evolution of the nova ejecta including an explanation for the emission of gamma-rays and hard x-rays. My current postdoc position will utilize LOFAR and VLITE to study transient sources at low frequencies.
