1) Speaker: Qian Shengbang (Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Title: “The Origin of Luminous Red Novae and the Merging of Deep Contact Binary Stars” Abstract: Luminous red novae are a rare type of stellar outburst that are more luminous than most novae, but fainter than supernovae. They were discovered in the Milky Way galaxy
Speaker: D.A. Kononov (INASAN) Title: “On a method to observe the spiral precessional density wave in the accretion disks of cataclysmic binary stars” Abstract: Sign up for the seminar
Speaker: N.P. Topchiev (LPI RAS) Title: “Designing new methods and developing scientific instruments for astrophysical research of high-energy and very high-energy gamma rays on spacecrafts” Abstract: Sign up for the seminar
Speaker: David Buckley (South African Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa) Title: “Discovery of a White Dwarf Pulsar” Abstract: I discuss the recent discovery of a spinning white dwarf in the binary system AR Scorpii which shows all of the usual hallmarks of a pulsar. Photometric observations established that it pulses at the 2 minute spin
Speaker: I.S. Savanov (INASAN) Title: “Magnetic activity of stars from Kepler observations” Abstract: Abstract is available in Russian version. Sign up for the seminar
Speaker: B.M. Shustov (INASAN) Title: “Meteorites and their ‘parents’ as witnesses of the evolution of the Solar System, threat and resource for the future” Abstract: The introductory talk is devoted to a very broad list of subjects, but all the topics discussed are closely related. The goal is to show how important is the consistent
1) Speaker: N.R. Ikhsanov (Pulkovo Observatory, RAS) Title: “Indications of non-keplerian accretional disks existence” Abstract: Abstract is available in Russian version. Sign up for the seminar
1) Speaker: P.N. Frolov (Space Research Institute RAS) Title: “Achromatic interfero-coronagraph with variable rotational shear for the study of exoplanet spectra and phase curves” Abstract: Abstract is available in Russian version. Sign up for the seminar
1) Speaker: E. Katsavounidis (MIT, USA). Title: “Observational astronomy with gravitational waves” Abstract: In this talk I will review the status of the LIGO gravitational wave detectors and observations since they entered their observing era in 2015. Sign up for the seminar
1) Speaker: M.V. Starodubtsev (IAP RAS, Nizhny Novgorod) Title: “Plasma Physics and Particle Acceleration Studies at the PEARL Laser Facility” Abstract: The experimental results on the laser-driven proton acceleration using a femtosecond laser pulse with the maximal power up to 170 TW (< 8 J, 60 fs) focused by a F/4 off-axis parabola in the
