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Exploring the Local Association : a nearby, young kinematic stream of stars in the solar neighborhood
(Vanderbilt University. Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, 2008)
During the course of my Honors Research Project, I worked with Dr. David
James to determine whether a group of target stars are members of the Local Association.
I did this by reducing spectroscopic data, taken by Dr. ...
Number density profiles of galaxy groups and clusters in the SDSS
(Vanderbilt University. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, 2008-04-20)
We use projected number density profiles of galaxy groups to investigate the relationship between galaxy group structure and dark matter structure within halos. We primarily study a specific model of how galaxies populate ...
Expected Host Galaxy Properties of PTA Detectable Massive Black Hole Binaries
(Vanderbilt University. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, 2021-12-06)
Massive black hole binaries (MBHB) produce gravitational waves (GW) that will be detectable with pulsar timing arrays within the next few years. We determine the properties of the host galaxies of MBHB at the time they are ...
DARK MATTER MAY NOT BE SO DARK: Testing Massive Primordial Black Hole Dark Matter with Galactic X-Ray Emission
(Vanderbilt University. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, 2024-04-16)
Were primordial black holes (PBHs) to exist, they could constitute a significant portion of dark matter in our universe which could be explored through gravitational wave emission, gravitational lensing, and electromagnetic ...