[seminar] Astro Journal Club on May 24th, 3:15 pm

[Lana Ceraj]

Dear all, 

 this Wednesday Astro Journal club starts at 3:15 p.m. in the seminar room F-201 of the Physics Department. 

Presenter: Stefan Cikota, mag. phys.

Title: Visualization and Analysis of Threats from Asteroid Ocean Impacts

Authors: J.M. Patchett et al. (2016)

Abstract: 
An asteroid colliding with earth can have grave consequences. An impact in the ocean has complex effects as the kinetic energy of the asteroid is transferred to the water, potentially causing a tsunami or other distant effect. Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory are using the xRage simulation code on high performance computing (HPC) systems to understand the range of possible behaviors of an asteroid impacting the ocean. By running ensembles of large scale 3D simulations, scientists can study a set of potential factors for asteroid-generated tsunamis (AGTs) such as angle of impact, asteroid mass and air burst elevation. These studies help scientists understand the consequences of asteroid impacts such as water dispersement into the atmosphere, which can impact the global climate, or tsunami creation, which can place population centers at risk. The results of these simulations will support NASA’s Office of Planetary Defense in deciding how to best track near-Earth objects (NEOs).

Link to paper: http://datascience.dsscale.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/09/VisualizationAndAnalysisOfThreatsFromAsteroidOceanImpacts.pdf <http://datascience.dsscale.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/09/VisualizationAndAnalysisOfThreatsFromAsteroidOceanImpacts.pdf>
 
If you have recently read interesting astrophysics paper you would like to present, please contact me via e-mail: lceraj at phy.hr <mailto:lceraj at phy.hr>

See you on Wednesday.

Cheers,
Lana
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