Jared Siegel

Physics and Astrophysics Double Major
University of Chicago

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Investigating Detection Biases in the Black Hole X-ray Binary Population

Sponsored by NSF CIERA REU under the supervision of Vicky Kalogera and Christopher Berry

We are investigating the origin of the lower black hole mass gap, by inferring the detection probabilities of a synthetic population of Milky way binary systems.

In the figure on the right, we explore the spatial distribution of detectable systems with respect to the Sun.

Exploring Dynamics in Exoplanet Resonant Chains

Supervised by Daniel Fabrycky of the University of Chicago

Resonant chains, systems with two or more resonant pairs, present a unique opportunity to study the migratory history and dynamics of multi-planet systems.

In the figure on the right, we present a gas-disk migration simulation of the resonances in the Kepler-60 system, in comparison to the observed values.

Analysis of Supernova Remnant X-ray Emission

Supervised by Vikram Dwarkadas and Kari Frank

Supernova remnants (SNR) are complex, three-dimensional objects; properly accounting for this complexity in the resulting X-ray emission presents quite a challenge. We apply Smoothed Particle Inference (SPI) techniques to analyze these remnants and investigate their progenitor systems.

In the figure on the right, we present an animation of the SPI fitting process for SNR RCW 103.
Contact Information: siegeljc [at] uchicago [dot] edu