Ylva Pihlström
Professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico. Being a radio astronomer, my favorite subjects are the Galactic Center, astrophysical masers, but also starburst galaxies and Active Galactic Nuclei. I use radio interferometery observing techniques, including Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI). I also participate in work with the Long Wavelength Array (LWA).
Center for Astrophysical Research and Technologies: Seminar Series Fall 2023
- Current research students:
- Graduate student Rachel Weller is analyzing Very Large Array 43 GHz SiO maser data in a sample of Red Super Giants.
- Graduate student Rajorshi Bhattacharya is improving extinction estimates to individual AGB stars throughout the Galaxy using 2MASS and MSX data, and is determining statistical distances using infrared data.
- Undergraduate student Alex Craig is determining the stellar phase of SiO maser observations utilizing ZTF period studies.
- Undergraduate student Braeden Fields is focusing on radiative transfer modeling of the SiO maser transitions observed in AGB stars