Instrument simulations and data analysis techniques in X-ray astronomy

• Grant number: 17/00968-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• Start date: May 02, 2017
• End date: April 28, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Astronomy - Astronomical Instrumentation
• Principal Investigator: João Braga
• Grantee: Manuel Antonio Castro Ávila
• Supervisor: Joern Wilms
• Host Institution: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE). Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (Brasil). São José dos Campos , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany
• Associated to the scholarship: 15/25972-0 - Development and Characterization of the Detector System of the MIRAX Experiment, BP.PD

Abstract

The study will be divided essentially into two parts in parallel. The first is to develop computational techniques of Monte Carlo simulations to study in detail the performance and sensitivity of X-ray space observatories, especially aplied to the experiments protoMIRAX and MIRAX, of INPE. In the second part, the candidate will develop software tools for analysis of astrophysical X-ray data. He will also perform analysis and interpretation of proprietary data of the group for publication.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

SACAHUI, J. R.; PENACCHIONI, A., V; MARINELLI, A.; SHARMA, A.; CASTRO, M.; OSORIO, J. M.; MORALES, M. A.. STUDY OF BLAZAR ACTIVITY IN 10 YEAR FERMI-LAT DATA AND IMPLICATIONS FOR TEV NEUTRINO EXPECTATIONS. REVISTA MEXICANA DE ASTRONOMIA Y ASTROFISICA, v. 57, n. 2, p. 18-pg., 2021-10-01. (17/00968-6, 15/25972-0)