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Jet-like structures in low-mass binary neutron star merger remnants

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Milton Ruiz (University of Valencia)
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GW170817 and GRB 170817A provided direct evidence that binary neutron star (NSNS) mergers can produce short gamma-ray bursts (sGRBs). However, questions remain about the nature of the central engine.

The optical appearance of some regular compact objects

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Mercè Guerrero (CIDMA, University of Aveiro)
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On-site: Sala Sousa Pinto
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The significance of multi-ring images in the optical appearance of spherically symmetric compact objects is discussed. Such images are produced by an optically and geometrically thin accretion disk illuminating the object.

Grav24

M. Zilhão was one of the invited speakers at the Grav24 conference, held at FAMAF, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina, from April 8th to April 12th 2024. This edition celebrated the 65th birthdays of Oscar Reula, Osvaldo Moreschi, and Carlos Kozameh.

Discussion of the paper "Detecting fundamental fields with LISA observations of gravitational waves from extreme mass-ratio inspirals", by Andrea Maselli, et al.

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Manuel Mariano (U. Aveiro)
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Hybrid: Room Sousa Pinto and Zoom
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Detecting fundamental fields with LISA observations of gravitational waves from extreme mass-ratio inspirals

Andrea Maselli, Nicola Franchini, Leonardo Gualtieri, Thomas P. Sotiriou, Susanna Barsanti, Paolo Pani