Research
These days, I find myself increasingly drawn to multi-messenger astrophysics, particularly in its application to the study of active galactic nuclei. I am intrigued by the potential of computational and statistical techniques in unraveling the mysteries surrounding these fascinating objects.
Hanrieder Fellowship Max Planck Institute for Physics
During a three month internship, I studied the association probability between the high-energy neutrino event IC170922A and the blazar TXS 0506+056 using Bayesian statistical techniques. We applied two different spectral models—power-law and pγ—to analyze how varying assumptions about the source spectrum affect the probability of a connection between the neutrino event and the blazar.
Bachelor thesis
In my research, I investigated the origins of cosmic rays using a multi-messenger approach. The IceCube neutrino observatory identifies astrophysical neutrino candidates in real-time, prompting follow-up observations by telescopes like MAGIC. Analyzing data from the MAGIC telescopes, I calculated gamma-ray flux upper limits from eight neutrino follow-up events using a new software in development by the MAGIC collaboration.
Central American - Caribbean Bridge in Astrophysics Remote Internship
During my three-month internship, I focused on studying spiral galaxies and investigating why the majority of them exhibit either two or four arms, with three-arm spiral galaxies being less common. We conducted an analysis of the environments where spiral galaxies form based on their arm counts. Utilizing data from the Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey and Galaxy Zoo projects, we created histograms illustrating galaxy density and neighboring galaxies within a cylinder for various spiral arm counts. Our findings indicated that spiral galaxies, regardless of their arm count, tended to inhabit similarly dense environments. However, there were indications suggesting that galaxies with more arms may reside in less dense surroundings. Notably, four-arm spirals stood out as inhabiting a distinct group environment compared to others.