Netherlands Organisations for Scientific Research Phd Physics

Phd Physics The densestmatter in the observableuniverse harbor neutronstars, as those with thecompressed matterNucleonics. The conditions of this matter arenot reproduced in the laboratory. That is whythey are important for the study fundamentalphysics objects. At least a couple hundredneutron star matter and pick up from a closecompanion star year commencing with theaccretion disk. Two types neutron star ThesisShow May long minutes of X-ray bursts. Type Ibursts are thermonuclear flashes of the shell byaccreted material. Thesis burst burstoscillations may turn out, with a frequency up to a hundred Hz to some very close, but not equal to the star spin frequency. To origin-type IIburst Another is poorly understood, probably inthe accretion disk uh Magnetic effects havefrom magnetic field effects decrease If, uhdeclaration burst of thinking both.

Requirements:

• MSc. in astrophysics;
• Affinity with data analysis and interpretation;
• Strong skills in computer programming;
• Capable of working independently as well as in a team;
• Fluent use of the English language in writing and speech.

We are looking for a Phd Physics student of the effects of neutron star magnetic field, the years looking at the X-ray burst to investigate behavior. The candidate will know that a new database to take advantage of development, we all burst of type I-6000 found "during the last 15 years (The Minbar project) to perform expand and belong to this catalog type II bursts. This will be a single record population-based studies and looking for a number of trends to explain the poorly understood phenomenon burst. die in interpreting the results of the theoretical framework Engines will be a crucial element of the project.

This is a technical cooperation project between SRON-Utrecht & the Instituut Anton Pannekoek, University of Amsterdam. The Phd Physics student will work "under the direction of Jean in 't Zand, and Anna Watts Michiel van der Klis promoter. Includes Technical Cooperation vd More Duncan Galloway Monash University in Melbourne (Australia) and Alessandro Patruno UVA. The study is expected to One Within a period of four years of promoting leadership.

Conditions of employment

Employment of the full-time position as Phd Physics -student at SRON Utrecht, is by NWO (The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research) and will be for a period of 4 years. The salary will be in accordance with the salary scales of NWO for PhD-students and is €2.034,- gross per month on a full-time basis in the first year, increasing to €2.610,- in the fourth year.

NWO has good secondary employment conditions such as:

• An end of year bonus of 8,33% of the gross yearly salary;
• At least 42 days of vacation leave a year on full-time basis;
• An excellent pension scheme;
• Options for (additional) personal development;
• Excellent facilities for parental leave.

Contract type

Temporary

4 years

Department

Phd Physics The research area of the High Energy Astrophysics (HEA) division focuses on observational studies of topics/objects for which the understanding depends critically on the emitted X-ray and gamma-ray radiation. Among the most recent instrumental track records are the Reflection Grating Spectrometer (RGS) on ESA's XMM-Newton satellite and the Low Energy Transmission Grating (LETG) on NASA's Chandra. SRON is PI of both these grating instruments. Both satellites are still operational and continue to be signficantly overscribed by observing proposals from all over the world.

Additional information

For further information you can contact dr. J. in 't Zand (088-7775718) or dr. A. Watts (020-5258495) and see: http://www.sron.nl.