Research Interests
My research focuses on studying the environments of one of the brightest explosions in space - short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). Short GRBs are thought to originate from binary neutron stars (BNS; very compact "dead" stars) systems that eventually merge together. In fact, we know of one short GRB that was coincident with a BNS merger detected through its gravitational waves, thus confirming this theory!
Although we have this little bit of confirmation, many mysteries still surround short GRBs and their neutron star progenitors. In what kinds of galaxies do these systems form? How long does it take for these systems to merge together? How do these systems evolve with cosmic time? How do neutron star systems form together?
My research attempts to answer these questions through observing and modeling the host galaxies where short GRBs occur.
Publications
A Population of Short-duration Gamma-ray Bursts with Dwarf Host Galaxies
A. E. Nugent, W. Fong, C. Castrejon et al.
Accepted to The Astrophysical Journal
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The Host Galaxies of High Velocity Type Ia Supernovae
A. E. Nugent, A. E. Polin, P. E. Nugent
Submitted to The Astrophysical Journal
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A. E. Nugent, W. Fong. Y. Dong, et al.
The Astrophysical Journal, 940, 57 (2022)
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A. E. Nugent, W. Fong. Y. Dong, et al.
The Astrophysical Journal, 904, 52 (2020)
Contact
Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Exploration in Astronomy (CIERA)
1800 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60208
anyanugent2023[at]u.northwestern.edu
Contact
Information
Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) and Department of Physics and Astronomy
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 60208, USA
anyanugent2023[at]u.northwestern.edu
