Colloquium on Jun. 10th, 2019

The Chandra Deep Fields: Enabling a Wide Spectrum of Exciting Science

Speaker: Yongquan Xue (University of Science and Technology of China)

Venue: Room 2317, SWIFAR Building

Time: 3:00 PM, Monday, 10th June, 2019

Abstract: 

The Chandra Deep Fields (CDFs), being a major thrust among extragalactic X-ray surveys and complemented effectively by multiwavelength observations, have critically contributed to our dramatically improved characterization of the 0.5-8 keV cosmic X-ray background sources, the vast majority of which are distant active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and starburst and normal galaxies. In this talk, I highlight briefly a wide range of recent exciting results enabled by the CDFs, on AGNs, co-evolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes, star-forming and starburst galaxies, galaxy groups, and transients, after providing the necessary background information. I then conclude with a summary and future prospects for moving forward.