We are a team of university students from different backgrounds with the same research interest: to uncover the mysteries of the universe
What are your backgrounds, more specifically?
Diversity runs in our core, some members of the team majored in physics and space engineering,
whilst others pursued mechanical engineering, information technology, and even chemistry!
Fate and passion brought us together.
What is our goal?
We aim to study the beatiful celestial objects in our universe,
from individual stars to complex galaxy structures, as well as the depth of massive black holes.
How beautiful is space?
Very beautiful.
Research Projects
We take on many research projects using various observatories, mainly...
"O' profound secrets of the stars, give these Trailblazers your blessing!"
The Atacama Large Millimeter Array
European Southern Observatory, Atacama Desert, Chile
The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) is an astronomical interferometer
consisting of 66 radio telescopes, based in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.
Key words:
Radio astronomy.
Publications:
Au T. Hor.
Title Sample
, 2023. DOI:
The ELT's HARMONI instrument
European Southern Observatory, Atacama Desert, Chile
The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is an under construction observatory based on top of
Cerro Armazones in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. With its nearly 40 metres wide
primary mirror, when built, it will be the largest ever ground-based telescope. Supported by
various instruments and technologies like adaptive optics, the telescope enables scientists to
conduct detailed studies and imaging of celestial bodies. One of the first generation of its
instruments is the High Angular Resolution Monolithic Optical and Near-infrared Integral field spectrograph
(HARMONI). This instrument allows for powerful spectrography analysis, which in turn assists in the study
of distant objects. Recognizing the potential of HARMONI, by using a combination of simulation
as well as theoretical techniques, we probe deep into the center of galaxies, aiming to uncover
the secrets of the massive black holes residing within them.
Key words:
supermassive black holes, stellar kinematics and dynamics, galaxy formation and evolution
Publications:
Dieu D. Nguyen, Michele Cappellari, Miguel Pereira-Santaella.
Simulating supermassive black hole mass measurements for
a sample of ultra massive galaxies using ELT/HARMONI high spatial resolution
integral-field stellar kinematics, 2023. DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2302.10012
