From Elisa.Todarello at nottingham.ac.uk Mon Sep 1 08:00:00 2025 From: Elisa.Todarello at nottingham.ac.uk (Elisa Todarello) Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000 Subject: [Astro] [CAPT] Particle Cosmology and Gravity Seminar this week: Parthasarathi Majumdar Message-ID: Dear All, We have a seminar this week. The details are provided below - ----------------------------------------- Speaker: Parthasarathi Majumdar Seminar date: September 2nd , Tuesday, 1 pm UK time Venue: Seminar Room A 113 (Cripps North Building, CAPT) Title: Can Gravitational Wave Data Constrain Dark Matter Particles ? Abstract: Gravitational wave (GW) data from observed binary black hole coalescences (BBHC), proven to validate the Hawking Area Theorem (HAT) for black hole horizons, has been demonstrated to unambiguously pick theoretically computed logarithmic corrections to the Bekenstein-Hawking Area Formula, which have a negative coefficient, when combined with the Generalized Second Law of thermodynamics. We propose a composite, ?hybrid? approach to quantum gravity black hole entropy calculation, additively combining results from the non-perturbative, background-independent Loop Quantum Gravity method, with those from the perturbative (one loop), background-dependent semiclassical approach (often called ?geometric? entropy) based on Euclidean Quantum Gravity. Our goal is to examine under what conditions, absolute consistency with HAT-validating GW data analyses is guaranteed. As a consequence of this demand for absolute consistency, nontrivial, albeit indirect constraints appear to emerge on the Beyond-Standard-Model (BSM) part of the spectrum of perturbative elementary particle fluctuations in a classical black hole background. 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Cheers Phil P On 26/08/2025 16:26, Phil Parry wrote: > Hi all, > > The printer in A115 isn't working at the moment, I've just phoned > Xerox to report the problem and hopefully it will be fixed soon. > Please use the printers in the Physics building in the meantime. > > Cheers > > Phil P > > _______________________________________________ > CAPT mailing list > CAPT at lists.nottingham.ac.uk > https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/capt _______________________________________________ CAPT mailing list CAPT at lists.nottingham.ac.uk https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/capt From phil.parry at nottingham.ac.uk Tue Sep 2 11:32:43 2025 From: phil.parry at nottingham.ac.uk (Phil Parry) Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2025 11:32:43 +0100 Subject: [Astro] [CAPT] Fwd: FW: IMPORTANT REMINDER: Physics building loss of power for urgent maintenance: 09:30 to 13:30, Wednesday 3rd September In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi all, A reminder that this is happening tomorrow morning. We have several servers and other computers in the Physics building; these will all be shut down early tomorrow morning at around 8am: |astroraid| |astrozfs| |capt-gpu| |capt-gpu2| |dator| |pleiades| |mlis1| |mlis2| |ukads | The shared machines captain, odhar and brahan are hosted elsewhere and won't be shut down, but as they use the NIS server astroraid for their password database, you won't be able to log in to these machines. (If you're logged in beforehand, you should be OK, but please consider these machines to be at-risk tomorrow.) If all goes well, the above machines should be back online in the afternoon.? I'll start work on restarting them as soon as the power comes back on, I expect it to take around an hour to restore everything. Apologies for the disruption this will cause. Thanks, Phil P -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: FW: IMPORTANT REMINDER: Physics building loss of power for urgent maintenance: 09:30 to 13:30, Wednesday 3rd September Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:36:13 +0100 From: Sharon Meeks (staff) Dear all, Further to previous emails, I would like to remind you that we have an upcoming full electrical shutdown within the Physics building?on *Wednesday 3rd September between 09:30 to 13:30.* *All areas of the building will be without power and lighting during this time?(including all FoS offices and the Student Services hub)*, so I would suggest that predominantly office-based occupants should seek alternative work spaces that day; experimental Physicists and Technical staff are likely to need to be on site to assist with the safe shutdown and re-energising of key infrastructure.? Unfortunately I have to be off site until approximately 10:00 that morning, but will be available on MS teams. As a reminder, this shutdown is to enable contractors to undertake urgent maintenance on the high voltage transformers within the substation that serves the Physics building.? They will endeavour to complete the work in under the allotted four hour period. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any queries or concerns. 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Website: https://swagatam18.wordpress.com/ Research Link:https://inspirehep.net/authors/1517353 ________________________________ From: Particles on behalf of Elisa Todarello Sent: 01 September 2025 08:00 To: capt at nottingham.ac.uk ; maths-quantum-gravity-group at lists.nottingham.ac.uk ; O365-Gravity Laboratory ; ncog-people at nottingham.ac.uk Cc: Bobby Acharya ; Ella Batchelor (staff) ; Drande Patogu ; Leonora van Deurs ; Jacob Thornley ; bhpartha at gmail.com Subject: [Particles] [CAPT] Particle Cosmology and Gravity Seminar this week: Parthasarathi Majumdar Dear All, We have a seminar this week. The details are provided below - ----------------------------------------- Speaker: Parthasarathi Majumdar Seminar date: September 2nd , Tuesday, 1 pm UK time Venue: Seminar Room A 113 (Cripps North Building, CAPT) Title: Can Gravitational Wave Data Constrain Dark Matter Particles ? Abstract: Gravitational wave (GW) data from observed binary black hole coalescences (BBHC), proven to validate the Hawking Area Theorem (HAT) for black hole horizons, has been demonstrated to unambiguously pick theoretically computed logarithmic corrections to the Bekenstein-Hawking Area Formula, which have a negative coefficient, when combined with the Generalized Second Law of thermodynamics. We propose a composite, ?hybrid? approach to quantum gravity black hole entropy calculation, additively combining results from the non-perturbative, background-independent Loop Quantum Gravity method, with those from the perturbative (one loop), background-dependent semiclassical approach (often called ?geometric? entropy) based on Euclidean Quantum Gravity. Our goal is to examine under what conditions, absolute consistency with HAT-validating GW data analyses is guaranteed. As a consequence of this demand for absolute consistency, nontrivial, albeit indirect constraints appear to emerge on the Beyond-Standard-Model (BSM) part of the spectrum of perturbative elementary particle fluctuations in a classical black hole background. One of the consequences of these constraints is the tension that co-existence of pseudoscalar axions and spin 2 gravitons may have, with our requirement of absolute consistency with gravitational wave observations. -------------------------------------------------- Link to join: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OGM3OTk5NzQtZWEwZS00ZmUyLTk3MGUtZjFhY2M5OTU2MjI1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2267bda7ee-fd80-41ef-ac91-358418290a1e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f3250584-4b5f-48fa-a897-08e77f2246b7%22%7d List of upcoming Seminars: Sept 23rd: Andrey Shkerin (Canada) Sept 30th: Adam Gammon-Smith (Nottingham) Oct 7th: William Giar? 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Since captain seems to be unused at this moment and it's in need of updates, I plan to install them and reboot early this afternoon, as soon as the power comes back on in Physics. I hope this is OK - please contact me this morning if this will be a problem for you. I'll email again later today with an update. Cheers Phil P On 02/09/2025 11:32, Phil Parry wrote: > > Hi all, > > A reminder that this is happening tomorrow morning. > > We have several servers and other computers in the Physics building; > these will all be shut down early tomorrow morning at around 8am: > > |astroraid| > > |astrozfs| > > |capt-gpu| > > |capt-gpu2| > > |dator| > > |pleiades| > > |mlis1| > > |mlis2| > > |ukads > | > > The shared machines captain, odhar and brahan are hosted elsewhere and > won't be shut down, but as they use the NIS server astroraid for their > password database, you won't be able to log in to these machines. (If > you're logged in beforehand, you should be OK, but please consider > these machines to be at-risk tomorrow.) > > If all goes well, the above machines should be back online in the > afternoon.? I'll start work on restarting them as soon as the power > comes back on, I expect it to take around an hour to restore everything. > > Apologies for the disruption this will cause. > > Thanks, > Phil P > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: FW: IMPORTANT REMINDER: Physics building loss of power for > urgent maintenance: 09:30 to 13:30, Wednesday 3rd September > Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:36:13 +0100 > From: Sharon Meeks (staff) > > > > Dear all, > > Further to previous emails, I would like to remind you that we have an > upcoming full electrical shutdown within the Physics building?on > *Wednesday 3rd September between 09:30 to 13:30.* > > *All areas of the building will be without power and lighting during > this time?(including all FoS offices and the Student Services hub)*, > so I would suggest that predominantly office-based occupants should > seek alternative work spaces that day; experimental Physicists and > Technical staff are likely to need to be on site to assist with the > safe shutdown and re-energising of key infrastructure.? Unfortunately > I have to be off site until approximately 10:00 that morning, but will > be available on MS teams. > > As a reminder, this shutdown is to enable contractors to undertake > urgent maintenance on the high voltage transformers within the > substation that serves the Physics building.? They will endeavour to > complete the work in under the allotted four hour period. > > Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. Please don't hesitate > to contact me if you have any queries or concerns. > > Kind regards, > > Nick > > *Dr. Nick Botterill, MInstP* > > *Senior Technical Manager and Facilities Manager* > > School of Physics and Astronomy > > University of Nottingham > > Room B402, Physics Building > > University Park > > Nottingham, NG7 2RD > > +44 (0) 115 95 15194***| *_nick.botterill at nottingham.ac.uk > _ > > *_Chat with me on Teams > _* > > __ > > *Follow us* > > _Facebook.com/UniofNottingham _ > > _Twitter.com/UniofNottingham _ > > _Youtube.com/nottmuniversity _ > > _Instagram.com/uniofnottingham _ > > _Linkedin.com/company/university-of-nottingham > _ > > Workforce Support for Mental Health Best Practice Hub > > > _______________________________________________ > CAPT mailing list > CAPT at lists.nottingham.ac.uk > https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/capt > > _______________________________________________ > Particles mailing list > Particles at lists.nottingham.ac.uk > https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/particles -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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They give free access to students and early career researchers (but after that it looks like you will have to pay for observing time). Here is the description I was sent: /Light Bridges operates the TTT telescopes (https://ttt.iac.es) in Tenerife ? a fully robotic network currently composed of two 80-cm telescopes, a wide-field 1-m telescope (TST), and two 2-m telescopes (one in commissioning, the other under construction). The system enables same-night scheduling and near-instant CMOS image processing, allowing for rapid, high-quality data acquisition with minimal latency./ // /Right now,we have observing time available on both the 2-m and the 80-cm telescopes ? a great opportunity for astronomers to test the system, assess image quality, explore the workflow, and see whether a more regular collaboration might make sense./ For more information on Light Bridges: lightbridges.es If you are interested to learn more, please contact: *virginie.chantry at lightbridges.es * Regards, Simon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks, Phil P On 03/09/2025 10:08, Phil Parry wrote: > > Hi all, > > This is in progress, and the servers in Physics are now shut down > while electrical work takes place. > > Since captain seems to be unused at this moment and it's in need of > updates, I plan to install them and reboot early this afternoon, as > soon as the power comes back on in Physics. > > I hope this is OK - please contact me this morning if this will be a > problem for you. > > I'll email again later today with an update. > > Cheers > > Phil P > > On 02/09/2025 11:32, Phil Parry wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> A reminder that this is happening tomorrow morning. >> >> We have several servers and other computers in the Physics building; >> these will all be shut down early tomorrow morning at around 8am: >> >> |astroraid| >> >> |astrozfs| >> >> |capt-gpu| >> >> |capt-gpu2| >> >> |dator| >> >> |pleiades| >> >> |mlis1| >> >> |mlis2| >> >> |ukads >> | >> >> The shared machines captain, odhar and brahan are hosted elsewhere >> and won't be shut down, but as they use the NIS server astroraid for >> their password database, you won't be able to log in to these >> machines. (If you're logged in beforehand, you should be OK, but >> please consider these machines to be at-risk tomorrow.) >> >> If all goes well, the above machines should be back online in the >> afternoon.? I'll start work on restarting them as soon as the power >> comes back on, I expect it to take around an hour to restore everything. >> >> Apologies for the disruption this will cause. >> >> Thanks, >> Phil P >> >> -------- Forwarded Message -------- >> Subject: FW: IMPORTANT REMINDER: Physics building loss of power for >> urgent maintenance: 09:30 to 13:30, Wednesday 3rd September >> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:36:13 +0100 >> From: Sharon Meeks (staff) >> >> >> >> Dear all, >> >> Further to previous emails, I would like to remind you that we have >> an upcoming full electrical shutdown within the Physics building?on >> *Wednesday 3rd September between 09:30 to 13:30.* >> >> *All areas of the building will be without power and lighting during >> this time?(including all FoS offices and the Student Services hub)*, >> so I would suggest that predominantly office-based occupants should >> seek alternative work spaces that day; experimental Physicists and >> Technical staff are likely to need to be on site to assist with the >> safe shutdown and re-energising of key infrastructure.? Unfortunately >> I have to be off site until approximately 10:00 that morning, but >> will be available on MS teams. >> >> As a reminder, this shutdown is to enable contractors to undertake >> urgent maintenance on the high voltage transformers within the >> substation that serves the Physics building.? They will endeavour to >> complete the work in under the allotted four hour period. >> >> Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. Please don't hesitate >> to contact me if you have any queries or concerns. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Nick >> >> *Dr. Nick Botterill, MInstP* >> >> *Senior Technical Manager and Facilities Manager* >> >> School of Physics and Astronomy >> >> University of Nottingham >> >> Room B402, Physics Building >> >> University Park >> >> Nottingham, NG7 2RD >> >> +44 (0) 115 95 15194***| *_nick.botterill at nottingham.ac.uk >> _ >> >> *_Chat with me on Teams >> _* >> >> __ >> >> *Follow us* >> >> _Facebook.com/UniofNottingham _ >> >> _Twitter.com/UniofNottingham _ >> >> _Youtube.com/nottmuniversity _ >> >> _Instagram.com/uniofnottingham _ >> >> _Linkedin.com/company/university-of-nottingham >> _ >> >> Workforce Support for Mental Health Best Practice Hub >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> CAPT mailing list >> CAPT at lists.nottingham.ac.uk >> https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/capt >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Particles mailing list >> Particles at lists.nottingham.ac.uk >> https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/particles -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Cheers Phil P On 05/09/2025 09:13, Phil Parry wrote: > > Hi all, > > > A reminder that the Physics building is being migrated to the next > generation network this coming Monday. > > > CAPT has several servers and multi-user computers in that building, so > there will be some loss of connectivity to these while the work is > done - apologies in advance. > > > Please contact me, Nick or the IT helpdesk if you have any queries.? > I'm likely to be in the Physics building rather than at my desk most > of the time, but will be reachable by email/phone/Teams in case of any > urgent issues. > > > Thanks, > > Phil P > > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: FW: IMPORTANT: Upcoming complete data outage ? Physics > Building, 8th to 10th September 2025 > Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:25:21 +0100 > From: PP-Reception > CC: Nicholas Botterill (staff) > > > > Dear all, > > Between *Monday 8th September and Wednesday 10th September*, we will > experience a *2.5 to 3 day complete network outage*?in the Physics > building as we transition to the Nottingham Next Generation Network > (NGN) that will provide faster, more secure and reliable wired and > wireless data communications. > > This outage means that *ALL wired Ethernet/WiFi connectivity, printing > services and digital telephony will be inaccessible for the entire > period*, and *lifts will be completely out of action for passenger > travel*?due to a lack of emergency telephony (goods use, without > accompanying passengers, is permitted). > > Please could I ask you to make plans to work from other locations as > appropriate during those days and consider any potential impact upon > experimental activity.? In order to support experimental colleagues, > and to monitor the building as our fire alarm communication with > Security will be down for the period, I request that all Technical > colleagues come to work as usual. > > Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any specific queries > or concerns relating to these works. > > Kind regards, > > Nick > > *Dr. Nick Botterill, MInstP* > > *Senior Technical Manager and Facilities Manager* > > School of Physics and Astronomy > > University of Nottingham > > Room B402, Physics Building > > University Park > > Nottingham, NG7 2RD > > +44 (0) 115 95 15194***| *_nick.botterill at nottingham.ac.uk > _ > > *_Chat with me on Teams > _* > > __ > > *Follow us* > > _Facebook.com/UniofNottingham _ > > _Twitter.com/UniofNottingham _ > > _Youtube.com/nottmuniversity _ > > _Instagram.com/uniofnottingham _ > > _Linkedin.com/company/university-of-nottingham > _ > > Workforce Support for Mental Health Best Practice Hub > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:*?UI-DTS-NGN > *Sent:*?Friday, April 25, 2025 14:50 > *To:*?Nicholas Botterill (staff); Rebecca Craig (staff); Martyn Fisher > (staff) > *Subject:*?Replanned: Upcoming Network Migration ? Physics Building > > > > Image > > Graphical user interface Description automatically generated with low > confidence > > ***Next Generation Network Update* > > > > > > > > > > > *Replanned: Upcoming Network Migration ? Physics Building* > > This is a notification that the Next Generation Network project will > soon begin network switch migrations with a planned network outage for > the *Physics Building *scheduled between: > > *Monday 8 September from 8.30am and Wednesday 10 September at 12.30pm* > > During this time, there will be no access to wired or wireless network > connections in the building. 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You might need to restart your machine if it hasn't picked up the changed address automatically.? Linux machines should all be OK, but Windows machines didn't handle the change well and will definitely need to be switched off at the mains and restarted (hopefully I've dealt with them all by now.) If you have a Mac connected via an Ethernet cable, you shouldn't see the 802.1x login prompt anymore when you start your machine - let me know if you still see this. Apologies for the disruption and the length of time it took to get this resolved.? Please get in touch with any issues. Cheers Phil P _______________________________________________ CAPT mailing list CAPT at lists.nottingham.ac.uk https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/capt From Phil.Parry at nottingham.ac.uk Wed Sep 10 11:11:10 2025 From: Phil.Parry at nottingham.ac.uk (Phil Parry) Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 11:11:10 +0100 Subject: [Astro] [CAPT] PC in CAPT A113 - now on Windows 11 Message-ID: <41857cba-3202-4c83-9c36-0c5d2a24421e@nottingham.ac.uk> Hi all, I have replaced the PC in the seminar room A113 with a newer one, and installed Windows 11.? All seems OK, but if you have an important presentation to give, it would be worth checking beforehand that things are working as expected.? Please let me know of any issues. Thanks, Phil P _______________________________________________ CAPT mailing list CAPT at lists.nottingham.ac.uk https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/capt From Phil.Parry at nottingham.ac.uk Thu Sep 11 11:24:23 2025 From: Phil.Parry at nottingham.ac.uk (Phil Parry) Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:24:23 +0100 Subject: [Astro] [CAPT] Fwd: [UoN IT Service Status Page] - Printers - unable to connect - Incident Resolved In-Reply-To: <6c699c53-658b-4d68-849e-143fa610d5ad@mailgun.statushub.io> References: <6c699c53-658b-4d68-849e-143fa610d5ad@mailgun.statushub.io> Message-ID: Hi all, The recent printing issues in Cripps should now be fixed. Cheers Phil P -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [UoN IT Service Status Page] - Printers - unable to connect - Incident Resolved Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:06:16 +0000 From: do-not-reply at statushub.io Reply-To: do-not-reply at statushub.io To: phil.parry at nottingham.ac.uk Uon it service status page Incident Update Details Printers - unable to connect - Resolved Incident start: 02/09/2025 12:30PM BST Incident update: 11/09/2025 10:05AM BST Elapsed time: 9 days Services Affected ? [Printing] Printing Previous updates Investigating - 04/09/2025 04:50PM BST We are aware that a significant number of campus printers are currently unavailable or experiencing delays when logging in. DTS are working to restore service as quickly as possible. If you ... Investigating - 02/09/2025 12:30PM BST We are aware of a problem affecting some printers, leading them to not connect to the print server. This is currently under investigation. 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Cheers Phil P _______________________________________________ CAPT mailing list CAPT at lists.nottingham.ac.uk https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/capt From Phil.Parry at nottingham.ac.uk Thu Sep 11 17:13:26 2025 From: Phil.Parry at nottingham.ac.uk (Phil Parry) Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:13:26 +0100 Subject: [Astro] [CAPT] capt-gpu2 offline Message-ID: <0b06de96-6bd5-4a1f-ba71-66c086c8dd20@nottingham.ac.uk> Hi all, The NGN upgrade in Physics has generally gone well, but capt-gpu2 is failing to connect to the network and is therefore unavailable at the moment.? I have requested a change that should fix this, and will email again when I have further news. Thanks, Phil P _______________________________________________ CAPT mailing list CAPT at lists.nottingham.ac.uk https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/capt From phil.parry at nottingham.ac.uk Fri Sep 12 13:56:15 2025 From: phil.parry at nottingham.ac.uk (Phil Parry) Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:56:15 +0100 Subject: [Astro] [CAPT] [Particles] capt-gpu2 offline In-Reply-To: <0b06de96-6bd5-4a1f-ba71-66c086c8dd20@nottingham.ac.uk> References: <0b06de96-6bd5-4a1f-ba71-66c086c8dd20@nottingham.ac.uk> Message-ID: <150d8ebb-15ad-4089-9205-d1d70be4613b@nottingham.ac.uk> Hi again, This should now be fixed.? Thanks for your patience. Cheers Phil P On 11/09/2025 17:13, Phil Parry wrote: > Hi all, > > The NGN upgrade in Physics has generally gone well, but capt-gpu2 is > failing to connect to the network and is therefore unavailable at the > moment.? I have requested a change that should fix this, and will > email again when I have further news. > > Thanks, > > Phil P > > _______________________________________________ > CAPT mailing list > CAPT at lists.nottingham.ac.uk > https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/capt > _______________________________________________ > Particles mailing list > Particles at lists.nottingham.ac.uk > https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/particles _______________________________________________ CAPT mailing list CAPT at lists.nottingham.ac.uk https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/capt From Garreth.Martin at nottingham.ac.uk Fri Sep 12 16:03:42 2025 From: Garreth.Martin at nottingham.ac.uk (Garreth Martin (staff)) Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:03:42 +0000 Subject: [Astro] [CAPT] Cake! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Worshipful associate, Your assistance is requested. Due to a scheduling error, there are an absurd number of cakes. Please join us downstairs. ________________________________ From: Astro on behalf of Fiona Sawyer Sent: 05 September 2025 16:04 To: capt at nottingham.ac.uk Subject: [Astro] [CAPT] Cake! Spiced apple cake (contains nuts and low-alcohol cider), and orange and cranberry oat cookies -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ CAPT mailing list CAPT at lists.nottingham.ac.uk https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/capt From David.Stefanyszyn at nottingham.ac.uk Mon Sep 15 12:38:22 2025 From: David.Stefanyszyn at nottingham.ac.uk (David Stefanyszyn (staff)) Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 11:38:22 +0000 Subject: [Astro] Swagat's leaving meal/drinks Message-ID: Hi everyone, Swagat will be leaving Nottingham soon to begin a postdoc in South Korea. He has spent 4 years with us in Nottingham as a postdoc in the particle cosmology group and has been an integral part of the group during this period. To celebrate his time here in Nottingham we wanted to arrange a leaving meal/drinks for him. This will take place on the evening of Friday 26th September with details to follow soon. For now, we wanted to let you know so that you can save the date. If you are interested in coming, and all members of CAPT are welcome, please let me know via email so that we can account for the right number of people. Thank you, David and Oli. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jesse.Golden-Marx at nottingham.ac.uk Tue Sep 16 10:57:33 2025 From: Jesse.Golden-Marx at nottingham.ac.uk (Jesse Golden-Marx (staff)) Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 09:57:33 +0000 Subject: [Astro] [CAPT] Astronomy Seminars Fall 2025 Series Message-ID: Hi Everyone, We are pleased to announce our Fall Seminar Series. Please see the attached pdf for the list of speakers. Our seminars will be at 15:45 and (except for a few exceptions) in C4. We're just starting to fill our winter and spring seminar series, so if you have any suggestions, please let us know. Cheers, Jesse, Tutku, and Luke Jesse Golden-Marx, Ph.D. Senior Research Associate Centre for Astronomy & Particle Theory School of Physics & Astronomy University of Nottingham University Park, Nottingham, UK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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For the next generation Square Kilometre array, we will have an order of magnitude improved sensitivity and can pursue imaging over this time. However, foregrounds cover the cosmological data by several orders of magnitude, and their removal remains a significant challenge. It has been over a decade since we turned on the current generation telescope LOFAR, and still there is no detection? should we just give up? --- Thursday 25th Sept at 1pm, A113 CAPT ? Astronomy Lunch Talk Brazil Conference Highlights Thursday 25th Sept at 3pm, A113 CAPT ? Particle Cosmology Journal Club --- Fridays at 4pm, CAPT Foyer ? CAPT Cakes --- If you have any events/visitors you would like included in next week?s bulletin, please let me know. 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After we retread the previous sessions, the floor is open to you for suggesting some useful ideas and anything you want to learn about! Please don't hesitate fill out this form to provide some topic suggestions and please volunteer to cover a topic if you feel you have knowledge to share. The club was very successful last year and we believe it's a good place for both the Astronomy and Particle Cosmology groups to spend some time together and share expertise. (Maybe it will lead to some collaboration...) Currently the plan is to continue as before, discussing useful topics and tools for those of us who code in our PhDs and Postdoc positions. There is also potential for you to share more details of the coding aspect of your research as that can be something we focus on less when speaking in seminars. Again we will open up the floor for anyone who has some coding issues they want help with. 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The provisional schedule for the rest of term is as follows: 25/09/25 Brazil Conference Highlights 02/10/25 Frazer Pearce 09/10/25 Jesse Golden-Marx 16/10/25 Julian Onions 23/10/25 Jack Terry 30/10/25 Tutku Kolcu 06/11/25 Candela Zerbo 13/11/25 Andr?s Ponte Perez (Birmingham) 20/11/25 Helen Russell 27/11/25 Joe Butler 04/12/25 Yannick Bah? 11/12/25 (currently empty) Thanks, Joe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Joseph.Butler at nottingham.ac.uk Thu Sep 25 09:39:30 2025 From: Joseph.Butler at nottingham.ac.uk (Joseph Butler) Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:39:30 +0000 Subject: [Astro] Lunch talk this week + term schedule In-Reply-To: <3D249370-2DB7-4402-9AA4-9D868987653A@nottingham.ac.uk> References: <3D249370-2DB7-4402-9AA4-9D868987653A@nottingham.ac.uk> Message-ID: Hi all, Gentle reminder of this today at 1pm. Joe ________________________________ From: Joseph Butler Sent: Monday, September 22, 2025 1:11:22 PM To: astro at nottingham.ac.uk Subject: Lunch talk this week + term schedule Hi all, The first lunch talk of the academic year will be this Thursday at 1pm in A113. This will detail the highlights of the recent conference in Brazil, presented by some of the attendees. The provisional schedule for the rest of term is as follows: 25/09/25 Brazil Conference Highlights 02/10/25 Frazer Pearce 09/10/25 Jesse Golden-Marx 16/10/25 Julian Onions 23/10/25 Jack Terry 30/10/25 Tutku Kolcu 06/11/25 Candela Zerbo 13/11/25 Andr?s Ponte Perez (Birmingham) 20/11/25 Helen Russell 27/11/25 Joe Butler 04/12/25 Yannick Bah? 11/12/25 (currently empty) Thanks, Joe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The details are provided below - Kind regards, Elisa ----------------------------------------- Speaker: Adam Gammon-Smith Seminar date: September 30th , Tuesday, 1 pm UK time Venue: Seminar Room A 113 (Cripps North Building, CAPT) Title: Visualizing dynamics of charges and strings in (2 + 1)D lattice gauge theories on a quantum computer Abstract: Lattice gauge theories (LGTs), are a powerful tool for understanding phenomena from high-energy physics to many-body interactions in materials. However, studying their dynamics is computationally challenging and often beyond the reach of classical methods. In this work, we investigate the dynamics of local excitations in a Z2 LGT using a two-dimensional lattice of superconducting qubits. We begin by using a variational circuit to prepare a low-energy state. We then create charge excitations with local gates and simulate their quantum dynamics through a discretized time evolution. Our measurements reveal clear signatures of a transition from deconfined to confined dynamics as we increase the electric field coupling. In the confined phase, the electric field induces a tension in the string connecting the excitations. Our method allows us to experimentally image these string dynamics in a (2+1)D LGT for the first time. From this, we uncover two distinct regimes inside the confining phase: For weak confinement, the string fluctuates strongly in the transverse direction. For strong confinement, these transverse fluctuations are effectively frozen. We also demonstrate a resonance condition that facilitates dynamical string breaking. Overall, our implementation of an LGT on a quantum processor introduces a new set of techniques for investigating emergent excitations and their complex string dynamics. Reference: Nature 642, 315?320 (2025) -------------------------------------------------- Link to join: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OGM3OTk5NzQtZWEwZS00ZmUyLTk3MGUtZjFhY2M5OTU2MjI1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2267bda7ee-fd80-41ef-ac91-358418290a1e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f3250584-4b5f-48fa-a897-08e77f2246b7%22%7d List of upcoming Seminars: Oct 7th: William Giar? (Sheffield) Oct 14th: William Coulton (Cambridge) Oct 21st: Fiona McCarthy (Cambridge) Oct 28th: Jack Shergold (Liverpool) Nov 4th:?Usama Aqeel (Nottingham) Nov 18th: Benjamin Muntz (Nottingham) Nov 25th:?Fraser Cowie (Oxford) Dec 2nd: Violetta Sagun (Southampton) Dec 9th: James Alvey (Cambridge) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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However, studying their dynamics is computationally challenging and often beyond the reach of classical methods. In this work, we investigate the dynamics of local excitations in a Z2 LGT using a two-dimensional lattice of superconducting qubits. We begin by using a variational circuit to prepare a low-energy state. We then create charge excitations with local gates and simulate their quantum dynamics through a discretized time evolution. Our measurements reveal clear signatures of a transition from deconfined to confined dynamics as we increase the electric field coupling. In the confined phase, the electric field induces a tension in the string connecting the excitations. Our method allows us to experimentally image these string dynamics in a (2+1)D LGT for the first time. From this, we uncover two distinct regimes inside the confining phase: For weak confinement, the string fluctuates strongly in the transverse direction. For strong confinement, these transverse fluctuations are effectively frozen. We also demonstrate a resonance condition that facilitates dynamical string breaking. Overall, our implementation of an LGT on a quantum processor introduces a new set of techniques for investigating emergent excitations and their complex string dynamics. Reference: Nature 642, 315?320 (2025) --- Wednesday 1st Oct at 11am, A113 CAPT ? CAPT Coding Club Wednesday 1st Oct at 3.45pm, A113 CAPT ? Astronomy Weekly Seminar Frazer Pearce Write Faster, Think Harder: Surviving Academia in the Age of AI The rapid integration of generative AI into research practice is transforming the career landscape for postdoctoral researchers (PDRAs) and postgraduate students. Tools such as GPT-5 collapse traditional bottlenecks in coding, data handling, literature review, and drafting, allowing individuals to achieve outputs that previously required larger teams or longer timescales. This shift poses both opportunities and risks. On one hand, researchers who embrace AI critically can accelerate their productivity, explore a wider range of projects, and sharpen originality by offloading routine tasks. On the other, over-reliance risks shallow understanding, loss of craft skills, and exposure when AI outputs are wrong or unexamined. For early-career researchers, the implications are stark: career progression depends on measurable outputs, and AI adoption is rapidly becoming baseline. Those who resist risk being outpaced; those who adopt without discrimination risk producing volume without depth. Supervisors and institutions therefore face a duty to provide explicit training in critical, reflective AI use ? not banning tools, but teaching researchers how to interrogate, adapt, and own what AI produces. This discussion will consider how PDRAs and postgraduates can position themselves in an AI-rich research environment, where the differentiator is no longer effort but judgement, framing, and insight. 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Tools such as GPT-5 collapse traditional bottlenecks in coding, data handling, literature review, and drafting, allowing individuals to achieve outputs that previously required larger teams or longer timescales. This shift poses both opportunities and risks. On one hand, researchers who embrace AI critically can accelerate their productivity, explore a wider range of projects, and sharpen originality by offloading routine tasks. On the other, over-reliance risks shallow understanding, loss of craft skills, and exposure when AI outputs are wrong or unexamined. For early-career researchers, the implications are stark: career progression depends on measurable outputs, and AI adoption is rapidly becoming baseline. Those who resist risk being outpaced; those who adopt without discrimination risk producing volume without depth. Supervisors and institutions therefore face a duty to provide explicit training in critical, reflective AI use ? not banning tools, but teaching researchers how to interrogate, adapt, and own what AI produces. This discussion will consider how PDRAs and postgraduates can position themselves in an AI-rich research environment, where the differentiator is no longer effort but judgement, framing, and insight. [Disclaimer: this title and abstract were entirely written by ChatGPT] Jesse Golden-Marx, Ph.D. Senior Research Associate Centre for Astronomy & Particle Theory School of Physics & Astronomy University of Nottingham University Park, Nottingham, UK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We then take what we learned from this process to implement forecasting, allowing us to dynamically split the BCG and ICL components at the current time. Our results provide motivation for both observational and theoretical attempts to split the BCG from the ICL. [Disclaimer: this title and abstract were not written by ChatGPT] Thanks, Joe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jesse.Golden-Marx at nottingham.ac.uk Mon Sep 29 11:38:38 2025 From: Jesse.Golden-Marx at nottingham.ac.uk (Jesse Golden-Marx (staff)) Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:38:38 +0000 Subject: [Astro] [CAPT] Seminar this week In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Everyone, We hope that you're doing well! We will have our first seminar this week. Frazer will be leading a discussion about the use of AI in Astronomy. The abstract/title are provided below. The seminar will be in A113 at 15:45 on Wednesday. We look forward to seeing you there! Cheers, Jesse, Luke, and Tutku Write Faster, Think Harder: Surviving Academia in the Age of AI The rapid integration of generative AI into research practice is transforming the career landscape for postdoctoral researchers (PDRAs) and postgraduate students. Tools such as GPT-5 collapse traditional bottlenecks in coding, data handling, literature review, and drafting, allowing individuals to achieve outputs that previously required larger teams or longer timescales. This shift poses both opportunities and risks. On one hand, researchers who embrace AI critically can accelerate their productivity, explore a wider range of projects, and sharpen originality by offloading routine tasks. On the other, over-reliance risks shallow understanding, loss of craft skills, and exposure when AI outputs are wrong or unexamined. For early-career researchers, the implications are stark: career progression depends on measurable outputs, and AI adoption is rapidly becoming baseline. Those who resist risk being outpaced; those who adopt without discrimination risk producing volume without depth. Supervisors and institutions therefore face a duty to provide explicit training in critical, reflective AI use ? not banning tools, but teaching researchers how to interrogate, adapt, and own what AI produces. This discussion will consider how PDRAs and postgraduates can position themselves in an AI-rich research environment, where the differentiator is no longer effort but judgement, framing, and insight. [Disclaimer: this title and abstract were entirely written by ChatGPT] Jesse Golden-Marx, Ph.D. Senior Research Associate Centre for Astronomy & Particle Theory School of Physics & Astronomy University of Nottingham University Park, Nottingham, UK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... 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Cheers Phil P _______________________________________________ CAPT mailing list CAPT at lists.nottingham.ac.uk https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/capt From meghan.gray at nottingham.ac.uk Mon Sep 29 21:45:44 2025 From: meghan.gray at nottingham.ac.uk (Meghan Gray (staff)) Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 20:45:44 +0000 Subject: [Astro] Fwd: Cosmic rays balloon experiment References: Message-ID: <363175DB-EDA1-4AAE-80D1-9762DE0B81DF@nottingham.ac.uk> Hi all, Are there any hidden experts in the group who might have more knowledge of cosmic ray/atmospheric physics than I do? If so feel free to contact the student below directly. Thanks, Meghan Begin forwarded message: From: Harry Szpuk Subject: Cosmic rays balloon experiment Date: 29 September 2025 at 12:20:56 BST To: "Meghan Gray (staff)" Cc: "space at uonsu.com" Hi Meghan, I'm a computer science student working on a competition (ESA BEXUS) for the space society and I'm need some advice on an experiment I'm proposing. I'm designing an experiment for a high altitude balloon, that will reach 25-30km into the atmosphere and will have a total flight duration of 4-5 hours. The experiment will observe the relation of radiation intensity (from cosmic rays entering the atmosphere) to single upset events (SUEs) in computer memory chips (such as DRAM or maybe a SSD). A single upset event is when a bit in computer memory is flipped, from 0 to 1 or 1 to 0, and is a known issue with electronics in space caused by energetic pions, neutrons, and protons. I and other members of my team have done some research towards finding whether cosmic rays at this altitude are present and frequent but we struggled to find a conclusive answer. I would appreciate any help in determining the viability of this experiment. I've written up more information about the conditions of the balloon flight below: The helium balloon will be launched from the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. It will ascend at a speed of 5 m/s for approximately 1.5 hours before entering a float phase. It is guaranteed that the balloon will float at an approximate altitude of 30km for at least 1 hour (though the balloon may potentially last up to 3 hours depending on flight conditions). The balloon will then descend. [image.png] [altitude duration of BEXUS 23 as provided in the BEXUS user manual] Thank you, Harry Szpuk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We would like to ask you to spread the information to all those who might be interested. This conference will explore how galaxies evolve within their environments, bridging processes across six orders of magnitude in scale?from star formation in molecular clouds to the influence of the cosmic web. By combining multi-wavelength observations with multi-scale simulations, we aim to uncover how local galactic ecosystems, large-scale structures, and cosmic history shape star formation, AGN activity, and feedback. Key themes include the role of the environment in galaxy growth, the evolution of these processes over cosmic time, and the cascade of interactions linking megaparsec to parsec scales. We envisage an engaging and lively meeting in which we discuss the status, challenges and prospects for these specific areas of galaxy evolution. We also envisage intense discussion/brainstorming sessions to summarize where we are, what we do not understand, what is controversial and how we can make progress in the next few years. The Scientific Organising Committee is composed by: Benedetta Vulcani (co-chair), INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Italy Anna McLeod (co-chair), Durham University, UK Giovanni Cresci, INAF Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Italy Sandro Tacchella, Cambridge University, UK Angela Adamo, Stockholms Universitet, Sweden Robert Feldmann, Universit?t Z?rich, Switzerland Allison Noble, Arizona State University, USA Stephanie Tonnesen, CCA, Flatiron Institute, USA Hannah ?bler, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Germany Invited Speakers: Yannick Bah? (tbc) Victoria Fawcett Deanne Fisher Ben Forrest Natascha F?rster Schreiber Filippo Fraternali Michele Fumagalli Eric Giunchi Mike Grudic Adam Muzzin Bianca Poggianti Andrew Pontzen Rhea-Silvia Remus More details can be found on the conference website: https://astro.dur.ac.uk/ascona/ IMPORTANT DEADLINES October 20, 2025: Second announcement and abstract submission opens December 15, 2025: Third announcement and abstract submission deadline March 1, 2026: Program release and registration opens April 30, 2026: Registration closes Thank you, Benedetta & Anna ? Scientific rationale Galaxies are a critical nexus in the hierarchical structure of the Universe, acting as both the cradle and the stage for the complex processes of star formation and evolution. Within these vast systems, star-forming giant molecular clouds emerge and evolve, driving the birth of stars and shaping the chemical evolution of galaxies. However, galaxies themselves are not isolated entities; they are deeply influenced by their surrounding environments, ranging from the local galactic ecosystem to the large-scale structures of the cosmic web. This interplay between a galaxy and its environment is fundamental to understanding the mechanisms behind star formation, active galactic nuclei (AGN) activity, and galaxy evolution. The challenge of understanding how galaxies evolve is a truly multi-scale endeavor, requiring the integration of observations and simulations across six orders of spatial scales?ranging from the internal dynamics of molecular clouds on sub-parsec scales to the larger-scale structure of galaxy clusters spanning megaparsecs. Such a broad scope necessitates a concerted effort to connect the local processes within galaxies to the larger-scale environment in which they reside, offering critical insights into the roles of environment in shaping galaxy evolution. To make rapid and meaningful progress in this area, a synergy between multi-wavelength observations and multi-scale simulations is indispensable. Observational data, spanning the electromagnetic spectrum from radio to X-ray, provide complementary views of the processes occurring within galaxies, while simulations help model the complex interactions across scales, from gas dynamics in molecular clouds to the large-scale effects of cosmic structures. Only through such integrated approaches can we begin to unravel the intricate relationships between galaxies and their environments. The key topics we aim to address in this conference include: * The Local Galactic Ecosystem - Star Formation, AGN, and Feedback in Context: How do the internal structures and conditions within galaxies?gas flows, stellar populations, and black hole activity?depend on the surrounding galactic-scale environment? * Galaxies in the Cosmic Web - Environmental Drivers of Evolution: How do large-scale structures such as clusters, filaments, and voids shape the growth of galaxies? What roles do mergers, tidal forces, and intergalactic accretion play in modulating star formation and AGN activity? * Cosmic Time and Environmental Transformation: How do galactic environments evolve across cosmic history, particularly during critical phases such as cosmic noon and reionization? How do the environmental drivers of galaxy evolution change over time? * The Environmental Cascade - Linking Mpc to pc Scales: How do processes on the largest cosmic scales influence conditions at the smallest scales within galaxies?and vice versa? Can we trace a causal chain connecting cosmic web structures to star formation efficiencies and feedback regulation? Through these discussions, we aim to foster a deeper understanding of the intricate relationship between galaxies and their environments, as well as the multi-scale processes that govern their evolution. By integrating insights from both theory and observations, we hope to open new avenues of research that will drive forward our understanding of the fundamental mechanisms shaping the Universe. *************************************************************** Benedetta Vulcani INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova. 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As usual, this is a great opportunity to get to know more about everyone in the group. Due to the current size of the Astronomy group will only be for members of the Astronomy group. In keeping with tradition, the idea is to let people know a bit about you and your research, so please send me two slides (in one single file, saved as _ .pdf) with: - slide 1: pictures that tell us something about you, not your work (don?t put your name on it) ? Also don't include photos of yourself ? but do make it fun! - slide 2: a brief research summary (put your name on it) Please send me the photos by Tuesday (October 7th) morning. Everyone will have ~1 minute to present. Looking forward to having all of you participate (also if you are unable to attend, please still send slides, just let me know that you can't attend in the e-mail, that way everyone can still get to know you!). 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