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Dr Michalis Agathos

Career

  • 2019-now : Senior Kavli Research Fellow, KICC/DAMTP - University of Cambridge
  • 2018-2019: Senior Postdoctoral Researcher - University of Jena
  • 2016-2018: Rubicon post-doctoral research fellow, DAMTP - University of Cambridge
  • 2011-2016: PhD in gravitational wave physics, Nikhef Amsterdam
  • 2007-2011: Master in Theoretical Physics, Master in Mathematics, Utrecht University

Research

Michalis is a member of the Kavli Institute for Cosmology in Cambridge and the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, in the Relativity and Gravitation research group. He is also an active member of the LIGO - Virgo Collaboration. His current research is focused on the study of gravitational waves, the nature of spacetime, gravity and matter. 

Selected Publications

  • M. Agathos, et al., "Inferring Prompt Black-Hole Formation in Neutron Star Mergers from Gravitational-Wave Data", Phys.Rev.D, 101(4), 044006, 2020
  • M. Breschi, et al., "kiloHertz gravitational waves from binary neutron star remnants: time-domain model and constraints on extreme matter",  Phys.Rev.D, 100(10) 104029, 2019
  • B. P. Abbott, et al., "Tests of General Relativity with the Binary Black Hole Signals from the LIGO-Virgo Catalog GWTC-1", Phys.Rev.D, 100(10), 104036, 2019
  • B. P. Abbott, et. al., "Tests of general relativity with GW150914", Phys. Rev. Lett., 116(22), 221101, 2016
  • M. Agathos, et al., "Constraining the neutron star equation of state with gravitational wave signals from coalescing binary neutron stars", Phys. Rev. D, 92(2), 023012, 2015
  • M. Agathos, et al., "TIGER: A data analysis pipeline for testing the strong-field dynamics of general relativity with gravitational wave signals from coalescing compact binaries", Phys. Rev. D, 89(8), 082001, 2014

 

Publications

Gravitational-wave Constraints on the Equatorial Ellipticity of Millisecond Pulsars
R Abbott, TD Abbott, S Abraham, F Acernese, K Ackley, A Adams, C Adams, RX Adhikari, VB Adya, C Affeldt, M Agathos, K Agatsuma, N Aggarwal, OD Aguiar, L Aiello, A Ain, P Ajith, G Allen, A Allocca, PA Altin, A Amato, S Anand, A Ananyeva, SB Anderson, WG Anderson et al.
– Astrophysical Journal Letters
(2020)
902,
L21
(doi: 10.3847/2041-8213/abb655)
Prospects for observing and localizing gravitational-wave transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA
BP Abbott, R Abbott, TD Abbott, S Abraham, F Acernese, K Ackley, C Adams, VB Adya, C Affeldt, M Agathos, K Agatsuma, N Aggarwal, OD Aguiar, L Aiello, A Ain, P Ajith, T Akutsu, G Allen, A Allocca, MA Aloy, PA Altin, A Amato, A Ananyeva, SB Anderson, WG Anderson et al.
– Living reviews in relativity
(2020)
23,
3
(doi: 10.1007/s41114-020-00026-9)
Quantum Backaction on kg-Scale Mirrors: Observation of Radiation Pressure Noise in the Advanced Virgo Detector
F Acernese, M Agathos, L Aiello, A Ain, A Allocca, A Amato, S Ansoldi, S Antier, M Arène, N Arnaud, S Ascenzi, P Astone, F Aubin, S Babak, F Badaracco, MKM Bader, S Bagnasco, J Baird, G Ballardin, G Baltus, C Barbieri, P Barneo, F Barone, M Barsuglia, D Barta et al.
– Phys Rev Lett
(2020)
125,
131101
(doi: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.131101)
Properties and Astrophysical Implications of the 150 M Binary Black Hole Merger GW190521
R Abbott, TD Abbott, S Abraham, F Acernese, K Ackley, C Adams, RX Adhikari, VB Adya, C Affeldt, M Agathos, K Agatsuma, N Aggarwal, OD Aguiar, A Aich, L Aiello, A Ain, P Ajith, S Akcay, G Allen, A Allocca, PA Altin, A Amato, S Anand, A Ananyeva, SB Anderson et al.
– Astrophysical Journal Letters
(2020)
900,
l13
(doi: 10.3847/2041-8213/aba493)
GW190521: A Binary Black Hole Merger with a Total Mass of 150 M
R Abbott, TD Abbott, S Abraham, F Acernese, K Ackley, C Adams, RX Adhikari, VB Adya, C Affeldt, M Agathos, K Agatsuma, N Aggarwal, OD Aguiar, A Aich, L Aiello, A Ain, P Ajith, S Akcay, G Allen, A Allocca, PA Altin, A Amato, S Anand, A Ananyeva, SB Anderson et al.
– Physical Review Letters
(2020)
125,
101102
(doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.101102)
Searches for Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars at Two Harmonics in 2015-2017 LIGO Data (vol 879, 10, 2019)
BP Abbott, R Abbott, TD Abbott, S Abraham, F Acernese, K Ackley, C Adams, RX Adhikari, VB Adya, C Affeldt, M Agathos, K Agatsuma, N Aggarwal, OD Aguiar, L Aiello, A Ain, P Ajith, G Allen, A Allocca, MA Aloy, PA Altin, A Amato, A Ananyeva, SB Anderson, WG Anderson et al.
– The Astrophysical Journal
(2020)
899,
170
(doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/abaabb)
GW190412: Observation of a binary-black-hole coalescence with asymmetric masses
R Abbott, TD Abbott, S Abraham, F Acernese, K Ackley, C Adams, RX Adhikari, VB Adya, C Affeldt, M Agathos, K Agatsuma, N Aggarwal, OD Aguiar, A Aich, L Aiello, A Ain, P Ajith, S Akcay, G Allen, A Allocca, PA Altin, A Amato, S Anand, A Ananyeva, SB Anderson et al.
– Physical Review D
(2020)
102,
043015
(doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.102.043015)
Structure of Neutron Stars in Massive Scalar-Tensor Gravity
R Rosca-Mead, CJ Moore, U Sperhake, M Agathos, D Gerosa
– Symmetry
(2020)
12,
1384
(doi: 10.3390/SYM12091384)
Core collapse in massive scalar-tensor gravity
R Rosca-Mead, U Sperhake, CJ Moore, M Agathos, D Gerosa, CD Ott
– Physical Review D: Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
(2020)
102,
044010
(doi: 10.1103/physrevd.102.044010)
Structure of neutron stars in massive scalar-tensor gravity
R Rosca-Mead, CJ Moore, U Sperhake, M Agathos, D Gerosa
(2020)
(doi: 10.3390/sym12091384)
(link to publication)
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