One thing scientists all agree on, is that empty space is surprisingly complicated. She is also one of the ABC's Top 5 scientists for We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work.
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What is in this space? Mostly, nothing. But almost everything that is out there, is hydrogen. Hydrogen: mostly hot air? Well, it depends on what type of hydrogen it is: ionic, atomic or molecular. This causes the plates to get pushed together by the larger number of virtual particles bouncing off the outside.
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One of the primary methods of analyzing materials without physical contact, also called remote sensing, is spectroscopy. While there are many ways of performing spectroscopy, generally they all take advantage of how the electrons of atoms or electron bonds between atoms in a material absorb and release only specific amounts of energy in the form of light.
When a significant frequency peak or band is detected in a spectrum of light from an unknown object, comparing bands from known samples can reveal the material composition of the object. Straightforward as this may sound, under the extreme temperatures and pressures found in space, notable deviations occur to the otherwise established frequency bands of different compounds, making comparisons fraught with uncertainty. Such is the case for the OH bond, which is a sharing of electrons between an oxygen atom and a hydrogen atom.
This type of bond is often found in certain minerals and can reveal a great deal about the material makeup of planetary bodies. So we want to quantify [the shift and distortion] of the OH band. Hadnott completed part of the project at Cornell in collaboration with Alexander Hayes, Astronomy, while another part at the California Institute of Technology, with the help of George Rossman in the Department of Geological and Planetary Science. Their method involves crushing known mineral samples mixed with potassium bromide to form thin disks that are then shot with light, in the mid-infrared, to produce the spectra.
Then, they analyze the changes in the band positions. As she continues with this project, Hadnott also wants to identify any fundamental relationship between temperature and bond length. This will advance the understanding of chemical bonds and may provide a more thorough explanation for the band shifts. In this scenario, clusters of galaxies should stop growing early in the history of the Universe and look virtually indistinguishable from those of today. They seem to give out more X-rays than expected.
These clusters of galaxies have changed their appearance with time, and calculations also show that in the past there were fewer galaxy clusters. This indicates that the Universe must be a high-density environment, contradicting current ideas.
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