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Daichi Tsuna

Center for Astrophysics

ITC Fellow

Daichi Tsuna

daichi.tsuna@cfa.harvard.edu

About

Daichi Tsuna's research aims to understand the underlying physics of mysterious transient phenomena found in recent surveys, using analytical and numerical methods. He works on hydrodynamics, radiation transfer, and stellar/binary evolution modeling to understand e.g. stellar explosions, pre-supernova mass-loss, binary interactions, and populations of compact objects in our Milky Way.

PhD, University of Tokyo

Telescopes and Instruments

Magellan Telescopes

The twin Magellan Telescopes in Chile are each 6.5 meter optical telescopes. These telescopes are both equipped with instruments to take images and spectra of light from a wide variety of astronomical sources, including exoplanet systems, star-forming regions, supernova remnants, and interacting galaxies. The Magellan Telescopes — named Baade and Clay — are hosted at the Las Campanas Observatory and are operated by a consortium of institutions, including the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, Carnegie Institution for Science, University of Arizona, the University of Michigan, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition, CfA scientists and engineers provided a wide field f/5 focal system (including secondary mirror and corrective optics), and a powerful astronomical camera for use at the Clay telescope.

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