Seth Kimbrell publishes co-authored paper in The Astrophysical Journal
Kimbrell is visiting assistant professor of physics at Carleton.
Seth Kimbrell, visiting assistant professor of physics, published a paper with co-author Amy Reines of Montana State University titled, “A Luminous X-Ray Active Galactic Nucleus in the Dwarf–Dwarf Galaxy Merger RGG 66” in The Astrophysical Journal. The project used the Chandra X-ray Observatory to find a very luminous Active Galactic Nucleus in a nearby merger between two dwarf galaxies, a very rare occurrence. This is also one of the very brightest AGNs discovered to date this close to Earth.