Korean Numerical Astrophysics Group (KNAG)

Research interests of KNAG includes numerical astrophysics of
- hydrodynamics, magnetohydrodynamics, astrophysical plasmas,
- turbulence, cosmic ray acceleration, radiation processes,
- intergalactic medium, intracluster medium, interstellar medium. galactic disks, accretion disks.



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Meetings of 2012

September 14 (Friday), 3pm

Kang, Hyesung - Problems in Estimating Non-thermal Radiation from Supernova Remnants
Cho, Jungyeon - Growth of a Localized Seed Magnetic Field in Turbulence
Guo, Zhibin - Heat Transport in Tangled Magnetic Fields

October 5 (Friday), 3pm

Ko, Juyeon - Distribution Analysis of Density, Temperature, and Velocity Field around the Clusters
Hong, Sungwook - Strong Accretion Shock Waves in Cluster Outskirts and Possibility of Cosmic Ray Population Inversion
Ahn, Kyungjin - Current Status of 21CMA
Ryu, Dongsu - Cosmic Magnetism

October 26 (Friday), 3pm

Jang, Hanbyul - A Relativistic MHD Code based on an Upwind Scheme
Seo, Woo-Young - Numerical Simulations of Star Formation in Barred Galaxies
Yoo, Hyunju - Effect of Forcing Scale on MHD Turbulence
Kim, Hoonkyu -

November 16 (Friday), 3pm

Kim, Yonghwi -
Yoon, Heesun -
Hong, Sungwook -
Kwak, Kyujin -

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Meetings of 2011

November 25 (Friday), 3pm

Kwon, Hyewon - Study of Astrophysical Shock Waves using a PIC Code
Seo, Wooyoung - Star Formation Feedback in Barred Galaxies
Kim, Hoonkyu - Inverse Energy Cascade and Magnetic Helicity in 3D Driven Electron MHD (EMHD) Turbulence
Akahori, Takuya - Shock and Turbulence in Galaxy Clusters and the Large-Scale Structure

November 4 (Friday), 3pm

Jang, Hanbyul - Toward a Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic Code
Kim, Jeong-Gyu - Gravitational Instability in Vertically Stratified/Pressure-confined Disks
Yoo, Hyunju - Effects of Multiple Driving Scales on Turbulence Statistics
Yoon, Heesun - Estimate the Magnetic Field Strength using Rotation Measure

October 14 (Friday), 3pm

Kim, JiHee - Updated Comparison study of Extensive Air Shower Simulations with CORSIKA and COSMOS
Kim, Yonghwi - Effects of Spiral Arms on the Gaseous Features of Barred Spiral Galaxies
Cho, Hyunjin - Probability Distribution Function of Density in Turbulent Molecular Clouds
Ahn, Kyungjin - Probing the First Stars through Planck

September 23 (Friday), 3pm

Roh, Soonyoung - A Comparative Study of COSMOS and CORSIKA Extensive Air Shower Simulations
Park, Junseung - A Scaling of Velocity and Magnetic Fields in Decaying Turbulence in Expanding/Collapsing Media
Hong, Sungwook - 2D Genus Topology of 21cm Differential Brightness Temperature during Cosmic Reionizationi
Ryu, Dongsu - Magnetic Field in Voids

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Meetings of 2010

December 17 (Friday), 3pm

• Jang, Hanbyul - Relativistic Hydrodynamic Code for Multi-component Fluids
  Yoon, Hee-Sun - Correlation between Density and Magnetic Field Strengths in Compressible MHD Turbulence
  Yoo, Hyun-Ju - Statistics of Isothermal Compressible Turbulence in Simulations: Single versus Double Forcing
  Kim, Jongsoo - Introduction to CUDA Programming Basics

November 26 (Friday), 3pm

• Kim, Jeong-Gyu - Gravitational Instability of Pressure-confined Rotating Polytropic Disks
  Kim, Hoon-Kyoo - Inverse Energy Cascade of Semi-2D Turbulence
  Ahn, Kyungjin - Cosmic Reionization by the First Stars
  Cho, Jungyeon - Non-locality of HD and MHD Turbulence

October 22 (Friday), 3pm

• Park, Junseung - MHD Turbulence in Expanding/Collapsing Media
  Cho, Hyunjin - Turbulence in Molecular Clouds: Observation versus Simulation
  Akahori, Takuya - Exploring Faraday Rotation Measure due to the Intergalactic Magnetic Field with the Square Kilometer Array
  Kang, Hyesung - Cosmic Ray Spectrum in SN Ia Remnants

September 10 (Friday), 3pm

• Kim, Chang-Goo - Regulation of Star Formation Rates in Multiphase Galactic Disks: Numerical Tests of the Thermal/Dynamical Equilibrium Model
  Roh, Soonyoung - Dethinning Algorithm in Air Shower Simulations
  Kim, JiHee - Energy Estimator of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays(UHECRs) Using GEANT4 Simulation
  Ryu, Dongsu - A Model for the Intergalactic Magnetic Field and its Astrophysical Implications

Past Meetings

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Current Members

Chosun University, Department of Earth Science

• Ahn, Kyungjin (professor)
  

Chungnam National University, Department of Astronomy and Space Science

• Cho, Jungyeon (professor)
  Hong, Sungwook (postdoc)
  Jang, Hanbyul (student)
  Kim, Hoon-Kyoo (student)
  Ko, Juyeon (student)
  Ryu, Dongsu (professor)
  Yoo, Hyun-Ju (student)
  Yoon, Hee-Sun (student)
  

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

• Kim, Jongsoo (staff scientist)
  Hayasaki, Kimitake (postdoc)
  Kwak, Kyujin (postdoc)
  

NFRI WCI Center for Fusion Theory

• Jo, Gahyung (student)
  Kwon, Jae-Min (staff scientist)
  

Pusan National University, Department of Earth Science

• Cho, Hyunjin (student)
  Kang, Hyesung (professor)
  

Seoul National University, Department of Physics and Astronomy

• Kim, Jeong-Gyu (student)
  Kim, Yonghwi (student)
  Kim, Woong-Tae (professor)
  Lim, Hyeongmuk (student)
  Seo, Woo Young (student)
  

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Miscellany

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