Matúš Labaj
| labaj@physics.muni.cz | |
| Office address | Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Kotlářská 2, 602 00, Brno, Czech Republic |
| 6/2022 | MSc in Astrophysics: “Particle-in-Cell simulations of electron-positron cyclotron maser” at Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Advisor: Jan Benáček. |
| 6/2020 | BSc in Astrophysics: “Particle-in-cell simulation of the thermal front” at Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Advisor: Marian Karlický. |
POSITIONS:
| since 6/2022 | Researcher in the Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics at Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic |
Matúš's topic of study are “Energetic processes in the magnetospheres of compact objects”. He utilizes supercomputer-based numerical simulations (mostly particle-in-cell) to study physical phenomena occurring near neutron stars and black holes on a kinetic micro-scale.
Throughout his studies, Matúš worked on the problem of the hot-cold plasma boundary interaction and its application in the formation of thermal fronts in the solar corona. Most recently, he addressed the potential pulsar radio interpulse emission mechanism, the so-called electron/positron-cyclotron maser.
Matúš is a history and literature enthusiast, with his favorite authors being the “American lost generation” authors E. Hemingway and F. S. Fitzgerald. He is also an avid sports fan, with European football and Formula 1 sharing a joint first place, and a whisky collector.
Selected Publications
- Particle-in-cell simulations of electron-positron cyclotron maser forming pulsar radio zebras (arXiv).
M. Labaj, J. Benáček, M. Karlický, 2023, submitted to Astronomy & Astrophysics
- Quick Ultra-VIolet Kilonova surveyor (QUVIK) (arXiv).
N. Werner, J. Řípa, F. Münz, F. Hroch, M. Jelínek, J. Krtička, M. Zajaček, M. Topinka, V. Dániel, J. Gromeš, J. Václavík, L. Steiger, V. Lédl, J. Seginak, J. Benáček, J. Budaj, N. Faltová, R. Gális, D. Jadlovský, J. Janík, M. Kajan, V. Karas, D. Korčáková, M. Kosiba, I. Krtičková, J. Kubát, B. Kubátová, P. Kurfürst, M. Labaj, Z. Mikulášek, A. Pál, E. Paunzen, M. Piecka, M. Prišegen, T. Ramezani, M. Skarka, G. Szász, C. Thöne, M. Zejda, M. Karlický, 2022, SPIE
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High Energy Astrophysics Group
Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics
Kotlářská 2, 602 00, Brno
Czech Republic