Juri Poutanen

Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy 
University of Turku
Finland

Professor Physics
Biography

Juri Poutanen is Professor of Astronomy and Director of Tuorla Observatory,University of Turku.His research group studies accretion-powered high energy sources such as neutron stars and black holes.

Research Intrest

High energy astrophysics (black holes, neutron stars, active galactic nuclei, relativistic jets, gamma-ray bursts, ultra-luminous X-ray sources, X-ray pulsars, X-ray polarimetry), plasma physics, radiative transfer, ultra-high energy cosmic rays, cosmic masers.

List of Publications
Tsygankov SS, Doroshenko V, Lutovinov AA, Mushtukov AA, Poutanen J. SMC X-3: the closest ultraluminous X-ray source powered by a neutron star with non-dipole magnetic field. arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.00966. 2017 Feb 3.
Suleimanov VF, Kajava JJ, Molkov SV, Nättilä J, Lutovinov AA, Werner K, Poutanen J. Basic parameters of the helium accreting X-ray bursting neutron star in 4U 1820− 30. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 2017 Aug 30.