Zhen Pan

Zhen Pan portrait
Yakov B. Zel'dovich Fellow
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Postdoctoral Researcher
Areas of research:
Cosmology
(519) 569-7600 x7514
I am interested in understanding the governing laws of cosmology and astrophysics by constraining different theories and models using measurements of Cosmic Microwave Background, Gravitational Waves and Electromagnetic phenomena of all bands.
  • 2013-2018 Depart of Physics, University of Carlifornia, Davis
  • VLBI imaging of the pre-coalescence SMBHB candidate SDSS J143016. 05+ 230344.4 T An, Y Zhang, A Wang, X Shu, H Yang, N Jiang, L Dou, Z Pan, T Wang, ... Astronomy & Astrophysics
  • Mass-gap extreme mass ratio inspirals Z Pan, Z Lyu, H Yang Physical Review D 105 (8), 083005
  • ATCA observations of J1430+ 2303 T An, X Zhang, A Wang, Y Zhang, Z Zheng, X Ji, G Heald, X Shu, N Jiang, ... The Astronomer's Telegram 15267, 1 1 2022
  • Supercritical accretion of stellar-mass compact objects in active galactic nuclei Z Pan, H Yang The Astrophysical Journal 923 (2), 173
  • Wet extreme mass ratio inspirals may be more common for spaceborne gravitational wave detection Z Pan, Z Lyu, H Yang Physical Review D 104 (6), 063007
  • Formation rate of extreme mass ratio inspirals in active galactic nuclei Z Pan, H Yang Physical Review D, 103018
  • Probing Crust Meltdown in Inspiraling Binary Neutron Stars Z Pan, Z Lyu, B Bonga, N Ortiz, H Yang Phys Rev Lett 125, 201102
  • Probing primordial stochastic gravitational wave background with multi-band astrophysical foreground cleaning Z Pan, H Yang Classical and Quantum Gravity 37 (19), 195020
  • Probing the Growth of Massive Black Holes with Black Hole-Host Galaxy Spin Correlations Z Pan, H Yang The Astrophysical Journal 901 (2), 163
  • Toward a Full MHD Jet Model of Spinning Black Holes. II. Kinematics and Application to the M87 Jet L Huang, Z Pan, C Yu The Astrophysical Journal 894 (1), 45
  • Black hole discharge: Very-high-energy gamma rays from black hole-neutron star mergers Z Pan, H Yang Physical Review D 100 (4), 043025
  • Toward a Full MHD Jet Model of Spinning Black Holes. I. Framework and a Split Monopole Example L Huang, Z Pan, C Yu The Astrophysical Journal 880 (2), 93
  • Forecasted constraints on modified gravity from Sunyaev-Zel"dovich tomography Z Pan, MC Johnson Physical Review D 100 (8), 083522
  • Magnetosphere structure of a Kerr black hole: Marginally force-free equatorial boundary condition Z Pan Physical Review D 98 (4), 043023
  • Science Potential for Stellar-mass Black Holes as Neighbors of Sgr A S Tahura, Z Pan, H Yang 2201.03154
  • Tick-Tock: The Imminent Merger of a Supermassive Black Hole Binary N Jiang, H Yang, T Wang, J Zhu, Z Lyu, L Dou, Y Wang, J Wang, Z Pan, ... 2201.11633
  • Mass-gap extreme mass ratio inspirals 25th Capra Meeting
  • Extreme mass ratio inspirals as probes of fundamental (astro)physics CAP Congress, McMaster University, Hamilton
  • What can we learn from compact binary mergers T.D. Lee Institute Colloquium, Shanghai
  • Mass-gap extreme mass ratio inspirals CITA focus group on GWs, Toronto
  • Extreme mass ratio inspirals:wet, dry and mass-gap International Centre for Theoretical Physics Asia-Pacific, Beijing
  • A few astrophysical lessons from gravitational waves T.D. Lee Institute, Shanghai
  • Wet EMRIs may be more common for space-borne gravitational wave detection 24th Capra Meeting
  • Wet EMRIs may be more common for space-borne gravitational wave detection 24th Capra Meeting
  • Two astrophysical lessons from gravitational waves Nanjing University
  • Wet EMRIs may be more common for space-borne gravitational wave detection LISA Canada Workshop
  • Wet EMRIs may be more common for space-borne gravitational wave detection TianQin Seminar, Sun Yat-Sen University
  • Formation Rate of Extreme Mass Ratio Inspirals in Active Galactic Nuclei University of Milano-Bicocca
  • Synergy of LISA and ngEHT on obervations of Extreme Mass Ratio Inspirals ngEHT scientific meeting
  • Probing Crust Meltdown in Inspiraling Binary Neutron Stars, Mid-West Relativity Meeting
  • Probing Primordial Stochastic Gravitational Wave Background with Multi-band Astrophysical Foreground Cleaning, APS April Virtual Meeting
  • Probing Crust Meltdown in Inspiraling Binary Neutron Stars, Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics
  • Probing Primordial Stochastic Gravitational Wave Background with Multi-band Astrophysical Foreground Cleaning, CITA-PI Day, University of Toronto
  • Black Hole Discharge:very-high-energy gamma rays from black hole-neutron star mergers, Recent Progress in Relativistic Astrophysics, Fudan University
  • PIRSA:21060072, Wet Extreme Mass Ratio Inspirals May Be More Common For Spaceborne Gravitational Wave Detection, 2021-06-11, The 24th Capra meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity