Michiel Van Der Klis
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 71 |
Date of birth | June 9,1953 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | The Hague |
Netherlands | |
Residence | Amsterdam |
Netherlands | |
Known for | X-ray binary |
Quasi-periodic oscillation | |
Awards | Bruno Rossi Prize |
Spinoza Prize | |
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ID | 731642 |
Michiel Van Der Klis Life story
Michiel Baldur Maximiliaan van der Klis is a Dutch astronomer best known for his work on extreme 'pairings' of stars called X-ray binaries, more particularly his explanation of the occurrence of quasi-periodic oscillations in these systems and his co-discovery of the first millisecond X-ray pulsar.