Astronomy and Astrophysics Seminars
Stellar Graveyards: Signals from the merging deads
by Dr. Rahul Kashyap (Penn State University)
Monday, November 21, 2022
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(Asia/Kolkata)
at Hybrid ( A269 )
at Hybrid ( A269 )
https://tifr-res-in.zoom.us/j/92127557203?pwd=aDQ5YkVXVDRUNHFVZ1p5TW1ZWTdNZz09
Meeting ID: 921 2755 7203
Passcode: 244798
Description |
Single stars end their lives in either of three objects -- white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes; eventually "dark" objects. When they form in a pair, they produce one of the most spectacular astrophysical events and hence laboratories of extreme physical conditions. In this talk, I will present a general overview of the astrophysical events following the merger of these compact stars at the end state of their evolution in a binary system in light of my own research. More specifically, I will confine to Type Ia supernovae from binary white dwarf mergers, kilonovae, and gravitational waves from binary neutron star mergers. I will discuss what can we learn about the conditions of matter which is usually not possible by terrestrial experiments and about the universe for which these are excellent tools. |
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