Date:
Sun, 28/05/202313:00-14:00
Speaker: Selma de Mink
Title: Massive Binaries - some implications for stellar populations and Core-collapse Supernovae
Abstract: Massive stars do not live their lives alone. The majority is born with a close binary companion or even more than one. The lives of massive stars are thus not simply that of single stars in isolation (as our models and textbooks still often assume). Interactions will affect the majority of massive stars by stripping, mass gain, and mergers. This changes their lives and final fates. — If binary stars are indeed so common, then where are the binary products? — In this talk, I will highlight our recent work searching for stars stripped by binary interaction, our plans to search for stellar mergers, and discuss the implications for our interpretation of core-collapse supernovae.
Contact: Assaf
Title: Massive Binaries - some implications for stellar populations and Core-collapse Supernovae
Abstract: Massive stars do not live their lives alone. The majority is born with a close binary companion or even more than one. The lives of massive stars are thus not simply that of single stars in isolation (as our models and textbooks still often assume). Interactions will affect the majority of massive stars by stripping, mass gain, and mergers. This changes their lives and final fates. — If binary stars are indeed so common, then where are the binary products? — In this talk, I will highlight our recent work searching for stars stripped by binary interaction, our plans to search for stellar mergers, and discuss the implications for our interpretation of core-collapse supernovae.
Contact: Assaf