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Physics and Astronomy - Astronomy Seminar - Dan Patnaude - Harvard University

Title: "X-Ray Observations of Supernova Remnants as Probes of Progenitor Evolution"

Thursday, February 11, 2016
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Wilder 202
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Lectures & Seminars

Abstract: Supernovae and their remnants represent violent endpoints in the evolution of massive stars, or in the case of Ia supernovae, white dwarfs. In this talk, I will discuss results from recent observations of core collapse and Ia supernova remnants, and how these results allow us to infer properties of the progenitor system. I will then present results from a theoretical study which directly relates bulk observable properties of supernova remnants to progenitor models. A framework for modeling the end-to-end evolution of a massive star, from its birth to millennia after its death will be presented. 

For more information, contact:
Tressena Manning
603-646-2854

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