Tuesday, November 1, 2005, 3:30 pm — Large Seminar Room, Bldg. 510
Type Ia supernovae, widely believed to be the thermonuclear
incineration of a carbon/oxygen white dwarf, are among the
brightest explosions in the universe. Perhaps surprisingly for such violent events, they present a narrow range in luminosities and a correlation between the duration of their optical display and its luminosity which sets them among astronomer's most useful tools for measuring the history of the cosmic expansion. I will describe the physics of lightcurve formation in type Ia supernovae, their use in cosmology, and plans for exploiting them
on a massive scale using the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the LSST.
Hosted by: Morgan May
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