A Revolution in Stellar Astrophysics, and the Remaining Challenges
Event Date:
2022-12-05T15:00:00
2022-12-05T16:00:00
Event Location:
HENN 318
Speaker:
Dr. Mukremin Kilic, University of Oklahoma
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Intended Audience:
Undergraduate
Local Contact:
Dr. Jeremy Heyl (heyl@phas.ubc.ca)
**Everyone is welcome to attend this event!**
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Abstract:
ESA's Gaia mission has provided distances to around 1.5 billion stars and revolutionized stellar astrophysics. Gaia has finally revealed the population
of faint white dwarf stars in the solar neighborhood. We use this dataset to answer fundamental questions about the nature of white dwarfs, including their
mass distribution, cooling physics (crystallization), and ultracool white dwarfs. I will highlight the current challenges in the physics of white dwarf stars and
our efforts to solve them.
Bio:
Mukremin Kilic is an associate professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Oklahoma.
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2022-12-05T15:00:00
2022-12-05T16:00:00
A Revolution in Stellar Astrophysics, and the Remaining Challenges
Event Information:
Abstract:
ESA's Gaia mission has provided distances to around 1.5 billion stars and revolutionized stellar astrophysics. Gaia has finally revealed the population
of faint white dwarf stars in the solar neighborhood. We use this dataset to answer fundamental questions about the nature of white dwarfs, including their
mass distribution, cooling physics (crystallization), and ultracool white dwarfs. I will highlight the current challenges in the physics of white dwarf stars and
our efforts to solve them.
Bio:
Mukremin Kilic is an associate professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Oklahoma.
Event Location:
HENN 318