3:30–5:00 pm ERC 161
Title: Multimessenger probes of the stellar graveyard
Abstract: The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration has observed hundreds of gravitational-wave sources to date, including mergers between black holes, neutron stars, and mixed neutron star-black holes. Combined with electromagnetic probes, these gravitational-wave observations connect many astrophysical puzzles, including the lives and deaths of stars, star cluster dynamics, cosmic chemical enrichment, and the expansion history of the Universe. I will describe some recent astrophysical lessons from gravitational-wave and multimessenger discoveries, including neutron star/ black hole mass gaps, black hole growth through repeated mergers, and the star formation history.
Zoom: https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/99103268158?pwd=a39TsQXFkueaSGfGla9KcFzA52DfI4.1
