SEMINARY (auditorium CAB) 08-04-2016. Massive Stars as Drivers of the Galactic Ecosystem

By David Cohen, from Department of Physics and Astronomy, Swarthmore College.

Day: April 8th, 2016
Hour: 12:00
Venue: Auditorio del Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA)
Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial
Ctra de Ajalvir, km 4
28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain.

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Title: Massive Stars as Drivers of the Galactic Ecosystem

Abstract: Massive stars - weighing at least 8 times more than the Sun - are very rare, but very important. Their hot, dense cores are where many of the heavy elements we know and rely on are made; their incredible luminosity makes them cosmic beacons visible over huge distances and enables them to illuminate and sculpt the dust and gas clouds in star formation regions; and they end their lives in spectacular supernova explosions. I will give the audience an overview of the birth, life, and death of massive stars and also give a brief overview of my own research on the radiation-driven winds and associated X-ray emission of these important astronomical objects.


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