PHYSICS SEMINAR
September 19, 2011
Brown Hall 261
4 PM
Speaker:
Tabetha Hole
Title:
`Looking At Supernovae With New
Eyes'
Supernovae are cataclysmic explosions of stars that
have dramatically shaped both the evolution of the universe,
and our understanding of it. Yet there are still many things we
don't understand about these events, from their progenitors
through the explosion mechanism to the remnants they leave
behind. In the past, every new mechanism we have employed for
looking at SNe have given us surprises and new insights. In
this talk, I will present my work using two relatively new
diagnostics for understanding the structure of SNe: line
polarization and forbidden line profiles.
Refreshments will be served at 3:45 PM