Stellar Binaries - how company can change the life of a star

Guest Speaker

Thursday, 17th October 2024 (19:45 - 22:00)

Venue: Meeting Room

Ingrid is an assistant professor and Royal Society University Research Fellow in the Astronomy and Astrophysics group at the University of Warwick, where she works primarily with the White Dwarf Research Group. Her main research interests are white dwarf and hot subdwarf stars, particularly in close binary systems.

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Speaker: Ingrid Pelisoli

My research goal is to understand how binary interaction can affect the final stages in the life of a star. Binaries are abundant – our lonely Sun is actually an exception: most stars with one solar mass or above are part of a binary system. Around a quarter of those will interact during their lifetime, giving rise to astrophysical phenomena not witnessed by single stars. From objects with extremely low masses to massive supernova explosions, binary interaction has a crucial role in shaping our Universe.