Extreme Thermonuclear Explosions

Guest Speaker

Thursday, 16th October 2025 (19:45 - 22:00)

Venue: Meeting Room

Type Iax supernovae (SNe 1ax) are an extreme class of thermonuclear explosions related to type Ia supernovae (SNe 1a). They show significant diversity in terms of their luminosities, light curve shapes, and spectral features. Although the exact origin of SNe Ia remains unclear, significant progress has been made in our understanding of the explosion mechanisms and progenitor scenarios leading to SNe 1ax – despite their rarity. In this talk, Mark Magee will present an overview of SNe 1ax and will discuss observational properties of the class and how these can be used to add constraints to the explosion mechanism and progenitor scenario.

Our speaker Mark Magee is a Warwick Prize Fellow working in the Astronomy and Astrophysics Group at the University of Warwick. A member of the Extragalactic Transients Group and his research focuses mainly on the study of supernovae with a particular emphasis on thermonuclear supernovae.

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Speaker: Mark Magee

I am a Warwick Prize Fellow working in the Astronomy and Astrophysics Group at the University of Warwick. I am a member of the Extragalactic Transients Group and my research focuses mainly on the study of supernovae with a particular emphasis on thermonuclear supernovae.

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