Your place in the cosmos - MIT
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Andrew Friedman & Ryan Andrew Friedman & Ryan HickoxHickoxHarvardHarvard--Smithsonian Center For AstrophysicsSmithsonian Center For Astrophysics
Dudley House Crosstalk: Thursday, December 8th 2005Dudley House Crosstalk: Thursday, December 8th 2005
Your place in the cosmosYour place in the cosmosFrom Planets to Stars to Galaxies and BeyondFrom Planets to Stars to Galaxies and Beyond
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AstrologyAstrology
“Yeah, m-maybe... by leaving her predictions vague and generalized, there's less of a chance of someone findin' out she's a phoney.”
-Bobby Boucher, The Waterboy
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The Copernican PrincipleThe Copernican Principle
Sun & Solar SystemSun & Solar System Spiral GalaxySpiral Galaxy
Galaxy Clusters Galaxy Clusters & & SuperclustersSuperclusters
Other Other Universes?...Universes?...
A Small Piece of A Small Piece of Our Observable Our Observable
UniverseUniverse
EarthEarthPeoplePeople
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Nuclear fusion in starsNuclear fusion in stars
Our StarOur StarThe SunThe Sun
Where do heavy elements come from?Where do heavy elements come from?
The Periodic TableThe Periodic Table
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SupernovaESupernovaE
SN 1994dSN 1994dHubble Space TelescopeHubble Space Telescope
SN 1999bh SN 1999bh –– KatzmannKatzmannAutomated Imaging Automated Imaging Telescope & AndyTelescope & Andy
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GammaGamma--ray bursts (ray bursts (GRBsGRBs))The Brightest Explosions in the Universe!
Long Duration GRBsOccur along with
supernovae of some massive stars
Short Duration GRBsProbably merging
neutron stars
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Supernova REMNANTSSupernova REMNANTS
•What’s left over after the explosion?
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We are all made of starsWe are all made of stars
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Cosmic RaysCosmic Rays
DNA MoleculeDNA Molecule
SNeSNe & & GRBsGRBsBursts Produce Bursts Produce HighHigh--Energy Energy Cosmic RaysCosmic Rays
Cosmic Ray Cosmic Ray Air ShowerAir Shower
Cosmic Rays Cosmic Rays From Space Set From Space Set the Background the Background Rate of Genetic Rate of Genetic
Mutation on Mutation on Earth!Earth!
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Astrophysical disastersAstrophysical disasters
Asteroid ImpactsAsteroid Impacts
Supernovae in our own Supernovae in our own Galaxy or GammaGalaxy or Gamma--Ray Ray Bursts even in distant Bursts even in distant
galaxies!galaxies!
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conclusionsconclusions
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HISTORICAL SUPERNOVAEHISTORICAL SUPERNOVAE
Year Report Supernove Remnant 1006 China, Japan, Korea, Arab lands, Europe Identified with radio SNR
1054 China, Japan Crab Nebula
1181 China, Japan Possible identification with radio SNR 3C58
1572 Europe (Tycho Brahe), China, Japan Tycho's remnant
1604 Europe (Kepler), China, Japan, Korea Kepler's remnant
1987 SN 1987A – Large Magellanic Cloud Remnant still observable
Supernovae in our galaxy (or a nearby galaxy)Supernovae in our galaxy (or a nearby galaxy)
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Neutron starsNeutron stars
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PULsarsPULsars
•Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars with radio or X-ray beams like lighthouses•Pulsars rotate with precise regularity that beats our best atomic clocks.
Crab NebulaCrab NebulaPulsar MoviePulsar Movie
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Quark starsQuark stars
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Star warsStar wars
Astrophysical ObjectAstrophysical Object Force Fighting GravityForce Fighting Gravity
PeoplePeople ElectromagnetismElectromagnetism
PlanetsPlanets ElectromagnetismElectromagnetism
ProtostarsProtostars Thermal Pressure Thermal Pressure (gravitational contraction)(gravitational contraction)
Main Sequence StarsMain Sequence Stars Thermal Pressure Thermal Pressure (nuclear fusion)(nuclear fusion)
White DwarfsWhite Dwarfs electron degeneracy pressureelectron degeneracy pressure
Neutron StarsNeutron Stars neutron degeneracy pressureneutron degeneracy pressure
Quark StarsQuark Stars quark pressure?quark pressure?
Black HolesBlack Holes NOTHING!NOTHING!
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Type Type IaIa SupernovaESupernovaEThermonuclear Bombs in Space!Explosions of White Dwarfs in Binary Systems
WD Accretion From Main Sequence Companion
Merger of 2 White Dwarfs
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Type I i SupernovaeType I i SupernovaeGravity Bombs!Gravitational Core Collapse of Massive Stars
Star with M > 8 Star with M > 8 MMsunsun
The SunThe Sun
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Stellar Explosion Stellar Explosion MOVIEsMOVIEs
Core Collapse Supernova Movie
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GammaGamma--ray bursts (ray bursts (GRBsGRBs))The Brightest Explosions in the Universe!
Long Duration GRBsOccur along with core collapse supernovae of
some massive stars
Short Duration GRBsProbably merging
neutron stars
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Stellar Explosion Stellar Explosion MOVIEsMOVIEs
Gamma Ray Burst Movie
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Leftover Leftover COMpactCOMpact objectsobjects
Type of Stellar Explosion
Compact Remnant
Type Ia NOTHING!
Failed Type Ia NEUTRON STAR?
NEUTRON STARType II
BLACK HOLE
Gamma-Ray Burst BLACK HOLE
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Black holesBlack holes
The SchwarzchildRadius
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Evidence for Black holesEvidence for Black holes
SupermassiveBlack Holes
M ~ 106 – 109 Msun
Stellar MassBlack Holes
M ~ 3 – 20 Msun