Wednesday

Schedule

date time

Talk start

16:00

Abstract details

Title of Abstract

Optical transients in the wide-field sky survey era

Date Submitted

2019-03-18 21:40:18

Presenting author first name

Kate

Surname

Maguire

Institution

Trinity College Dublin

Author List (including presenting author)

Abstract

Wide-area transient surveys that scan the sky at high cadence are revolutionising our understanding of extragalactic transients and the processes by which they explode. In this talk I will highlight the recent progress that has been made in optical transient surveys and discuss some of the exotic and unexplained transients that are testing our understanding of explosion models and the many ways that stars can die.

Science Programme

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