Gravitational Waves Multi-messenger Astronomy - SMAP Live

Описание: In this SMAP live Zoom, Professor Matthew Wiesner explores using data from multiple sources to correlate gravitational wave detection with identifying the objects from which they originate. We illustrate how to compare supernovae to kilonovae by analyzing their absorption spectra. In breakout rooms, students examine data from 5 observations to determine the identity of the transient objects.

The student activity PowerPoint guide is available here; https://bit.ly/3tFrS1r
Questions may be addressed to Dr. David Sederberg, [email protected]

Timeline:
0:00 Getting started
3:50 Multi-messenger astronomy
5:25 Learning about objects in space
8:28 Gravitational waves
9:10 What are black holes?
11:10 Finding gravitational waves
12:50 Kilonovae and supernovae
16:40 Comparing kilonovae and supernovae spectra
22:22 Classifying supernovae by type
26:12 Explaining the lesson
32:50 Breakout room 1 - object 1
37:07 Breakout room 1 - object 2
40:35 Breakout room 4 - object 3
44:18 Hearing from the TAs
50:00 Questions and answers

The thumbnail for this video was created by Purdue University graduate student Jonathan Sullivan-Wood.