COLLOQUIUM Valeriya Korol, MPA Garching

Galactic Palaentology

The Milky Way, while extensively studied, still conceals much about its fossil population of stellar remnants, including white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes, as these objects often remain undetectable by electromagnetic telescopes. Yet, their study becomes feasible when they form ultra-short-period binaries, thus becoming detectable via gravitational wave radiation. In my talk, I will showcase the potential of the upcoming Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) data for Galactic studies to characterise ultra-short-period binary populations across the entire Milky Way. I will outline how the LISA mission could contribute to solving some of the persistent questions in our field, such as the progenitors of Type Ia supernovae.

Talk in presence and via Zoom:

https://uni-hamburg.zoom.us/j/66006535328?pwd=aGkrSjJIYmZjK0VpYlpGL0ZrdHg2UT09