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SUMMARY:Hypervelocity discoveries with Gaia DR2 - Douglas Boubert
DTSTART:20180516T124500Z
DTEND:20180516T131500Z
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CONTACT:Dr Nick Bate
DESCRIPTION:Hypervelocity stars are objects travelling fast enough to esca
 pe the Milky Way. In this talk I will showcase the menagerie of hyperveloc
 ity stars through the lens of Gaia DR2: main-sequence stars and pulsars\, 
 white dwarfs and subdwarfs. Alongside the observations\, I will present th
 e theories that try to explain their extreme velocity. I will end by highl
 ighting the possibility of using these objects to study supernovae (includ
 ing Type Ia)\, massive black holes and the Local Group.
LOCATION:Sackler Lecture Theatre\, IoA
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