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SUMMARY:The deaths of massive stars - Ben Davies (LJMU)
DTSTART:20180125T160000Z
DTEND:20180125T170000Z
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DESCRIPTION:A commonly-held view is that stars born with masses above &til
 de\;8Msun will die as supernovae (SNe) and leave behind a neutron star\, w
 hereas stars above some higher mass threshold (&tilde\;30Msun) will leave 
 behind a black-hole (BH) with little or no SN. However\, there have been r
 ecent claims that the mass threshold for BH production is much lower (&til
 de\;17Msun). This would have important ramifications for other areas of as
 trophysics through its influence on the cosmic SN and BH production rates.
  In this talk I will take a critical look at the evidence for this result\
 , and the outlook for improving its statistical significance.
LOCATION:Sackler Lecture Theatre\, IoA (tea at 3:30 pm)
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