Understanding the Death of Massive Stars Using an Astrophysical Transients Observatory

Understanding the Death of Massive Stars Using an Astrophysical Transients Observatory

The death of massive stars, manifested as gamma-ray bursts and core-collapse supernovae, critically influence how the universe formed and evolves. Despite their fundamental importance, our understanding of these enigmatic objects is severely limited. We have performed a concept study of an Astrophys...

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Main Authors: Peter W. A. Roming, Eddie Baron, Amanda J. Bayless, Volker Bromm, Peter J. Brown, Michael W. Davis, Anastasia Fialkov, Brian Fleming, Kevin France, Chris L. Fryer, Thomas K. Greathouse, Jed J. Hancock, D. Andrew Howell, Andrew J. Levan, Abraham Loeb, Raffaella Margutti, Mark L. McConnell, Paul T. O'Brien, Julian P. Osborne, Daniel A. Perley, Eric M. Schlegel, Rhaana L. C. Starling, Nial R. Tanvir, Mark Tapley, Patrick A. Young, Bing Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Subjects:
gamma-ray bursts
core-collapse supernovae
death of massive stars
astrophysical instrumentation
astrophysical observatory
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fspas.2018.00025/full

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