Constraining Stellar binarity with VRO LSST Observations
RubinEarly
Elizabeth
Stanway
Date Submitted
2021-04-30 00:00:00
University of Warwick
E.R.Stanway (Warwick), J J Eldridge (Auckland)
Binary star evolution can have a significant impact on the lifetime of massive stars, and on the manner in which they end their lives. We have explored an extensive grid of binary population synthesis models to evaluate whether supernova transient type ratios may provide an insight into the binary star fraction amongst both massive and low mass stars (Stanway et al 2020). LSST at the VRO has the potential to evaluate these type ratios with unprecedented precision, if the survey completeness and classification uncertainties can be robustly evaluated. In this poster we discuss possible constraints on stellar binarity that can be obtained from supernova surveys.
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