PostGres

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Projects

Supernova Rates in the Local Universe

Mark Sullivan (Investigator), Christopher Frohmaier

This project will calculate the frequency of exploding stars -- or supernovae -- in the nearby universe. We simulate a 'toy universe' by exploding billions of stars in a computer, and then artificially 'observing' these explosions by replicating a real astronomical sky survey, the Palomar Transient Factory (PTF). The results of this simulation allows us to discover the rate at which supernovae occur in the local universe each year.

People

Mark Sullivan
Principal Research Fellow, Physics & Astronomy (FPAS)

Richard Boardman
Senior Research Fellow, Engineering Sciences (FEE)

Christopher Frohmaier
Postgraduate Research Student, Physics & Astronomy (FPAS)

Tom Hebbron
Postgraduate Research Student, Electronics and Computer Science (FPAS)

David Potts
Postgraduate Research Student, Humanities (FH)

Davide Zilli
Postgraduate Research Student, Electronics and Computer Science (FPAS)

Jess Jones
Technical Staff, iSolutions

Petrina Butler
Administrative Staff, Research and Innovation Services

Kieren Lythgow
Alumnus, Health Protection Agency