Research group The supernova group
Massive stars can end their lives in giant explosions, so-called supernovae.
Group description
At the department, the structure, dynamics and formation of elements in supernovae are studied through modeling and observations. Studies of the interaction of supernovae with the surrounding gas are also performed, which provides direct information about the progenitor's mass loss history just before the explosion. Other important aspects are the connection to the compact object (black hole or neutron star) that is formed in the center of the explosion, and how much dust is created in exploding stars.
Part of the research is done in collaboration with the Physics departments at Stockholm University and KTH within the Oskar Klein Centre.
Group members
Group managers
Jesper Sollerman
Professor
Members
Smaranika Banerjee
Postdoc
Stan Barmentloo
PhD student
Claes-Ingvar Björnsson
Professor emeritus
Seán Brennan
Post doctor
Mattias Ergon
Guest researcher
Claes Fransson
Professor emeritus
Anamaria Gkini
PhD student
Anders Jerkstrand
Senior Researcher
Emir Karamehmetoglu
Guest researcher
Erik Kool
Guest researcher
Peter Lundqvist
Professor
Ragnhild Lunnan
Assistant Professor
Priscila Jael Pessi
Postdoctor
Avinash Singh
Researcher
Jesper Sollerman
Professor
Konstantinos Tsalapatas
PhD student
Barteld van Baal
PhD student
Blanka Világos
PhD student
Sheng Yang
Guest researcher
