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SUMMARY:The first pieces of the gravitational-wave progenitor population p
 uzzle - Lieke van Son
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CONTACT:Isobel Romero-Shaw
DESCRIPTION:The first-ever observation of gravitational waves in 2015 hera
 lded the birth of the field of gravitational-wave astronomy. Since then\, 
 this field has been booming\, with about 90 mergers of binary black holes\
 , black hole-neutron stars\, and binary neutron stars observed to date. Ea
 ch detection adds a new piece to the puzzle of their origins\, propelling 
 us from a phase of initial discovery into a `big data’ era of population
  studies.\nThe compact objects we see merging today are relics of massive 
 stars that lived in the early Universe. And so\, studying their properties
  can help reveal the otherwise elusive lives and deaths of massive stars t
 hroughout cosmic history. \nIn this talk\, I will review how the first pie
 ces of the gravitational-wave progenitor population puzzle have helped us 
 so far to form a picture of their massive stellar ancestors. \nAdditionall
 y\, I will touch upon some of the hopes and dreams of population studies a
 nd discuss why the coming decades are expected to be particularly exciting
 .
LOCATION:Potter room/Zoom
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