NRAO/Socorro Colloquium Series

Amy Mioduszewski

NRAO


RS Ophiuchi: The Anatomy of a Nova


RS Ophiuchi contains a red giant and near Chandrasekhar-mass white dwarf which accretion material from the red giant. This close binary is a recurrent nova which experienced an outburst in February 2006. Recurrent novae are prime candidates for SNIa supernova. This most recent outburst allowed for one of the most detailed study of a recurrent nova ever achieved. I will review the observations of the recent and previous outbursts, concentrating on radio data. I will show the development of an expending shell as well as long lived thermal jets terminating in lobe-like features.






September 12, 2008
11:00 am

Array Operations Center Auditorium

All NRAO employees are invited to attend via video, available in Charlottesville Room 230, Green Bank Room 137 and Tucson N525.

Local Host: Michael Rupen