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Astrophysics Colloquium: The LBT Search for Failed Supernovae
Chris Kochanek (Ohio State)
Campus, PAB 102/103
Event Details:
Thursday, October 8, 2026
11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Location
Campus, PAB 102/103
Watch the Zoom Recording; Passcode: Q&P%8?=k
Abstract: Theory predicts that 10-30% of massive star core collapses produce a black hole without a supernova explosion. The only presently feasible way to identify such events in a human lifetime is to search for massive stars vanishing in nearby star forming galaxies, perhaps with a weak transient. I describe our search for such systems with the twin 8.4m Large Binocular Telescope and the properties of our best candidate.
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