Talk type: Stars

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    Population synthesis of massive stars with compact companions in the Small Magellanic Cloud
    Most high mass X-ray binaries contain neutron stars as companions to an OB star, while high mass black hole binaries are very rare. We use rapid binary...
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    Populations of rotating stars
    We will start by recalling the effects of rotation on stellar evolution and briefly explain its implementation in a stellar evolution code. We will present a...
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    Progenitors of recent core-collapse supernovae
    Supernovae are at the heart of some of the most important problems of modern astronomy. To fully understand their importance and to enable their use as probes...
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    Pulsations in massive stars
    Massive stars shape and drive our Universe. Many issues such as their formation, their stability and the mass loss effects for example, are nowadays far for...
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    R Coronae Borealis stars and their dust
    R Coronae Borealis (RCB) stars are the more prominent group of high luminosity hydrogen deficient stars that are rich in carbon and helium. They also show...
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    Radiation-hydrodynamical model atmospheres across the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
    In the EU funded Marie Curie Excellence Team CIFIST (Cosmological Impact of the FIrst STars) work is under way to construct 3D radiation-hydrodynamical model...
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    Rapid Temporal Survey (RaTS) - the search for ultra compact binaries
    Ultra Compact Binaries are predicted to be the strongest known sources of gravitational waves in the LISA pass-band. Since they are at the short period end of...
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    Reflections on the discovery of pulsars
    In this talk I will summarise the events that led to the discovery of the first four pulsars, recount several instances where pulsars were almost discovered and...
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    Rotational velocities in Galactic OB stars: the Fourier transform revolution
    The application of the Fourier transform (FT) technique to high resolution spectra of OB-type stars has challenged our previous knowledge about stellar rotation...