1. I.Death of Stars White Dwarfs Neutron Stars Black Holes II.Cycle of Birth and Death of Stars (borrowed in part from Ch. 14) Outline of Chapter 13 Death of Stars

2. Low mass M.S. stars (M < 0.4 solar M o ) produce White Dwarfs Intermediate mass M.S. stars ( 0.4M o < M < 4 solar M o ) produce White Dwarfs High mass stars M.S. (M > 4 solar M o ) can produce Neutron Stars and Black holes II. Death of Stars

3. DEAD STARS (i.e., Stellar Copses) White Dwarfs: very dense, about mass of Sun in size of Earth. Atoms stop further collapse. M less than 1.4 solar masses Neutron Stars: even denser, about mass of Sun in size of Orlando. Neutrons stop further collapse. M between 1.4 and 3 solar masses. Some neutron stars can be detected as pulsars Black Holes: M more than 3 solar masses. Nothing stops the collapse and produces an object so compact that escape velocity is higher than speed of light; hence, not even light can escape. II. Death of Stars

4. White Dwarfs: very dense, about mass of Sun in size of Earth. Atoms stop further collapse. M less than 1.4 solar masses Neutron Stars: even denser, about mass of Sun in size of Orlando. Neutrons stop further collapse. M between 1.4 and 3 solar masses. Some neutron stars can be detected as pulsars Black Holes: M more than 3 solar masses. Nothing stops the collapse and produces an object so compact that escape velocity is higher than speed of light; hence, not even light can escape. NOTE: these are the masses of the dead stars NOT the masses they had when they were on the main sequence II. Death of Stars

5. Temperature Luminosity Very massive stars are rare Low-mass stars are common There are few high-mass stars: Supernovas are rare, white dwarfs are more common

6. Sirius: a binary star system with a M.S. star and a white dwarf

7. A white dwarf is about the same size as Earth

8. White dwarfs cool off and grow dimmer with time

9. Neutron Star About the size of NYC or Orlando

10. During a supernova explosion in the core of the star electrons can combine with protons, making neutrons and neutrinos forming a neutron star

11. Pulsars are neutron stars that give off very regular pulses of radiation

12. A pulsar’s rotation is not aligned with magnetic poles

13. Pulsar

14. Pulsars are rotating neutron stars that act like lighthouses Beams of radiation coming from poles look like pulses as they sweep by Earth

15. Pulsar at center of Crab Nebula pulses 30 times per second

16. X-rays Visible light

17. Pulsar (in Crab Nebula) This is a confirmation of theories that predicted that neutron stars can be produced by a supernova explosion, because the Crab Nebula was produced by a SN that exploded in the year 1054

18. Pulsar (in Crab Nebula) How do we know that there was a Supernova there in 1054?

19. Question Could there be neutron stars that appear as pulsars to civilizations around other stars but not to us? A. Yes B. No

20. Question Could there be neutron stars that appear as pulsars to civilizations around other stars but not to us? A. Yes B. No

21.  How do we detect Neutron Stars and Black Holes? Neutron Stars: As pulsars As compact objects in binary stars Black Holes: As compact objects in binary stars II. Death of Stars

22.  How do we detect Neutron Stars and Black Holes? Neutron Stars: As pulsars As compact objects in binary stars Black Holes: As compact objects in binary stars  When we see compact objects in binary stars how do we distinguish Neutron Stars from Black holes? II. Death of Stars

23.  How do we detect Neutron Stars and Black Holes? Neutron Stars: As pulsars As compact objects in binary stars Black Holes: As compact objects in binary stars  How do we distinguish Neutron Stars from Black holes? The mass of the object II. Death of Stars

24.  How do we detect Neutron Stars and Black Holes? Neutron Stars: As pulsars As compact objects in binary stars Black Holes: As compact objects in binary stars  How do we distinguish Neutron Stars from Black holes? The mass of the object How do we measure the masses of Stars? II. Death of Stars

25.  How do we detect Neutron Stars and Black Holes? Neutron Stars: As pulsars As compact objects in binary stars Black Holes: As compact objects in binary stars  How do we distinguish Neutron Stars from Black holes? The mass of the object How do we measure the masses of Stars? Binary Stars II. Death of Stars

26. Black Hole in a Binary System If the mass of the compact object is more than 3 solar masses, it is a black hole

27. Black Hole in a Binary System If the mass of the compact object is LESS than 3 solar masses what can it be?

28. Black Hole in a Binary System If the mass of the compact object is LESS than 3 solar masses what can it be? If its invisible and less than 3 solar masses (but more than 1.4): Neutron Star

29. What is a black hole? A black hole is an object whose gravity is so powerful that not even light can escape it. A place where gravity has crushed matter into oblivion, creating a true hole in the universe from which nothing can ever escape, not even light.

30. REMEMBER: Escape Velocity Escape velocity 2G M (radius)  = When the escape velocity from an object is equal or greater than the speed of light, that object is a black hole. Not even light (photons) can escape from the surface of a black hole

31. Escape Velocity What would happen to Earth’s orbit if the Sun became a black hole now?

32. Escape Velocity What would happen to Earth’s orbit if the Sun became a black hole now? Hint: Remember the force due to gravity:

33. Escape Velocity What would happen to Earth’s orbit if the Sun became a black hole now? Hint: Remember the force due to gravity: F= GM 1 M 2 /D 2

34. If the Sun shrank into a black hole, its gravity would be different only near the event horizon. At the orbits of the planets the gravity would stay the same! Black holes don’t suck! Unless you are VERY close

35. Time passes more slowly near the event horizon

36. Thought Question Is it easy or hard to fall into a black hole? A. Easy B. Hard

37. Thought Question Is it easy or hard to fall into a black hole? A. Easy B. Hard Hint: A black hole with the same mass as the Sun wouldn’t be much bigger than a college campus

38. Thought Question Is it easy or hard to fall into a black hole? B. Hard Hint: A black hole with the same mass as the Sun wouldn’t be much bigger than a college campus: The orbits of the planets are much further than that

39. Tidal forces near the event horizon of a 3 M Sun black hole would be lethal to humans Tidal forces would be gentler near a supermassive black hole because its radius is much bigger

40. Do black holes really exist?

41. Black Hole Verification Need to measure mass  Use orbital properties of companion  Measure velocity and distance of orbiting gas It’s a black hole if it’s not a star and its mass exceeds the neutron star limit (~3 M Sun )

42. Some X-ray binaries contain compact objects of mass exceeding 3 M Sun which are likely to be black holes

43. At the center of the Milky Way stars appear to be orbiting something massive but invisible … a black hole? Orbits of stars indicate a mass of about 4 million M Sun

44. III. Cycle of Birth and Death of Stars: Interstellar Medium A. Interstellar Matter: Gas (mostly hydrogen) and dust NebulaeExtinction and reddening Interstellar absorption lines Radio observations B. Nebulae Emission Reflection Dark C. Cycle of Birth and Death of Stars

45. Interstellar Medium IIIA. Interstellar Matter: Gas (mostly hydrogen) and dust How do we know that Interstellar Matter is there: Nebulae Extinction and reddening Interstellar absorption lines Radio observations

46. Extinction and Reddening: interstellar dust will make stars look fainter and redder

47. Absorption Spectrum

48. Interstellar Absorption Lines

49. Radio Observations: some molecules can be detected with radiotelescopes

50. IIIB. Nebulae Emission Nebulae Reflection Nebulae Dark Nebulae

51. Question 1 Dark nebulae are A.Regions of space without any stars B.Dense clouds of gas and dust that obscure the light from stars C.Black holes D.All the answers are correct

52. Question 2 Emission nebulae are: A.Regions of space without any stars B. Low density gas near hot stars that show emission line spectra C. Light from stars reflected by nearby dust D.None of the answers are correct

53. Question 3 Reflection nebulae are: A.Regions of space without any stars B. Low density gas near hot stars that show emission line spectra C. Light from stars reflected by nearby dust D.None of the answers are correct

54. Emission Spectrum

55. Emission Nebula (Eagle Nebula) Hubble Space Telescope Image

56. Reflection Nebula

57. Dark Nebulae

58. Question 4 What happens after an interstellar cloud of gas and dust is compressed and collapses: A.It will heat and contract B.If it gets hot enough (10 million K) it can produce energy through hydrogen fusion C.It can produce main sequence stars

59. How does our galaxy recycle gas into stars?

60. IIIC. Cycle of Birth and Deaths of Stars Interstellar cloud of gas and dust is compressed and collapses to form stars After leaving the main sequence red giants eject their outer layers back to the interstellar medium Supernovae explode and eject their outer layers back to the interstellar medium Supernova explosions and other events can compress an interstellar cloud of gas and dust that collapses to form stars ………..

61. Our Sun’s evolution after the main sequence: becomes a red giant and ejects mass into interstellar medium

62. Remember Sun’s Evolutionary Process* * This is an artist conception, not an HR diagram or a real motion of the Sun

63. Remember mass loss in Intermediate Mass Stars

64. Remember Supernova explosions

65. Star-gas-star cycle Recycles gas from old stars into new star systems