MSc project(s)
Project name: Supernovae interacting with their Circumstellar Medium
Project supervisor: Norbert Langer

Research area(s):
--Stellar Winds and Mass Loss
--Astro-plasma Physics
--Compact objects and Supernova remnants

Project description:
The stellar wind of a massive star modifies its own surroundings. The changed circumstellar medium will in turn have an effect on the evolution of the supernova remnant. With help of a hydrodynamics code we simulated the interaction of the supernova ejecta and the changed circumstellar medium. By comparing observations with results of simulated models for two supernovae (SN2001em and Cas A) we tried to determine their progenitor evolution.