Due to covid-19 situation, the summer school EES2020 is cancelled

Core collapse supernovae (CCSN) are the final state of the evolution of stars more massive than about 8 solar masses. Various types of CCSN exist. Observations have shown that the progenitors of type II CCSN are red supergiants with masses between 8 and 20  solar masses. However, there is so far no clear detection of the progenitor of a type Ib or Ic supernova. In addition, CCSN are sometimes associated with long-soft gamma-ray bursts. The relation between CCSN and GRB remains poorly understood, although metallicity seems to play a major role. The recent detection of heavy stellar black holes by the LIGO-VIRGO collaborations questions out understanding of the link between stellar evolution and compact objects.

New space and ground based observatories will soon come to play: E-ELT, JWST, SVOM, CTA. They will shed ligh on the final evolution of massive stars. Time is thus ripe to sumarize the knowledge and unknowns in this field.

The summer school will be divided as follows:

1. Massive stars evolution, from the main sequence to the pre-supernova stage (A. Palacios, LUPM)

2. Massive stars observational properties (P.A. Crowther, Sheffield)

3. CCSN / theory (J. Guilet, CEA)

4. CCSN / observations (S. Smartt, Beflast)

5. Gamma-ray bursts / theory (F. Daigne, IAP)

6. Gamma-ray bursts / observational constraints (D. Perley, Liverpool)

7. Compact objects (N. Webb, IRAP)

A seminar on gravitational waves will be given by M. Branchesi (Gran Sasso) and a practical session on stellar evolution with the code MESA will also be scheduled.

The school is limited to 40 participants.

SOC: F. Martins (chair, LUPM), J.C. Bouret (LAM), S. Vergani (GEPI), C. Reylé (UTINAM)