| Name |
Samantha Rachel Oates |
| Title |
Dr. |
| Born |
1983 |
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Education |
Between 1999 and 2003 |
Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, Mile End, Stepney, Middlesex, England |
| Astrophysics MA First Class |
| History |
23 Apr 2009 |
UCL Mullard Space Science Observatory, Holmbury St. Mary, Dorking, Surrey, England |
| Samantha Oates, a member of the Swift Satellite observation team was witnes to one of the most violent explosions in the known Universe, Gamma Ray Burst GRB090423. A twelve second explosion of energy from a star that died 13.1 billion light-years away (about 630 million years after the Big Bang). It is the most distant cosmic event ever to be detected and the oldest single object that mankind has ever seen. |
| History |
16 Oct 2017 |
Warwick University, Coventry, England |
Dr Samantha Oates from the University of Warwick, said: "This discovery has answered three questions that astronomers have been puzzling for decades: what happens when neutron stars merge? What causes the short duration gamma-ray bursts? Where are the heavy elements, like gold, made?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/neutron-star-collision-gravitational-waves-gold-metal-precious-ligo-a8003146.html |
| Person ID |
I22294 |
Red1st |
| Last Modified |
29 Apr 2017 |
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