Christa Gall

Christa Gall

  • Jagtvej 155A

    2200 København N

Personal profile

Primary fields of research

Astrophysics 

Short presentation

My research revolves around the formation and evolution of the building blocks of the Universe we live in. This is best described as the ‘Life cycle of cosmic matter’, which includes the elemental ingredients synthesised in massive stars. When the stars explode as supernovae, the elements are released and become available for the formation of molecules and solid particles, so called ‘cosmic dust’. While I am interested in the physical processes which govern the evolution of dust, stars and galaxies, I pay particular attention to the different types of supernovae, their progenitors and their post-explosion evolution.

Current Projects
Villum Experiment, COSMO-BRIDGE Cosmology in a Crisis: Bridging the gap between the cosmic past and future

Keywords

  • Faculty of Science
  • Astrophysics
  • Cosmic dust
  • Astrophysical transients
  • Supernovae
  • Supernova cosmology
  • Machine learning in astrophysics
  • Known unknowns
  • Galaxies
  • Gravitational waves
  • Telescopes & instrumentation
  • Art & science

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