The Binarty at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM) third collaboration meeting

  • Start: Oct 5, 2026
  • End: Oct 7, 2026
  • Location: Haus der Astronomie
  • Host: Jaime Villaseñor (MPIA), Sahar Shahaf (MPIA), Fabian Schneider (HITS)
  • Contact: villasenor@mpia.de
The Binarty at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM) third collaboration meeting
The Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM) survey has spectroscopically monitored nearly 1,000 massive stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Its goal is to shed light on the formation, evolution, and core-collapse of massive stars and binaries under conditions approaching those of the early Universe.

This third collaboration meeting will bring together members of the consortium to exploit the full observational dataset obtained during the first two years of the project. The meeting will focus on the scientific interpretation of the dataset, with particular emphasis on natal multiplicity properties, post-interaction candidates, and the follow-up work required to characterise them. In parallel, the theoretical efforts needed to interpret the observations will be coordinated and strengthened. Synergies with complementary surveys and future instrumentation will also be explored. Participants will discuss key results, identify emerging opportunities, and define a coordinated strategy for the final year of observations and subsequent publications. The meeting will also serve to strengthen collaboration across institutions and foster new ideas for future projects building on the BLOeM legacy.

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