Theoretical light curve of a Type 2p supernova

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Jul 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994apj...430..300e&link_type=abstract

The Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 430, no. 1, p. 300-310

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Gamma Rays, Light Curve, Stellar Interiors, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Mass Ejection, Stellar Models, Stellar Radiation, Supernovae, Computerized Simulation, Nickel Isotopes, Radioactive Decay, Stellar Envelopes

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The light curve and other observable diagnostics are presented for what should be a typical Type II 'plateau' supernova, the explosion of a 15 solar mass red supergiant. The calculations are carried out using a multi-frequency radiation transport code that includes opacity from all important mechanisms-bound-bound, bound-free, free-free, and electron scattering. It is found that the inclusion of opacity sources besides electron scattering increases the computed lenght of the plateau in the 15 solar mass model by approximately 30 days. Especially important is the ultraviolet cutoff caused by a thick forest of lines. Deposition and escape of gamma-rays from radioactive decay are also accurately simulated. We find that the presence of 0.06 solar mass of ejected Ni-56 extends the length of the plateau from approximately 100 days to approximately 140 dys. Because of the large hydrogen envleope and radius in this model, mixing does not appreciably alter the bolometric light curve, although it does change the gamma-ray light curve significantly. With 0.06 solar mass of ejected Ni-56, the unmixed (mixed) model peaks in escaping gamma-rays at 576 (466) days with gamma-ray luminosity of 3 x 1038 ergs/s. Except for the local group, the gamma-rays from an extragalactic 15 solar mass SNe IIp will be too faint to detect with any existing detectors. However, a Galactic SNe IIp would be quite bright and easily detectable.

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