New imaging results in the formation of SNR 1987A

Details New imaging results in the formation of SNR 1987A New imaging results in the formation of SNR 1987A

May 2001

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YOUNG SUPERNOVA REMNANTS: Eleventh Astrophysics Conference. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 565, pp. 129-132 (2001).

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Supernovae, Supernova Remnants, Mass Loss And Stellar Winds

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We report HST imaging results of the equatorial circumstellar ring (ER) and its interaction with the ejecta (i.e. hot spots) of SN 1987A. Using archival and DD WFPC2 and STIS imaging, we study the ER morphology, produce multi-wavelength light curves of the first hot spot and spatially-resolved light curves for the ER in broad and narrow bands. The first hot spot grows with a power law t~3 until late 1999, where it appears to be turning over. Spatially-resolved light curves for the ER reveal that the flux is brighter, and fades more rapidly to the North (nearer to Earth) than to the South, indicating a possible density gradient in the ring. .

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