Shock Waves with Large Energy Losses by Direct Radiation from the Front

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Sep 2000

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Astronomy Letters, vol. 26, p. 582-588 (2000)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Highly nonadiabatic shock waves are formed at an early stage of a supernova explosion inside a stellar wind because of the large energy losses by direct radiation from the front. The properties of such waves are considered for velocities of (5-25) x 10^3 km/s and gas densities of 10^{-17}-10^{-10} g cm^{-3}. A critical energy flux going to "infinity" that separates two modes is shown to exist. If the flux is lower than the critical one, then energy losses cause even an increase in the post-shock temperature. An excess of the flux over its critical value results in an abrupt cooling and in a strong compression of the gas. For the flux equal to the critical one, the post-shock gas velocity matches the isothermal speed of sound. Approximate formulas are given for estimating the degree of gas compression and the post-shock radiation-to-gas pressure ratio at energy losses equal to the critical ones and for the limiting compression.

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