High-resolution mid-infrared spectra of Co II, Ni I, and Fe II in SN 1987A

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May 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993apj...408..277j&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 408, no. 1, p. 277-286.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Infrared Astronomy, Infrared Spectra, Stellar Composition, Stellar Spectrophotometry, Supernova 1987A, Abundance, Cobalt, Iron, Nickel

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Ground-based infrared observations of SN 1987A on day 612 after the explosion have yielded resolved line profiles of Co II, Ni I, Fe II at 10.52, 11.31, and 17.94 micron, respectively. The spectra were taken at a resolving power of about 1000 with an array grating spectrometer on the 4 m telescope of Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. Based on the observed line intensities we have estimated the minimum mass of each ion: M(Co II) = (6.0 +/- 1.8) x 10 exp -5 solar mass; M(Ni I) = (1.1 +/- 0.1) x 10 exp -3 solar mass; and M(Fe II) = (8.0 +/- 1.5) x 10 exp -3 solar mass. From these we infer total masses for cobalt, nickel, and iron in the ejecta. The nickel and iron line profiles are markedly asymmetric. We interpret these as arising from two components, one centered on the stellar rest velocity with an approximately 3250 km/s full width, and the second at about +1200 km/s with an approximately 1100 km/s full width. The asymmetry may represent a large-scale fracturing of the ejecta by Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities.

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