SN 1986J VLBI. The Evolution and Deceleration of the Complex Source and a Search for a Pulsar Nebula

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2002-08-07

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0208163v1

Astrophys.J. 581 (2002) 1132-1147

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

24 pages, 9 Figures, LaTeX Accepted for Publication in the Astrophysical Journal

Scientific paper

10.1086/344251

We report on VLBI observations of supernova 1986J in the spiral galaxy NGC 891 at two new epochs, 1990 July and 1999 February, t=7.4 and 15.9 yr after the explosion, and on a comprehensive analysis of these and earlier observations from t~4 yr after the explosion date, which we estimate to be 1983.2 +/- 1.1. The source is a shell or composite, and continues to show a complex morphology with large brightness modulations along the ridge and with protrusions. The supernova is moderately to strongly decelerated. The average outer radius expands as t^(0.71 +/- 0.11), and the expansion velocity has slowed to 6000 km/s at t=15.9 yr from an extrapolated 20,000 km/s at t=0.25 yr. The structure changes significantly with time, showing that the evolution is not self-similar. The shell structure is best visible at the latest epoch, when the protrusions have diminished somewhat in prominence and a new, compact component has appeared. The radio spectrum shows a clear inversion above 10 GHz. This might be related to a pulsar nebula becoming visible through the debris of the explosion. The radio flux density between 1.5 and 23 GHz decreases strongly with time, with the flux density proportional to t^(-2.94 +/- 0.24) between t~15 to 19 yr. This decrease is much more rapid than that found in earlier measurements up to t~6 yr.

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