Non-relativistic radiation mediated shock breakouts: II. Bolometric properties of SN shock breakout

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2011-03-28

arxiv.org/abs/1103.5276v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

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Exact bolometric light curves of supernova shock breakouts are derived based on the universal, non relativistic, planar breakout solutions (Sapir et al. 2011), assuming spherical symmetry, constant Thomson scattering opacity, \kappa, and angular intensity corresponding to the steady state planar limit. These approximations are accurate for progenitors with a scale height much smaller than the radius. The light curves are insensitive to the density profile and are determined by the progenitor radius R, and the breakout velocity and density, v_0 and \rho_0 respectively, and \kappa. The total breakout energy, E_BO, and the maximal ejecta velocity, v_max, are shown to be E_BO=8.0\pi R^2\kappa^-1cv_0 and v_max=2.0v_0 respectively, to an accuracy of about 10%. The calculated light curves are valid up to the time of transition to spherical expansion, t_sph\approx R/4v_0. Approximate analytic expressions for the light curves are provided for breakouts in which the shock crossing time at breakout, t_0=c/\kappa\rho_0v_0^2, is << R/c (valid for R<10^14 cm). Modifications of the flux angular intensity distribution and differences in shock arrival times to the surface, \Delta t_asym, due to moderately asymmetric explosions, affect the early light curve but do not affect v_max and E_BO. For 4v_0<

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