Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Scientific paper
2009-01-05
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
10 pages, 5 figures. Accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The resolution of figures
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.14460.x
Theoretically expected natures of a supernova driven by a wind/jet are discussed. Approximate analytical formulations are derived to clarify basic physical processes involved in the wind/jet-driven explosions, and it is shown that the explosion properties are characterized by the energy injection rate (Edot_iso) and the mass injection rate (Mdot_iso). To explain observations of SN 1998bw associated with Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) 980425, the following conditions are required: Edot_iso Mdot_iso > ~ 10^{51} erg M_sun s^{-2} and Edot_iso > ~ 2 x 10^{52} erg s^{-1} (if the wind Lorentz factor Gamma_w ~ 1) or Edot_iso > ~ 7 x 10^{52} erg s^{-1} (if Gamma_w >> 1). In SN 1998bw, 56Ni (~ 0.4M_sun) is probably produced in the shocked stellar mantle, not in the wind. The expected natures of SNe, e.g., ejected 56Ni masses and ejecta masses, vary depending on Edot_iso and Mdot_iso. The sequence of the SN properties from high Edot_iso and Mdot_iso to low Edot_iso and Mdot_iso is the following: SN 1998bw-like -- intermediate case -- low mass ejecta (< ~ 1M_sun$) where 56Ni is from the wind -- whole collapse. This diversity may explain the diversity of supernovae associated with GRBs. Our result can be used to constrain natures of the wind/jet, which is linked to the central engine of GRBs, by studying properties of the associated supernovae.
Maeda Kei--ichi
Tominaga Nozomu
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