HST Spectroscopy of Spot 1 on the Circumstellar Ring of SN 1987A

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2000-08-08

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0008130v1

ApJ, 542, L53

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted by ApJL on Aug. 3, 2000

Scientific paper

10.1086/312924

We present ultraviolet and optical spectra of the first bright spot (PA = 29 degrees) on Supernova 1987A's equatorial circumstellar ring taken with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph. We interpret this spot as the emission produced by radiative shocks that occur where the supernova blast wave strikes an inward protrusion of the ring. The observed line widths and intensity ratios indicate the presence of radiative shocks with velocities ranging from 100 to 250 km s^-1 entering dense (> 10^4 cm^-3) gas. These observations, and future observations of the development of the spectra and line profiles, provide a unique opportunity to study the hydrodynamics of radiative shocks.

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