SN 1987A: Twenty Years of Serious Fun with IUE and HST

Details SN 1987A: Twenty Years of Serious Fun with IUE and HST SN 1987A: Twenty Years of Serious Fun with IUE and HST

Oct 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007aipc..937...15k&link_type=abstract

SUPERNOVA 1987A: 20 YEARS AFTER: Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursters. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 937, pp. 15-24 (2007).

Physics

1

Astronomical Observations, Supernova Remnants, Supernovae

Scientific paper

Space-based observations of SN 1987A with IUE and then with HST have provided a clearer picture of its nature both through superb angular resolution and through access to its ultraviolet emission. The observations help establish the nature of the progenitor star, reveal evidence for mass loss before the explosion, constrain the physics of the explosion, illuminate radiative transfer through the disrupted star, and exhibit a remarkably wide range of physical mechanisms that produce the emission we see today. A long, dense, and thorough observational program has allowed us to trace the fading of SN 1987A over 20 years during which the flux has declined by a factor of 15,000,000. Future prospects for studying SN 1987A are bright-when HST is refurbished in 2008, the unsolved problems of SN 1987A will be a prime target for further investigation.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

SN 1987A: Twenty Years of Serious Fun with IUE and HST does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with SN 1987A: Twenty Years of Serious Fun with IUE and HST, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and SN 1987A: Twenty Years of Serious Fun with IUE and HST will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-824258