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Freeze out, IR-catastrophes and Non-thermal Emission in SNe
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2016
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Freeze out effects and the IR-catastrophe are discussed for SN 1987A and for Type la SNe. We show that the light curves of the optical lines in SN 1987A provide strong evidence for the IR-catastrophe. We also argue that most optical lines are dominated by non-thermal excitation after ∼ 800 days. The level of this emission is set mainly by the total mass of the elements. Models of the [OI]λλ6300 — 64 light curve show that an oxygen mass of ∼ 1.5Mʘ is needed. Light curve models for Type la SNe display a sharp decrease in the optical flux as a result of the IR-catastrophe at ∼ 500 days, producing UBV-photometry inconsistent with observations of SN1972E by Kirshner & Oke (1975).
- Type
- SN 1987A, SN 1993J, and Other Supernovae
- Information
- International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 145: Supernovae and Supernova Remnants , 1996 , pp. 211 - 222
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- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996
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