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Article: Spatially resolved STIS spectroscopy of SN 1987A: Evidence for shock interaction with circumstellar gas

TitleSpatially resolved STIS spectroscopy of SN 1987A: Evidence for shock interaction with circumstellar gas
Authors
KeywordsCircumstellar Matter
Supernova Remnants
Supernovae: Individual (Sn 1987A)
Issue Date1998
PublisherInstitute of Physics Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://iopscience.iop.org/2041-8205
Citation
Astrophysical Journal Letters, 1998, v. 492 n. 2 PART II, p. L139-L142 How to Cite?
AbstractVisual and ultraviolet spatially resolved (∼0″.1) spectra of SN 1987A obtained on days 3715 and 3743 with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph on the Hubble Space Telescope show that the high-velocity supernova debris is colliding with circumstellar gas. Very broad Lyα emission with velocities extending to ∼± 20,000 km s -1 originates inside the inner circumstellar ring and appears to fill most of the surface area within 0″.67 ±0″.03 (0.14 pc at a distance of 50 kpc) of the ring's center. The observed Lyα flux from the shocked ejecta is (1.85 ± 0.53) × 10 -13 and (1.25 ± 0.51) × 10 -12 ergs cm -2 s -l after correcting for extinction. A spatially unresolved blueshifted emission feature was discovered in Ha (and other lines) on the inner ring at position angle 31° ± 8°. The Hα emission extends to -250 km s -1 with no corresponding redshifted emission. This highly localized interaction appears to be the initial contact of the supernova blast wave with an inward protrusion of the inner ring. The broad Lyα emission and the "hot spot" are separate interaction phenomena associated with the reverse and forward shocks, respectively. We also find that the size of the inner ring in forbidden lines of oxygen has a dependence on ionization potential, in agreement with photoionization models of the ring. © 1998. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/174969
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dc.contributor.authorSonneborn, Gen_US
dc.contributor.authorPun, CSJen_US
dc.contributor.authorKimble, RAen_US
dc.contributor.authorGull, TRen_US
dc.contributor.authorLundqvist, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorMccray, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorPlait, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorBoggess, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorBowers, CWen_US
dc.contributor.authorDanks, ACen_US
dc.contributor.authorGrady, Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorHeap, SRen_US
dc.contributor.authorKraemer, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorLindler, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorLoiacono, Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorMaran, SPen_US
dc.contributor.authorMoos, HWen_US
dc.contributor.authorWoodgate, BEen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-26T08:48:26Z-
dc.date.available2012-11-26T08:48:26Z-
dc.date.issued1998en_US
dc.identifier.citationAstrophysical Journal Letters, 1998, v. 492 n. 2 PART II, p. L139-L142en_US
dc.identifier.issn2041-8205en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/174969-
dc.description.abstractVisual and ultraviolet spatially resolved (∼0″.1) spectra of SN 1987A obtained on days 3715 and 3743 with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph on the Hubble Space Telescope show that the high-velocity supernova debris is colliding with circumstellar gas. Very broad Lyα emission with velocities extending to ∼± 20,000 km s -1 originates inside the inner circumstellar ring and appears to fill most of the surface area within 0″.67 ±0″.03 (0.14 pc at a distance of 50 kpc) of the ring's center. The observed Lyα flux from the shocked ejecta is (1.85 ± 0.53) × 10 -13 and (1.25 ± 0.51) × 10 -12 ergs cm -2 s -l after correcting for extinction. A spatially unresolved blueshifted emission feature was discovered in Ha (and other lines) on the inner ring at position angle 31° ± 8°. The Hα emission extends to -250 km s -1 with no corresponding redshifted emission. This highly localized interaction appears to be the initial contact of the supernova blast wave with an inward protrusion of the inner ring. The broad Lyα emission and the "hot spot" are separate interaction phenomena associated with the reverse and forward shocks, respectively. We also find that the size of the inner ring in forbidden lines of oxygen has a dependence on ionization potential, in agreement with photoionization models of the ring. © 1998. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherInstitute of Physics Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://iopscience.iop.org/2041-8205en_US
dc.relation.ispartofAstrophysical Journal Lettersen_US
dc.subjectCircumstellar Matteren_US
dc.subjectSupernova Remnantsen_US
dc.subjectSupernovae: Individual (Sn 1987A)en_US
dc.titleSpatially resolved STIS spectroscopy of SN 1987A: Evidence for shock interaction with circumstellar gasen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.identifier.volume492en_US
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