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Article: Detailed spectroscopic analysis of SN 1987A: The distance to the large magellanic cloud using the spectral-fitting expanding atmosphere method

TitleDetailed spectroscopic analysis of SN 1987A: The distance to the large magellanic cloud using the spectral-fitting expanding atmosphere method
Authors
KeywordsDistance scale
Line: formation
Nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis, abundances
Radiative transfer
Supernovae: individual (SN 1987A)
Issue Date2002
PublisherInstitute of Physics Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://iopscience.iop.org/2041-8205
Citation
Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2002, v. 574 n. 1 I, p. 293-305 How to Cite?
AbstractSupernova 1987A remains the most well studied supernova to date. Observations produced excellent broadband photometric and spectroscopic coverage over a wide wavelength range at all epochs. We model the observed spectra from day 1 to day 81 using a hydrodynamical model. We show that good agreement can be obtained at times up to about 60 days if we allow for extended nickel mixing. Later than about 60 days the observed Balmer lines become stronger than our models can reproduce. We show that this is likely due to a more complicated distribution of gamma rays than we allow for in our spherically symmetric calculations. We present synthetic light curves in UBVRIJHK and a synthetic bolometric light curve. Using this broad baseline of detailed spectroscopic models, we find a distance modulus of μ = 18.5 ± 0.2 using the spectral-fitting expanding atmosphere method of determining distances to supernovae. We find that the explosion time agrees with that of the neutrino burst and is constrained at 68% confidence to within ±0.9 days. We argue that the weak Balmer lines of our detailed model calculations cast doubt on the accuracy of the purely photometric expanding photosphere method. We also suggest that Type IIP supernovae will be most useful as distance indicators at early times because of a variety of effects.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/43390
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dc.contributor.authorMitchell, RCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorBaron, Een_HK
dc.contributor.authorBranch, Den_HK
dc.contributor.authorHauschildt, PHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorNugent, PEen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLundqvist, Pen_HK
dc.contributor.authorBlinnikov, Sen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPun, CSJen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2007-03-23T04:44:48Z-
dc.date.available2007-03-23T04:44:48Z-
dc.date.issued2002en_HK
dc.identifier.citationAstrophysical Journal Letters, 2002, v. 574 n. 1 I, p. 293-305en_HK
dc.identifier.issn2041-8205en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/43390-
dc.description.abstractSupernova 1987A remains the most well studied supernova to date. Observations produced excellent broadband photometric and spectroscopic coverage over a wide wavelength range at all epochs. We model the observed spectra from day 1 to day 81 using a hydrodynamical model. We show that good agreement can be obtained at times up to about 60 days if we allow for extended nickel mixing. Later than about 60 days the observed Balmer lines become stronger than our models can reproduce. We show that this is likely due to a more complicated distribution of gamma rays than we allow for in our spherically symmetric calculations. We present synthetic light curves in UBVRIJHK and a synthetic bolometric light curve. Using this broad baseline of detailed spectroscopic models, we find a distance modulus of μ = 18.5 ± 0.2 using the spectral-fitting expanding atmosphere method of determining distances to supernovae. We find that the explosion time agrees with that of the neutrino burst and is constrained at 68% confidence to within ±0.9 days. We argue that the weak Balmer lines of our detailed model calculations cast doubt on the accuracy of the purely photometric expanding photosphere method. We also suggest that Type IIP supernovae will be most useful as distance indicators at early times because of a variety of effects.en_HK
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dc.rightsThe Astrophysical Journal. Copyright © University of Chicago Press.en_HK
dc.subjectDistance scaleen_HK
dc.subjectLine: formationen_HK
dc.subjectNuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis, abundancesen_HK
dc.subjectRadiative transferen_HK
dc.subjectSupernovae: individual (SN 1987A)en_HK
dc.titleDetailed spectroscopic analysis of SN 1987A: The distance to the large magellanic cloud using the spectral-fitting expanding atmosphere methoden_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1086/340928en_HK
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