Mass loss from the progenitor of SN 1006?

We have observed the remnant of SN 1006 with high resolution and sensitivity at 1.4 GHz. These data are combined with observations performed 11 years before to measure the expansion of the radio shell. The expansion parameter δ, defined as R ∝ t^{δ}, is found to be ˜ 0.62 for the brightest lobes. Ac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Reynoso, Estela Marta, Castelletti, Gabriela Marta, Moffett, D. A., Hughes, J. P.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/21024
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/21024
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ism: Supernova Remnants
Radio Continuum: Ism
Stars: Mass Loss
Supernova: Individual (Sn 1006)
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:We have observed the remnant of SN 1006 with high resolution and sensitivity at 1.4 GHz. These data are combined with observations performed 11 years before to measure the expansion of the radio shell. The expansion parameter δ, defined as R ∝ t^{δ}, is found to be ˜ 0.62 for the brightest lobes. According to theoretical models, this value appears to be compatible with ejecta interacting with a circumstellar density profile decreasing as r^{-2}, characteristic of steady presupernova mass loss. However, this could not be the case if SN 1006 is still in the ejecta-dominated evolutionary stage.