We presume the re-brightening of SN 1006 in AD 1016 as recorded in the ancient Chinese literature to be true and the re-brightening was caused by the encounter either of photons or the shock wave from the SN outburst ...We presume the re-brightening of SN 1006 in AD 1016 as recorded in the ancient Chinese literature to be true and the re-brightening was caused by the encounter either of photons or the shock wave from the SN outburst with the circumstellar thin envelope materials. Based on these considerations, and combining the observational results on the optical proper motion of the N-W limb and the radio observations of the other parts of the supernova remnant G327.6+14.5, we re-determine the distance to SN 1006. For the photon-encounter model, the average radius of the envelope material would be 101y; and for the shock waveencounter model, the radius would be about 1 ly. We then set up four equations to solve for the distance of the SN, the initial shock speed, the expansion index for two different parts of the supernova remnant, and the real original radius of the thin envelope nebula. It is indicated that only the case of photon-encounter will lead to a reasonable result. We derived a distance of 5074 ly (1.56 kpc), an original shock expansion velocity of 0.07 1c, an expansion index of 0.72 for the N-W limb of the SNR, and 0.76 for the other parts. We deem that the SNR evolution is still in the stage of reverse shock.展开更多
In recent years a number of double-humped supernovae (SNe) have been discovered. This is a feature predicted by the dual-shock Quark-Nova (QN) model where an SN explosion is followed (a few days to a few weeks la...In recent years a number of double-humped supernovae (SNe) have been discovered. This is a feature predicted by the dual-shock Quark-Nova (QN) model where an SN explosion is followed (a few days to a few weeks later) by a QN explo- sion. SN 2009ip and SN 2010mc are the best observed examples of double-humped SNe. Here, we show that the dual-shock QN model naturally explains their light curves including the late time emission, which we attribute to the interaction between the mixed SN and QN ejecta and the surrounding circumstellar matter. Our model applies to any star (O-stars, luminous blue variables, Wolf-Rayet stars, etc.) provided that the mass involved in the SN explosion is ~ 20 Mo which provides good conditions for forming a QN.展开更多
Abstract The optical observations of the type Ic supernova (SN lc) SN 2012ap in NGC 1729 are presented. A comparison with other SNe Ic indicates that SN 2012ap is highly reddened (with E(B - V)host-0.8 mag) and ...Abstract The optical observations of the type Ic supernova (SN lc) SN 2012ap in NGC 1729 are presented. A comparison with other SNe Ic indicates that SN 2012ap is highly reddened (with E(B - V)host-0.8 mag) and may represent one of the most luminous SNe Ic ever observed, with an absolute V-band peak magnitude of - 19.3±0.5 mag after extinction correction. The near-maximum-light spectrum shows wide spectral features that are typical of broad-lined SNe Ic. One interesting feature in the spectrum is the appearance of some narrow absorption features that can be at- tributed to the diffuse interstellar bands, consistent with the large reddening inferred from the photometric method. Based on the light curves and the spectral data, we esti- mate that SN 2012ap produced a 56Ni mass of - 0.3 -b 0.1M in the explosion, with an ejecta mass of 2.4^+0.7 -0.7M and a kinetic energy of EK=1.1^+0.4 -0.4×10^52 erg. The properties of its progenitor are also briefly discussed.展开更多
I present the effervescent zone model to account for the compact dense circumstellar material(CSM)around the progenitor of the core collapse supernova(CCSN)SN 2023ixf.The effervescent zone is composed of bound dense c...I present the effervescent zone model to account for the compact dense circumstellar material(CSM)around the progenitor of the core collapse supernova(CCSN)SN 2023ixf.The effervescent zone is composed of bound dense clumps that are lifted by stellar pulsation and envelope convection to distances of≈tens×au,and then fall back.The dense clumps provide most of the compact CSM mass and exist alongside the regular(escaping)wind.I crudely estimate that for a compact CSM within R_(CSM)≈30 au that contains M_(CSM)≈0.01 M_(⊙),the density of each clump is k_(b)≳3000 times the density of the regular wind at the same radius and that the total volume filling factor of the clumps is several percent.The clumps might cover only a small fraction of the CCSN photosphere in the first days post-explosion,accounting for the lack of strong narrow absorption lines.The long-lived effervescent zone is compatible with no evidence for outbursts in the years prior to the SN 2023ixf explosion and the large-amplitude pulsations of its progenitor,and it is an alternative to the CSM scenario of several-years-long high mass loss rate wind.展开更多
The high velocities observed in supernovae require a relativistic treatment for the equation of motion in the presence of gradients in the density of the interstellar medium. The adopted theory is that of the thin lay...The high velocities observed in supernovae require a relativistic treatment for the equation of motion in the presence of gradients in the density of the interstellar medium. The adopted theory is that of the thin layer approximation. The chosen medium is auto-gravitating with respect to an equatorial plane. The differential equation which governs the relativistic conservation of momentum is solved numerically and by recursion. The asymmetric field of relativistic velocities as well the time dilation is plotted at the age of 1 yr for SN 1987A.展开更多
The introduction of an exponential or power law gradient in the interstellar medium (ISM) allows to produce an asymmetric evolution of the supernova remnant (SNR) when the framework of the thin layer approximation is ...The introduction of an exponential or power law gradient in the interstellar medium (ISM) allows to produce an asymmetric evolution of the supernova remnant (SNR) when the framework of the thin layer approximation is adopted. Unfortunately both the exponential and power law gradients for the ISM do not have a well defined physical meaning. The physics conversely is well represented by an isothermal self-gravitating disk of particles whose velocity is everywhere Maxwellian. We derived a law of motion in the framework of the thin layer approximation with a control parameter of the swept mass. The photon’s losses, which are often neglected in the thin layer approximation, are modeled trough velocity dependence. The developed framework is applied to SNR 1987A and the three observed rings are simulated.展开更多
Physical properties of supernova 1987A were investigated including: Expansion velocity;Current mass;Radius;Temperature and the Rate of the expansion by applying Counting Pixels Method (CPM) in comparison with the appl...Physical properties of supernova 1987A were investigated including: Expansion velocity;Current mass;Radius;Temperature and the Rate of the expansion by applying Counting Pixels Method (CPM) in comparison with the application of the Povida and Self-Similar Solution theoretical models which in forced the idea for adopting such a model to be applied for supernova type II. Then tow results are found to be in a good agreement with the Self-Similar solution model rather than that of Povida model. The high density of the region that surrounded the exploding system acting as decelerating parameter and down the expansion velocity of the supernova from 3900 km·s-1 to 1200 km·s-1 during the past 23 years from the explosion, with a current size equal 0.39 pc, and with an expansion rate of 0.41 per a year.展开更多
Modern wide-field high-cadence surveys have revealed the significant diversity of optical transient phenomena in their luminosity and timescale distributions,which led to the discovery of some mysterious fast optical ...Modern wide-field high-cadence surveys have revealed the significant diversity of optical transient phenomena in their luminosity and timescale distributions,which led to the discovery of some mysterious fast optical transients(FOTs).These FOTs can usually rise and decline remarkably in a timescale of a few days to weeks,which are obviously much rapider than ordinary supernovae.SN2019 bkc/ATLAS19 dqr is one of the fastest detected FOTs so far and,meanwhile,it was found to be unassociated with a host galaxy.These discoveries provide a good chance to explore the possible origins of FOTs.So,we model the light curves of SN 2019 bkc in details.It is found that SN 2019 bkc can be well explained by the thermal emission of an explosion ejecta that is powered by a long-lasting central engine.The engine could be a spinning-down millisecond magnetar or a fallback accretion onto a compact object.Combining the engine property,the mass of the ejecta,and the hostlessness of SN 2019 bkc,we suggest that this FOT is likely to originate from a merger of a white dwarf and a neutron star.展开更多
SN 2006oz is a super-luminous supernova with a mysterious bright precursor that has resisted explanation in standard models.However,such a precursor has been predicted in the dual-shock quark nova model of super-lumin...SN 2006oz is a super-luminous supernova with a mysterious bright precursor that has resisted explanation in standard models.However,such a precursor has been predicted in the dual-shock quark nova model of super-luminous supernovae–the precursor is the supernova event while the main light curve of the super-luminous supernova is powered by the Quark-Nova(explosive transition of the neutron star to a quark star).As the supernova is fading,the Quark-Nova re-energizes the supernova ejecta,producing a"double-humped"light curve.We show that the quark nova model successfully reproduces the observed light curve of SN 2006oz.展开更多
I further study the manner by which a pair of opposite jets shape the“keyhole”morphological structure of the core-collapse supernova(CCSN)SN 1997A,now the CCSN remnant(CCSNR)1987A.By doing so,I strengthen the claim ...I further study the manner by which a pair of opposite jets shape the“keyhole”morphological structure of the core-collapse supernova(CCSN)SN 1997A,now the CCSN remnant(CCSNR)1987A.By doing so,I strengthen the claim that the jittering-jet explosion mechanism accounts for most,likely all,CCSNe.The“keyhole”structure comprises a northern low-intensity zone closed with a bright rim on its front and an elongated low-intensity nozzle in the south.This rim-nozzle asymmetry is observed in some cooling flow clusters and planetary nebulae that are observed to be shaped by jets.I build a toy model that uses the planar jittering jets pattern,where consecutive pairs of jets tend to jitter in a common plane,implying that the accreted gas onto the newly born neutron star at the late explosion phase flows perpendicular to that plane.This allows for a long-lived jet-launching episode.This long-lasting jet-launching episode launches more mass into the jets that can inflate larger pairs of ears or bubbles,forming the main jets'axis of the CCSNR that is not necessarily related to a possible pre-collapse core rotation.I discuss the relation of the main jets'axis to the neutron star's natal kick velocity.展开更多
The thin layer approximation applied to the expansion of a supernova remnant assumes that all the swept mass resides in a thin shell. The law of motion in the thin layer approximation is therefore found using the cons...The thin layer approximation applied to the expansion of a supernova remnant assumes that all the swept mass resides in a thin shell. The law of motion in the thin layer approximation is therefore found using the conservation of momentum. Here we instead introduce the conservation of energy in the framework of the thin layer approximation. The first case to be analysed is that of an interstellar medium with constant density and the second case is that of 7 profiles of decreasing density with respect to the centre of the explosion. The analytical and numerical results are applied to 4 supernova remnants: Tycho, Cas A, Cygnus loop, and SN 1006. The back reaction due to the radiative losses for the law of motion is evaluated in the case of constant density of the interstellar medium.展开更多
The neutrino burst detected during supernova SN 1987A is explained in a strangeon star model, in which it is proposed that a pulsar-like compact object is composed of strangeons (strangeon: an abbreviation for "str...The neutrino burst detected during supernova SN 1987A is explained in a strangeon star model, in which it is proposed that a pulsar-like compact object is composed of strangeons (strangeon: an abbreviation for "strange nucleon"). A nascent strangeon star's initial internal energy is calculated, with the inclusion of pion excitation (energy around 1053 erg, comparable to the gravitational binding energy of a collapsed core). A liquid-solid phase transition at temperature - 1 - 2 MeV may occur only a few tens of seconds after core collapse, and the thermal evolution of a strangeon star is then modeled. It is found that the neutrino burst observed from SN 1987A can be reproduced in such a cooling model.展开更多
The "guest star" of AD185, recorded in the ancient Chinese history the Houhanshu, has been widely regarded as a supernova. However, some authors have suggested that the guest star might have been a comet. It has als...The "guest star" of AD185, recorded in the ancient Chinese history the Houhanshu, has been widely regarded as a supernova. However, some authors have suggested that the guest star might have been a comet. It has also been proposed that the record is the concatenation of a nova with a comet made by an early compiler. We have checked the record of the guest star, comparing it with records of comets in the same history. We find that most descriptions of comets clearly indicate motion, whereas the record of the guest star does not. We further argue that the term "yan" used to describe the star's "size" might be short for yanchuang (seat bed), and "half a yan" would be simply as an imaginary figuration of the ancient observer. Moreover, we show that the term "hou -year" (hou-nian) most probably means the year after next. We argue that the asterism Southern Gate consisted of the stars α andβ Cen. We conclude that the record describing the guest star of AD 185 is completely different from any comet record in the same history, and that it almost certainly was a supernova.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘We presume the re-brightening of SN 1006 in AD 1016 as recorded in the ancient Chinese literature to be true and the re-brightening was caused by the encounter either of photons or the shock wave from the SN outburst with the circumstellar thin envelope materials. Based on these considerations, and combining the observational results on the optical proper motion of the N-W limb and the radio observations of the other parts of the supernova remnant G327.6+14.5, we re-determine the distance to SN 1006. For the photon-encounter model, the average radius of the envelope material would be 101y; and for the shock waveencounter model, the radius would be about 1 ly. We then set up four equations to solve for the distance of the SN, the initial shock speed, the expansion index for two different parts of the supernova remnant, and the real original radius of the thin envelope nebula. It is indicated that only the case of photon-encounter will lead to a reasonable result. We derived a distance of 5074 ly (1.56 kpc), an original shock expansion velocity of 0.07 1c, an expansion index of 0.72 for the N-W limb of the SNR, and 0.76 for the other parts. We deem that the SNR evolution is still in the stage of reverse shock.
基金funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
文摘In recent years a number of double-humped supernovae (SNe) have been discovered. This is a feature predicted by the dual-shock Quark-Nova (QN) model where an SN explosion is followed (a few days to a few weeks later) by a QN explo- sion. SN 2009ip and SN 2010mc are the best observed examples of double-humped SNe. Here, we show that the dual-shock QN model naturally explains their light curves including the late time emission, which we attribute to the interaction between the mixed SN and QN ejecta and the surrounding circumstellar matter. Our model applies to any star (O-stars, luminous blue variables, Wolf-Rayet stars, etc.) provided that the mass involved in the SN explosion is ~ 20 Mo which provides good conditions for forming a QN.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Abstract The optical observations of the type Ic supernova (SN lc) SN 2012ap in NGC 1729 are presented. A comparison with other SNe Ic indicates that SN 2012ap is highly reddened (with E(B - V)host-0.8 mag) and may represent one of the most luminous SNe Ic ever observed, with an absolute V-band peak magnitude of - 19.3±0.5 mag after extinction correction. The near-maximum-light spectrum shows wide spectral features that are typical of broad-lined SNe Ic. One interesting feature in the spectrum is the appearance of some narrow absorption features that can be at- tributed to the diffuse interstellar bands, consistent with the large reddening inferred from the photometric method. Based on the light curves and the spectral data, we esti- mate that SN 2012ap produced a 56Ni mass of - 0.3 -b 0.1M in the explosion, with an ejecta mass of 2.4^+0.7 -0.7M and a kinetic energy of EK=1.1^+0.4 -0.4×10^52 erg. The properties of its progenitor are also briefly discussed.
基金supported by a grant from the Israel Science Foundation(769/20)。
文摘I present the effervescent zone model to account for the compact dense circumstellar material(CSM)around the progenitor of the core collapse supernova(CCSN)SN 2023ixf.The effervescent zone is composed of bound dense clumps that are lifted by stellar pulsation and envelope convection to distances of≈tens×au,and then fall back.The dense clumps provide most of the compact CSM mass and exist alongside the regular(escaping)wind.I crudely estimate that for a compact CSM within R_(CSM)≈30 au that contains M_(CSM)≈0.01 M_(⊙),the density of each clump is k_(b)≳3000 times the density of the regular wind at the same radius and that the total volume filling factor of the clumps is several percent.The clumps might cover only a small fraction of the CCSN photosphere in the first days post-explosion,accounting for the lack of strong narrow absorption lines.The long-lived effervescent zone is compatible with no evidence for outbursts in the years prior to the SN 2023ixf explosion and the large-amplitude pulsations of its progenitor,and it is an alternative to the CSM scenario of several-years-long high mass loss rate wind.
文摘The high velocities observed in supernovae require a relativistic treatment for the equation of motion in the presence of gradients in the density of the interstellar medium. The adopted theory is that of the thin layer approximation. The chosen medium is auto-gravitating with respect to an equatorial plane. The differential equation which governs the relativistic conservation of momentum is solved numerically and by recursion. The asymmetric field of relativistic velocities as well the time dilation is plotted at the age of 1 yr for SN 1987A.
文摘The introduction of an exponential or power law gradient in the interstellar medium (ISM) allows to produce an asymmetric evolution of the supernova remnant (SNR) when the framework of the thin layer approximation is adopted. Unfortunately both the exponential and power law gradients for the ISM do not have a well defined physical meaning. The physics conversely is well represented by an isothermal self-gravitating disk of particles whose velocity is everywhere Maxwellian. We derived a law of motion in the framework of the thin layer approximation with a control parameter of the swept mass. The photon’s losses, which are often neglected in the thin layer approximation, are modeled trough velocity dependence. The developed framework is applied to SNR 1987A and the three observed rings are simulated.
文摘Physical properties of supernova 1987A were investigated including: Expansion velocity;Current mass;Radius;Temperature and the Rate of the expansion by applying Counting Pixels Method (CPM) in comparison with the application of the Povida and Self-Similar Solution theoretical models which in forced the idea for adopting such a model to be applied for supernova type II. Then tow results are found to be in a good agreement with the Self-Similar solution model rather than that of Povida model. The high density of the region that surrounded the exploding system acting as decelerating parameter and down the expansion velocity of the supernova from 3900 km·s-1 to 1200 km·s-1 during the past 23 years from the explosion, with a current size equal 0.39 pc, and with an expansion rate of 0.41 per a year.
基金supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (2020SKA0120300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.11822302 and 11833003)。
文摘Modern wide-field high-cadence surveys have revealed the significant diversity of optical transient phenomena in their luminosity and timescale distributions,which led to the discovery of some mysterious fast optical transients(FOTs).These FOTs can usually rise and decline remarkably in a timescale of a few days to weeks,which are obviously much rapider than ordinary supernovae.SN2019 bkc/ATLAS19 dqr is one of the fastest detected FOTs so far and,meanwhile,it was found to be unassociated with a host galaxy.These discoveries provide a good chance to explore the possible origins of FOTs.So,we model the light curves of SN 2019 bkc in details.It is found that SN 2019 bkc can be well explained by the thermal emission of an explosion ejecta that is powered by a long-lasting central engine.The engine could be a spinning-down millisecond magnetar or a fallback accretion onto a compact object.Combining the engine property,the mass of the ejecta,and the hostlessness of SN 2019 bkc,we suggest that this FOT is likely to originate from a merger of a white dwarf and a neutron star.
基金supported by operating grants from the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
文摘SN 2006oz is a super-luminous supernova with a mysterious bright precursor that has resisted explanation in standard models.However,such a precursor has been predicted in the dual-shock quark nova model of super-luminous supernovae–the precursor is the supernova event while the main light curve of the super-luminous supernova is powered by the Quark-Nova(explosive transition of the neutron star to a quark star).As the supernova is fading,the Quark-Nova re-energizes the supernova ejecta,producing a"double-humped"light curve.We show that the quark nova model successfully reproduces the observed light curve of SN 2006oz.
文摘I further study the manner by which a pair of opposite jets shape the“keyhole”morphological structure of the core-collapse supernova(CCSN)SN 1997A,now the CCSN remnant(CCSNR)1987A.By doing so,I strengthen the claim that the jittering-jet explosion mechanism accounts for most,likely all,CCSNe.The“keyhole”structure comprises a northern low-intensity zone closed with a bright rim on its front and an elongated low-intensity nozzle in the south.This rim-nozzle asymmetry is observed in some cooling flow clusters and planetary nebulae that are observed to be shaped by jets.I build a toy model that uses the planar jittering jets pattern,where consecutive pairs of jets tend to jitter in a common plane,implying that the accreted gas onto the newly born neutron star at the late explosion phase flows perpendicular to that plane.This allows for a long-lived jet-launching episode.This long-lasting jet-launching episode launches more mass into the jets that can inflate larger pairs of ears or bubbles,forming the main jets'axis of the CCSNR that is not necessarily related to a possible pre-collapse core rotation.I discuss the relation of the main jets'axis to the neutron star's natal kick velocity.
文摘The thin layer approximation applied to the expansion of a supernova remnant assumes that all the swept mass resides in a thin shell. The law of motion in the thin layer approximation is therefore found using the conservation of momentum. Here we instead introduce the conservation of energy in the framework of the thin layer approximation. The first case to be analysed is that of an interstellar medium with constant density and the second case is that of 7 profiles of decreasing density with respect to the centre of the explosion. The analytical and numerical results are applied to 4 supernova remnants: Tycho, Cas A, Cygnus loop, and SN 1006. The back reaction due to the radiative losses for the law of motion is evaluated in the case of constant density of the interstellar medium.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11673002,U1531243 and 11373011)the Strategic Priority Research Program of CAS(No.XDB23010200)
文摘The neutrino burst detected during supernova SN 1987A is explained in a strangeon star model, in which it is proposed that a pulsar-like compact object is composed of strangeons (strangeon: an abbreviation for "strange nucleon"). A nascent strangeon star's initial internal energy is calculated, with the inclusion of pion excitation (energy around 1053 erg, comparable to the gravitational binding energy of a collapsed core). A liquid-solid phase transition at temperature - 1 - 2 MeV may occur only a few tens of seconds after core collapse, and the thermal evolution of a strangeon star is then modeled. It is found that the neutrino burst observed from SN 1987A can be reproduced in such a cooling model.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘The "guest star" of AD185, recorded in the ancient Chinese history the Houhanshu, has been widely regarded as a supernova. However, some authors have suggested that the guest star might have been a comet. It has also been proposed that the record is the concatenation of a nova with a comet made by an early compiler. We have checked the record of the guest star, comparing it with records of comets in the same history. We find that most descriptions of comets clearly indicate motion, whereas the record of the guest star does not. We further argue that the term "yan" used to describe the star's "size" might be short for yanchuang (seat bed), and "half a yan" would be simply as an imaginary figuration of the ancient observer. Moreover, we show that the term "hou -year" (hou-nian) most probably means the year after next. We argue that the asterism Southern Gate consisted of the stars α andβ Cen. We conclude that the record describing the guest star of AD 185 is completely different from any comet record in the same history, and that it almost certainly was a supernova.