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DIVERSITY OF LUMINOUS SUPERNOVAE FROM NON-STEADY MASS LOSS

Journal Article · · Astrophysical Journal
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  1. Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, Todai Institutes for Advanced Study, University of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha 5-1-5, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8583 (Japan)

We show that the diversity in the density slope of the dense wind due to non-steady mass loss can be one way to explain the spectral diversity of Type II luminous supernovae (LSNe). The interaction of SN ejecta and wind surrounding it is considered to be a power source to illuminate LSNe because many LSNe show the wind signature in their spectra (Type IIn LSNe). However, there also exist LSNe without the spectral features caused by the wind (Type IIL LSNe). We show that, even if LSNe are illuminated by the interaction, it is possible that they do not show the narrow spectra from the wind if we take into account the non-steady mass loss of their progenitors. When the shock breakout takes place in a dense wind with the density structure {rho}{proportional_to}r{sup -w}, the ratio of the diffusion timescale in the optically thick region of the wind (t{sub d} ) and the shock propagation timescale of the entire wind after the shock breakout (t{sub s} ) strongly depends on w. For the case w {approx}< 1, both timescales are comparable (t{sub d} /t{sub s} {approx_equal} 1) and t{sub d} /t{sub s} gets smaller as w gets larger. For the case t{sub d} /t{sub s} {approx_equal} 1, the shock goes through the entire wind just after the light-curve (LC) peak, and narrow spectral lines from the wind cannot be observed after the LC peak (Type IIL LSNe). If t{sub d} /t{sub s} is much smaller, the shock wave continues to propagate in the wind after the LC peak, and unshocked wind remains (Type IIn LSNe). This difference can be obtained only through careful treatment of the shock breakout condition in a dense wind. The lack of narrow Lorentzian line profiles in Type IIL LSNe before the LC peak can also be explained by the difference in the density slope. Furthermore, we apply our model to Type IIn LSN 2006gy and Type IIL LSN 2008es and find that our model is consistent with the observations.

OSTI ID:
22016230
Journal Information:
Astrophysical Journal, Journal Name: Astrophysical Journal Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 747; ISSN ASJOAB; ISSN 0004-637X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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