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Interstellar medium toward SN 1987A

Journal Article · · Astrophys. J.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/165578· OSTI ID:5662658
High-resolution spectra of SN 1987A obtained with the IUE satellite show absorption features from the disk and halo of the Galaxy and the LMC. A rich variety of elements and ionization states is found, including allowed resonance lines of abundant elements with ionization states ranging from C I and O I to Al III, Si IV, and C IV. The Si IV and C IV absorption at LMC velocities is unusually strong toward the supernova as compared to most other stars in the LMC and SMC. The origin of these lines is discussed. 18 references.
Research Organization:
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA; NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center; Computer Sciences Corp., Greenbelt, MD
OSTI ID:
5662658
Journal Information:
Astrophys. J.; (United States), Journal Name: Astrophys. J.; (United States) Vol. 320; ISSN ASJOA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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