The great supernova of 1987

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences; (USA)

OSTI ID:6480071

Woosley, S E ^[1]

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1. Texas Univ., Richardson (USA)

Several aspects of the SN 1987A that are of special interest are examined. These include the evolution of the presupernova star, its early-stage composition and core structure, and the reason for its blue color; the iron core mass of SN 1987A, the explosion mechanism, and certain aspects of the neutrino burst; and the detailed isotopic composition of the ejecta; the light curve and the requirement for mixing; and the expected continued evolution of the supernova. Particular attention is given to the optical pulsations (at 1968.629 Hz) from SN 1987A and to the possible mechanism for the formation of this pulsar. 74 refs.

• OSTI ID: 6480071
• Report Number(s): CONF-881268--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences; (USA) Journal Volume: 571
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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640102* -- Astrophysics & Cosmology-- Stars & Quasi-Stellar
Radio & X-Ray Sources
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
ERUPTIVE VARIABLE STARS
EXPLOSIONS
FERMIONS
GALAXIES
IRON
LEPTONS
MAGELLANIC CLOUDS
MASS
MASS TRANSFER
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
METALS
MIXING
NEUTRINOS
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
PULSARS
PULSATIONS
RADIATIONS
STAR EVOLUTION
STAR MODELS
STARS
SUPERNOVAE
SYNTHESIS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
VARIABLE STARS
VISIBLE RADIATION