The progenitors and products of supernovaeMuch of the recent radio and X-ray observational work relevant to the questions of the progenitor populations and explosion products of supernovae is reviewed. Several illustrative examples are given of how X-ray data on shell-type supernova remnants, coupled with analytic and numerical hydrodynamic models, can constrain the mass and evolutionary state of the stellar precursor. The population of Crab-like remnants is examined, pointing out the restrictions imposed on explosion models by the statistics of collapsed remnant cores.
Document ID
19870060337
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Helfand, David J. (Columbia University New York, United States)
Becker, Robert H. (California, University Davis and Livermore, United States)