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The interaction of supernovae with circumstellar bubblesThis paper examines the interaction of a massive star supernova with the shell created by the fast wind from a blue supergiant, either in the main-sequence phase or in a late evolutionary phase. Making a number of idealizations, the general features of shell interaction are described by semianalytical solutions. The expected properties of the supernova and its environment are discussed, and the hydrodynamics of the interaction is described. It is found that, typically, the shock traversal occurs before the energy transfer is significant. Applications of the model to observed objects are considered, with special attention given to the interaction of SN 1987A with its circumstellar shell, which is expected to occur within decades.
Document ID
19890064613
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Chevalier, Roger A.
(Virginia, University Charlottesville, United States)
Liang, Edison P.
(Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal, Part 1
Volume: 344
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
89A51984
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-86-15555
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-764
CONTRACT_GRANT: W-7405-ENG-48
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Public
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