Models of Millimeter and Radio Emission from Interacting Supernovae

Bibliographic Details
Title: Models of Millimeter and Radio Emission from Interacting Supernovae
Authors: Nitika Yadlapalli Yurk, Vikram Ravi, Anna Y. Q. Ho
Source: The Astrophysical Journal, Vol 934, Iss 1, p 5 (2022)
Publisher Information: IOP Publishing, 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Collection: LCC:Astrophysics
Subject Terms: Core-collapse supernovae, Millimeter astronomy, Astrophysics, QB460-466
More Details: This work utilizes established models of synchrotron-powered light curves for core-collapse supernovae in dense circumstellar environments, namely, type IIn and Ibn, to demonstrate the potential for detecting millimeter emission from these events. The progenitor types of these supernovae are still an open question, but using the synchrotron light curves as probes for the circumstellar environments could shed light on the mass-loss histories of the progenitors and discern between different theories. Observations in millimeter bands are particularly fruitful, as they probe regions at smaller radii and higher ambient densities, where centimeter emission tends to be self-absorbed. In our application of these light curves, we explore a diversity of progenitor types and mass-loss profiles to understand their effects on the light-curve shapes. Additionally, we fit model parameters to the 8 GHz light curve of type IIn supernova 2006jd and then create millimeter light curves using these parameters to show the possibility of detecting an early millimeter peak from such an event. We predict that next generation millimeter surveys will possess the capability to detect nearby and extreme events. However, there is a pressing need for millimeter follow-up of optically discovered interacting supernovae to more completely sample the true population.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1538-4357
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1538-4357
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac771f
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/6077f2698625434b9672dd91a8bec7fe
Accession Number: edsdoj.6077f2698625434b9672dd91a8bec7fe
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
More Details
ISSN:15384357
DOI:10.3847/1538-4357/ac771f
Published in:The Astrophysical Journal
Language:English