Deceleration in the Expansion of SN1993J
Abstract
A rarity among supernova, SN 1993J in M81 can be studied with high spatial resolution. Its radio power and distance permit VLBI observations to monitor the expansion of its angular structure. This radio structure was previously revealed to be shell-like and to be undergoing a self-similar expansion at a constant rate. From VLBI observations at the wavelengths of 3.6 and 6 cm in the period 6 to 42 months after explosion, we have discovered that the expansion is decelerating. Our measurement of this deceleration yields estimates of the density profiles of the supernova ejecta and circumstellar material in standard supernova explosion models.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9708262,
title = {Deceleration in the Expansion of SN1993J},
author = {J. M. Marcaide and A. Alberdi and E. Ros and P. Diamond and I. I. Shapiro and J. C. Guirado and D. L. Jones and F. Mantovani and M. A. Perez-Torres and R. A. Preston and R. T. Schilizzi and R. A. Sramek and C. Trigilio and S. D. Van Dyk and K. W. Weiler and A. R. Whitney},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9708262},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
to appear in Astrophysical Journal Letters 10 pages of text, three figures (two of them in postscript format, one in gif format)