SN 1987A: The Unusual Explosion of a Normal Type II Supernova

Nino Panagia

SN 1987A: The Unusual Explosion of a Normal Type II Supernova

Astrophysics 2009-09-29 v1

Authors: Nino Panagia

Abstract

I review the unwrapping story the SN 1987A explosion event, and the main discoveries associated with it. I will show that, although this supernova is somewhat peculiar, the study of SN 1987A has clarified quite a number of important aspects of the nature and the properties of supernovae in general.

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SN 1987A Type II supernova supernova properties explosion mechanism astrophysical observations

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0410275,
  title  = {SN 1987A: The Unusual Explosion of a Normal Type II Supernova},
  author = {Nino Panagia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0410275},
  year   = {2009}
}

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[8 pages, 6 figures] Invited talk presented at the International Conference "1604-2004 Supernovae as Cosmological Lighthouses" (Padova, Italy, June 16-19, 2004), (San Francisco: ASP), in press

SN 1987A: The Unusual Explosion of a Normal Type II Supernova

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