English

Supernova Impostors and other Gap Transients

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2019-08-08 v1 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

Abstract

Besides supernovae, few astrophysical processes can release close to 10^51 erg of energy. A growing number of stellar outbursts are now recognised to have energy releases matching those of faint supernovae. These transients can be triggered by a variety of mechanisms, and their discrimination is sometimes a tricky issue.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1908.02323,
  title  = {Supernova Impostors and other Gap Transients},
  author = {A. Pastorello and M. Fraser},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1908.02323},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

Authors version of invited Comment Article published as part of a Supernova Focus Issue in Nature Astronomy, 5 pages, 2 figures

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