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Infrared Emission from Dust in Supernovae and Supernova Remnants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2016

Eli Dwek
Eli Dwek*
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Astronomy and Solar Physics, NASA/ Goddard Space Flight Center

Abstract

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The need to replenish the reservoir of interstellar dust grains that are continuously being destroyed in the interstellar medium, and the presence of isotopic anomalies in meteorites, suggest that supernovae may be important sources of interstellar dust. Infrared observations of supernovae or their unmixed ejecta may provide the first direct evidence for newly-formed grains in this environment. The recently discovered supernova, SN 1987A, currently offers the best prospects for observing the actual process of dust formation in a supernova.

In contrast, supernova remnants constitute the most important grain destruction mechanism in the galaxy. Interstellar dust swept up by the expanding blast wave is predominantly heated and destroyed by collisions with a shocked x-ray emitting plasma. Infrared observations of remnants can therefore provide valuable information on the interaction between dust particles and a hot gas. This interaction can best be studied in supernova remnants detected with the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS). This paper reviews what we have learned so far on the subjects of grain formation and destruction by studying the infrared emission from supernovae and supernova remnants.

Type
Section VIII: Dust Formation and Destruction
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 135: Interstellar Dust , 1989 , pp. 479 - 486
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1989 

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