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Supernovae and the Interstellar Medium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

L. Woltjer
L. Woltjer*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Astronomy, Columbia University, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.

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The nature of the supernova event is still poorly understood. A variety of models has been proposed and the interpretation of the observations remains ambiguous. About all that is certain is that in the supernova event much of the matter is ejected at speeds of typically 10 000 km sec−1 and that about 1049 erg of visible light is emitted. The amount of matter ejected and the bolometric correction to be applied to the optical radiation are very uncertain. The discovery of a pulsar in two supernova remnants (Crab Nebula and Vela X) suggests that frequently a neutron star or other condensed object results following the outburst.

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Part II: Interaction of Stars and Interstellar Medium
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 39: Interstellar Gas Dynamics , 1970 , pp. 229 - 235
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1970 

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