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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS
Volume 719, Issue 2, Pages L204-L207Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/719/2/L204
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hydrodynamics; shock waves; supernovae: general; turbulence
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- NASA [NNG05GG08G]
- DOE [DE-FC02-06ER41438]
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Following an initial explosion that might be launched either by magnetic interactions or neutrinos, a rotating magnetar radiating according to the classic dipole formula could power a very luminous supernova. While some (56)Ni might be produced in the initial explosion, the peak of the light curve in a Type I supernova would not be directly related to its mass. In fact, the peak luminosity would be most sensitive to the dipole field strength of the magnetar. The tail of the light curve could resemble radioactive decay for some time but, assuming complete trapping of the pulsar emission, would eventually be brighter. Depending on the initial explosion energy, both high and moderate velocities could accompany a very luminous light curve.
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