A Bias-corrected Luminosity Function for Red Supergiant Supernova Progenitor Stars

A Bias-corrected Luminosity Function for Red Supergiant Supernova Progenitor Stars

The apparent tension between the luminosity functions of red supergiant (RSG) stars and of RSG progenitors of Type II supernovae (SNe) is often referred to as the RSG problem and it motivated some to suggest that many RSGs end their life without an SN explosion. However, the luminosity functions of...

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Main Authors: Nora L. Strotjohann, Eran O. Ofek, Avishay Gal-Yam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Subjects:
Core-collapse supernovae
Type II supernovae
Massive stars
Red supergiant stars
Astrostatistics
Astrostatistics distributions
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ad3064

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