Energetic eruptions leading to a peculiar hydrogen-rich explosion of a massive star

Every supernova so far observed has been considered to be the terminal explosion of a star. Moreover, all supernovae with absorption lines in their spectra show those lines decreasing in velocity over time, as the ejecta expand and thin, revealing slower-moving material that was previously hidden. I...

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Main Authors: Arcavi, I, Howell, DA, Kasen, D, Bildsten, L, Hosseinzadeh, G, McCully, C, Wong, ZC, Katz, SR, Gal-Yam, A, Sollerman, J, Taddia, F, Leloudas, G, Fremling, C, Nugent, PE, Horesh, A, Mooley, K, Rumsey, C, Cenko, SB, Graham, ML, Perley, DA, Nakar, E, Shaviv, NJ, Bromberg, O, Shen, KJ, Ofek, EO, Cao, Y, Wang, X, Huang, F, Rui, L, Zhang, T, Li, W, Li, Z, Zhang, J, Valenti, S, Guevel, D, Shappee, B, Kochanek, CS, Holoien, TW-S, Filippenko, AV, Fender, R, Nyholm, A, Yaron, O, Kasliwal, MM, Sullivan, M, Blagorodnova, N, Walters, RS, Lunnan, R, Khazov, D, Andreoni, I, Laher, RR, Konidaris, N, Wozniak, P, Bue, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017