Jets as diagnostics of the circumstellar medium and the explosion energetics of supernovae: The case of Cassiopeia A

We present hydrodynamical models for the Cassiopeia A (Cas A) supernova remnant and its observed jet/counterjet system. We include the evolution of the progenitor's circumstellar medium, which is shaped by a slow red supergiant wind that is followed by a fast Wolf-Rayet (WR) wind. The main para...

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Main Authors: Schure, K, Vink, J, Garcia-Segura, G, Achterberg, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008