Scientific Seminars
SN1987A: the Birth of a Supernova Remnant
Richard McCray
University of Colorado
2008-10-15 14:00 Brera - Cupola a Fiore
At age 21.5, SN1987A is now well into its supernova remnant phase, in which its radiation is dominated by the shock interaction with its circumstellar medium. In this talk, I will describe what we are learning about this interaction through observations with HST, Chandra, Spitzer, and ground-based telescopes and I will make some forecasts for the future behavior of the rapidly brightening SNR1987A. |