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Cambridge University Press (CUP), Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, S331(12), p. 290-293, 2017

DOI: 10.1017/s1743921317004604

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High-Resolution Observations of Dust in SN 1987A

Journal article published in 2017 by Phil Cigan ORCID, Haley Gomez, Mikako Matsuura
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Abstract

AbstractThe dust produced by supernovae is an important topic for understanding supernova physics and the chemical evolution of galaxies. Recent ALMA observations of SN 1987A have allowed us to peer into the inner ejecta to the cool dust, with spatial resolution from 0.″3 at ~300 GHz down to 0.″09 at ~680 GHz – an improvement over the previous 300 GHz Cycle 0 observations at 0.″69. Comparison of the dust location and morphology with other multiwavelength emission presents an interesting picture of the role dust plays in the ejecta. The mm-FIR SED is compared to radiative models to study the dust composition 30 years after the initial explosion. Fits to the ring emission also probe the drift of the center of the system over time.

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