Title of article
Is there a mildly relativistic jet in SN2007gr?
Author/Authors
Z. Paragi، نويسنده , , A. J. van der Horst، نويسنده , , M. Tanaka، نويسنده , , G. B. Taylor، نويسنده , , J. Van Paradijs and C. Kouveliotou، نويسنده , , J. Granot، نويسنده , , E. Ramirez-Ruiz، نويسنده , , Y. Pidopryhora، نويسنده , , S. Bourke، نويسنده , , R. M. Campbell، نويسنده , , M. A. Garrett، نويسنده , , H. J. van Langevelde، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
Pages
2
From page
319
To page
320
Abstract
SN2007gr was an ordinary type Ic supernova, with a hint of asymmetric explosion seen in the optical polarization spectrum. This type of SNe is occasionally associated with long duration gamma-ray bursts which generate ultra-relativistic jets; no relativistic outflows have yet been found by direct imaging in SNe Ib/c explosions. High resolution very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) data and simultaneous total radio flux density measurements indicated that SN2007gr has expanded mildly relativistically. We performed late time Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) observations to measure the level of the underlying extended emission. Comparison of the VLBI and the background-subtracted WSRT and independent VLA data indicate an at least partially resolved source with an average expansion velocity of _0.4c, although the VLBI data could be consistent with a fainter source with an expansion velocity of ∼0.2c as well.
Keywords
techniques: interferometric , ISM: jets and outflows , radio continuum: general , supernovae: individual (SN 2007gr) , supernovae: general
Journal title
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Serial Year
2010
Journal title
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Record number
668156
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