Journal article
ON THE INTERPRETATION OF SUPERNOVA LIGHT ECHO PROFILES AND SPECTRA
Abstract
The light echo (LE) systems of historical supernovae in the Milky Way and local group galaxies provide an unprecedented opportunity to reveal the effects of asymmetry on observables, particularly optical spectra. Scattering dust at different locations on the LE ellipsoid witnesses the supernova from different perspectives, and the light consequently scattered toward Earth preserves the shape of line profile variations introduced by asymmetries …
Authors
Rest A; Sinnott B; Welch DL; Foley RJ; Narayan G; Mandel K; Huber ME; Blondin S
Journal
The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 732, No. 1,
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Publication Date
May 1, 2011
DOI
10.1088/0004-637x/732/1/2
ISSN
0004-637X