2002/12/30 by Nicholas B. Suntzeff, N. B. Suntzeff, Suntzeff, Nicholas B.
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Nuclear physics research studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0212561
10 pages, 8 figures, to appear in Proc. "From Twilight to Highlight - The Physics of Supernovae" ESO/MPA/MPE Workshop, Garching, July 29 - 31, 2002
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The thermalized energy from the radioactive decays of 56Ni and 57Ni and their daughter nuclides power the light curves of supernovae near maximum light. The bolometric light curve gives us a fundamental understanding of the energy evolution of a supernova explosion and the amount of radioactive nuclides produced. In this review, I will discuss the bolometric evolution of the Type IIp supernova SN1987A, and the general class of bolometric light curves of Type Ia thermonuclear explosions.