Optical polarimetric monitoring of the type II-plateau SN 2005af

2006/04/25 by A. Pereyra, A. M. Magalhaes, A. M. Magalhães +5 · 10 citations
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Linear polarization #Polarimetry #Polarization (electrochemistry) #Supernova #Supernova remnant #Type (biology) #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065207

published in Astronomy and Astrophysics 454(3), 827-831 (EDP Sciences) · 6 pages, 5 figures, to be published A&A

arxiv created 2006/04/25 · openalex publication_date 2006/07/17 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Aims.Core-collapse supernovae may show significant polarization that implies non-spherically symmetric explosions. We observed the type II-plateau SN 2005af using optical polarimetry in order to verify whether any asphericity is present in the supernova temporal evolution.

Citations

• Spectropolarimetry of the Type II Supernovae 1997ds, 1998A, and 1999gi

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