Neutron Star Natal Kick and Jets in Core Collapse Supernovae

2017/10/31 by Ealeal Bear, Noam Soker · 2 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Computer science #Core (optical fiber) #Distribution (mathematics) #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Jet (fluid) #Mathematics #Measure (data warehouse) #Mechanics #Neutron star #Optics #Physics #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Supernova #astro-ph.HE #astro-ph.SR

paper · pdf · doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaad07

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arxiv created 2017/12/14 · openalex publication_date 2018/03/09 · arxiv updated 2018/03/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Abstract We measure the angle between the neutron star (NS) natal kick direction and the inferred direction of jets according to the morphology of 12 core collapse supernova remnants (SNR), and find that the distribution is almost random, but missing small angles. The 12 SNRs are those for which we could both identify morphological features that we can attribute to jets and for which the direction of the NS natal kick is given in the literature. Unlike some claims for spin-kick alignment, here we rule out jet-kick alignment. We discuss the cumulative distribution function of the jet-kick angles under the assumption that dense clumps that are ejected by the explosion accelerate the NS by the gravitational attraction, and suggest that the jet feedback explosion mechanism might in principle account for the distribution of jet-kick angles.

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