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Circumstellar Interaction & Unusual Supernovae (FBOT, SLSN)
Ken Nomoto (Kavli IPMU, U. Tokyo) Shing-Chi Leung (IPMU Caltech) Shuai Zha (Hong Kong Stockholm) Alexey Tolstov (IPMU Moscow) Sergei Blinnikov (ITEP, Moscow & IPMU) Elena Sorokina (ITEP) Petr Baklanov (ITEP)
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Stellar Evolution (Mass Dependence)
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Diversities of Optical Properties of CC Supernovae Collapsing Core + H-rich Envelope + Circumstellar Matter (CSM) Explosion Energy, M(ejecta) M(env) M(CSM) Energy Source of Late Light Curve Shock Heating Circumstellar Interaction Radioactivity, Pulsar/Magnetar, BH II-P, II-L, II-b Shock breakout 8–10 M: Degenerate ONeMg Core + Super-AGB Envelope (slow evolution) Mass Loss ONeMg White Dwarf + Planetary Nebula Electron Capture SN (ECSN) + SAGB Envelope + CSM (He-rich, C-dust) 10–80 M : Fe-core collapse Wolf-Rayet wind 80–140 M : O-core: Pulsational Pair Instability Mass Ejection CSM (He, CO) Fe core collapse BH 140–400 M : O-core: Pair Instability Supernovae > 400 M : Collapse
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Evolution of 8-10 M Stars: Formation of an electron degenerate ONeMg core (Nomoto 1982, 84, 87)
Mr/M
104 -t(yr)
Mr/M
-t(yr) 104
3
3
3 3
C-burning
C-burning C-burning
Ne-burning
Slow Evolution (nuclear timescale) Importance of Mass Loss
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Electron Capture (EC) in 8-10 M Stars
• 24Mg(e-,ν)24Na (e-,ν)24Ne • ρ>4.0×109gcm-3
• →collapse
(Nomoto 1984)
Electron-degenerate O+Ne+Mg Core
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New Electron Capture Rate Electron capture (1) decrease in Ye Collapse (2) heating Ne, O deflagration (SN Iax; Jones+19)
New Rate: 0+ 2+: 2nd forbidden transition (Suzuki+19, Kirsebom+19)
Heating starts at lower density but slow Contraction Oxygen deflagration starts at ρc ~ 1010.1 – 10.2 g cm-3 (Zha+19)
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Electron capture in O-Ne-Mg Core • Heating starts at lower density but slow Contraction Oxygen deflagration starts at ρc ~ 1010.1 – 10.2 g cm-3
• Collapse (Zha+19: ApJ) : AIC
2D simulations: Oxygen deflagration starting from ρc > (<) 1010.0 g cm-3
Collapse (Explosion) (Zha+19)
Collapse
Explosion
ρc
time (sec)
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8.8 M Star: Neutrino Heating Weak Explosion Eexp =11050erg ;
Kitaura, Janka, & Hillebrandt (2006)
M (56Ni) = 0.003 M Mej=0.011M ;
Neutron Star: MB ~ 1.36 M MG ~ 1.22 M
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Diversities of Optical Properties of CC Supernovae Collapsing Core + H-rich Envelope + Circumstellar Matter (CSM) Energy Source of Late Light Curve Shock Heating Circumstellar Interaction Radioactivity, Pulsar/Magnetar, BH II-P, II-L, II-b Shock breakout 8–10 M: Degenerate ONeMg Core + Super-AGB Envelope (slow evolution) Mass Loss ONeMg White Dwarf + Planetary Nebula Electron Capture SN (ECSN) + SAGB Envelope + CSM (He-rich, C-dust)
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H-rich Envelope of Super-AGB Stars • Thin He shell Thermal pulses of He shell burning (C, s-process synthesis) 3rd Dredge-up of the He layer • Extensive mass loss (C-dust ? ) Small mass H-rich envelope and Dense Circumstellar Matter (dusty)
SN IIn ? II-L ?? II-pec ??
(Nomoto et al. 1972)
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(Tolstov , KN +19, ApJ)
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Super AGB H-rich Envelope + Circumstellar Matter
CSM
Envelope
CSM formation ~ a few years
(Tolstov , KN +19, ApJ)
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t > 14 days
CSM Interaction t < 14 days
(Tolstov , KN +19, ApJ)
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(Tolstov , KN +19, ApJ)
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AT2018cow (Fast Blue Optical Transient)
Perley+19
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(Tolstov +19)
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SN 1054 (Crab)
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Diversities of Electon Capture Supernovae Collapsing ONeM Core + He-rich Envelope + CSM SN M(core) = 1.36 M M (env) < 0.1 M Fast Blue Optical Transient KSN 2015K, AT2018cow
M (env) ~ 0.1 - 7 M SN II-L. II-P ? M (env) ~ 1 - 3 M Crab-like SN Energy Source of Late Light Curve Pulsar, Circumstellar Interaction
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M = 10 – 50 M : GRB Supernovae
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Diversities of Optical Properties of CC Supernovae Collapsing Core + H-rich Envelope + Circumstellar Matter (CSM) Energy Source of Late Light Curve Shock Heating Circumstellar Interaction Radioactivity, Pulsar/Magnetar, BH II-P, II-L, II-b Shock breakout 10–80 M : Fe-core collapse Wolf-Rayet wind 80–140 M : O-core: Pulsational Pair Instability Mass Ejection CSM (He, CO) Fe core collapse BH 140–400 M : O-core: Pair Instability Supernovae > 400 M : Collapse
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Ohkubo et al. (2009 ApJ)
Pulsating O & Si Burning CSM ? Pulsational Pair-Instability (80-140 M)
Accretion Final Mass
1 M
pp3 CNO α pulsation
Pulsating O-burning
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Pulsational Pair-Instability (PPI)
(Leung, Nomoto, Blinnikov 2019) M(He) = 63 M
Collapse
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Pre-Collapse Core and CSM after PPI
(Leung, Nomoto, Blinnikov 2019)
CSM (He ~9M , O ~13M optically thick) Density Gap
Core
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LIGO BH masses vs. PPISN masses
(Leung, Nomoto, Blinnikov 2019)
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SLSN PTF12dam
(Tolstov, KN+17, ApJ)
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Pulsational Pair-Instability Supernova : BH spinning
(Tolstov, KN+17, ApJ)
M(ZAMS) = 100 M M(ejecta) = 40 M M(CSM) = 37 M M(56Ni) = 6 M E = 2 x 1052 erg
CSM CO Core (CSM+ 56Ni decay)
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PPI SN Circumstellar Interaction
(Tolstov, KN+17, ApJ)
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Pulsational Pair-Instability Model for PTF 12dam (Interaction + Radioactive Decays)
M(ZAMS) = 100 M M(ejecta) = 40 M M(CSM) = 37 M R(CSM) = 5 x 105R M(56Ni) = 6 M E = 2 x 1052 erg
(STELLA: Tolstov, KN+17, ApJ)
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SLSN-I: CSM signature? SLSN-I PTF15esb: Bumpy Light Curve
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Ejected Mass (He+CO) from PI Pulsation
(Leung+20)
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AT2018cow (FBOT)
(Margutti+19)
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Pulsational Pair Instability Model for AT2018cow
E = 5 x 1051 erg
t < 20 d : CS interaction t > 20 d : BH accretion ? Magnetar ? Radioactivity ?
M(56Ni) = 0.06 M
(Leung+20)
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Fast Blue Optical Transients (e.g., AT2018cow; KSN 15K)
• Double power source models for light curves: Circumstellar Interaction (peak) + Pulsar or Radioactive decay (tail) • Progenitors with dense CSM can be Super-AGB stars or PPI (or Wolf Rayet)
stars ?? • Mass loss just before SNe in other mass range ?? • Nucleosynthesis ? • AT2018cow (CS interaction: PPISN or ECSN in Super-AGB or Binary Merger ??)
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AT2018cow : High Energy Emissions & Gemetry
Margutti+19
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Diversities of Electon Capture Supernovae Collapsing ONeM Core + He-rich Envelope + CSM SN M(core) = 1.36 M M (env) < 0.1 M Fast Blue Optical Transient KSN 2015K, AT2018cow
M (env) ~ 0.1 - 7 M SN II-L. II-P ? M (env) ~ 1 - 3 M Crab-like SN Energy Source of Late Light Curve Pulsar, Circumstellar Interaction
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Diversities of Pulsational Pair-Instability Supernovae Collapsing He Core + Optically Thick CSM SN M(He) = 40 – 42 M M (CSM) < 1 M Fast Blue Optical Transient e.g., AT2018cow M(He) = 50 - 64 M M(CSM) > 10 M Superluminous Supernova Energy Source of Late Light Curve Radioactivity, Pulsar/Magnetar, BH, Circumstellar Interaction