Observed and physical properties of type II plateau supernovae
Abstract
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I use photometry and spectroscopy data for 24 Type II plateau supernovae to examine their observed and physical properties. This dataset shows that these objects encompass a wide range in their observed properties (plateau luminosities, tail luminosities, and expansion velocities) and their physical parameters (explosion energies, ejected masses, initial radii, and 56Ni yields). Several regularities emerge within this diversity, which reveal (1) a continuum in the properties of Type II plateau supernovae, (2) a one parameter family (at least to first order), (3) evidence that stellar mass plays a central role in the physics of core collapse and the fate of massive stars.
8 pages, 4 figures, to be published in the proceedings of "3-D Signatures in Stellar Explosions: A Workshop honoring J. Craig Wheeler's 60th birthday," held June 10-13, 2003, Austin, Texas, USA
8 pages, 4 figures, to be published in the proceedings of "3-D Signatures in Stellar Explosions: A Workshop honoring J. Craig Wheeler's 60th birthday," held June 10-13, 2003, Austin, Texas, USA