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Supernova 1986J: a Neutron Star or Black Hole in the Centre?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2017

Michael F. Bietenholz
Michael F. Bietenholz*
Affiliation:
Hartebeesthoek Radio Observatory, PO Box 443, Krugersdorp, 1740, South Africa Also at Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, M3J 1P3, Ontario, Canada
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Supernova 1986J is almost the same age as SN 1987A, but was Type IIn, and likely had a massive progenitor. Located at 10 Mpc in NGC 891, it is one of the few supernovae whose radio emission can be resolved using VLBI. We present a new 5-GHz global-VLBI image of SN 1986J from 2014 as well as broadband VLA flux-density measurements. SN 1986J is unusual in that a compact synchrotron radio-emitting component appeared in the centre of the expanding shell of ejecta ~14 yr after the explosion, which now dominates the VLBI image. The central component is stationary to within the uncertainties (<570 km s−1), and it has a marginally resolved HWHM radius of (6.7−3.7+0.7) × 1016 cm. The shell has expanded with average v ≃ 5400 km s−1. The central component’s 5-GHz flux density is still increasing with time, and at present it has a 5-GHz νLν luminosity of ~4 × 1035 erg s−1, ~20 times that of the Crab Nebula. The central component may be due to a newly formed pulsar wind nebula, or an accreting black hole, or it may be due to interaction of the supernova shock with a highly structured environment left over from a progenitor which was in a close binary system. We discuss the newest observations and the constraints on its nature.

Keywords

(stars:) supernovae: individual (SN 1986J)radio continuum: stars)
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Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 12 , Symposium S331: Supernova 1987A:30 years later - Cosmic Rays and Nuclei from Supernovae and their aftermaths , February 2017 , pp. 57 - 62
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2017 

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