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view Abstract Citations (41) References (26) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS SN 1987A: Out On the Tail Pinto, Philip A. ; Woosley, S. E. ; Ensman, Lisa M. Abstract The expected light curve of Supernova 1987A is calculated for the next 10 yr based solely upon energy input from radioactive decay of^56^Co and ^57^Co. During the third year, energy input from ^57^Co begins to dominate. How the bolometric (ultraviolet-optical-infrared) light curve deviates from that given by 100% deposition of the γ-rays is a measure of the mixing that has gone on in the supernova. Current measurements favor a mixed model. The radioactive light curve decreases beneath 10^39^ ergs s^-1^ at an age of ~900 days, by which time the neutron star remnant should have made its presence known. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: August 1988 DOI: 10.1086/185244 Bibcode: 1988ApJ...331L.101P Keywords: Cobalt Isotopes; Light Curve; Radioactive Decay; Supernova 1987a; Fine Structure; Gamma Ray Spectra; Half Life; Neutron Stars; Stellar Models; Astrophysics; GAMMA RAYS: GENERAL; STARS: SUPERNOVAE full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (3) NED (2)
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