A Narrow Band Chandra X-ray Analysis of SNR 3C 391

We present narrow-band and equivalent width (EW) images of the thermal composite supernova remnant (SNR) 3C 391 in the X-ray emission lines of Mg, Si and S using the Chandra ACIS Observational data. The EW images reveal the spatial distribution of the emission of the metal species Mg, Si and S in the remnant. They have a clumpy structure similar to that seen in the broadband diffuse emission, suggesting that they are largely of interstellar origin. We find an interesting finger-like feature protruding outside the southwestern radio border of the remnant, somewhat similar to the jet-like Si structure found in the famous SNR Cas A. This feature may possibly be the debris of the jet of ejecta from an asymmetrical supernova explosion of a massive progenitor star.     

Quark-Novae Ia in the Hubble diagram: implications for dark energy

The accelerated expansion of the Universe was proposed through the use of Type-Ia supernovae （SNe） as standard candles. The standardization depends on an empirical correlation between the stretch/color and peak luminosity of the light curves. The use of Type-Ia SNe as standard candles rests on the assumption that their properties （and this correlation） do not vary with redshift. We consider the possibility that the majority of Type-Ia SNe are in fact caused by a Quark-Nova detonation in a tight neutron-star-CO-white-dwarf binary system, which forms a Quark-Nova Ia （QN-Ia）. The spin-down energy injected by the Quark-Nova remnant （the quark star） contributes to the post-peak light curve and neatly explains the observed correlation between peak luminosity and light curve shape. We demonstrate that the parameters describing QN-Ia are NOT constant in redshift. Simulated QN-Ia light curves provide a test of the stretch/color correlation by comparing the true distance modulus with that determined using SN light curve fitters. We determine a correction between the true and fitted distance moduli, which when applied to Type-Ia SNe in the Hubble diagram recovers the ΩM = 1 cosmology. We conclude that Type-Ia SNe observations do not necessitate the need for an accelerating expansion of the Universe （if the observed SNe Ia are dominated by QNe Ia） and by association the need for dark energy.     

Ia型超新星前身星模型及其相关天体研究

Ia型超新星具有可校准的光度,可当作标准烛光,用来测定宇宙学距离,从而探索宇宙的形状.然而,Ia型超新星的前身星仍不清楚,这将直接影响当前宇宙学结果的可靠性.本文在Ia型超新星前身星模型及其相关天体方面做了系统性的工作,下面是我们取得的一些主要的研究结果:(1)近年来人们观测发现,约有一半的Ia型超新星的延迟时标小于100 Myr(Ia型超新星的延迟时标是指从恒星形成后到发生超新星爆炸的时间间隔).这些超新星是怎么来的?为解决这一难题,我     

超新星爆发的前身星模型研究

本利用Ｗｏｏｓｌｅｙ提供的４个不同的前身星模型数据作为计算的前超新星分布，并利用自己独立编制的程序和改进的状态方程进行数值模拟。对其结果进行分析比较，考察前身星对超新星的坍缩、激波传输和爆发等过程的影响。     

北京天文台1996年7月至1997年6月发现的超新星

使用北京天文台６０ｃｍ望远镜在１９９６年７月至１９９７年６月期间,共发现了１３颗超新星．本文列表给出了它们的主要参数．     

在NGC 205中发现的一颗新星

１９９７年１１月２１日在作超新星巡天时,在仙女座星系ＮＧＣ２０５中发现了一颗新星．它的光谱中有强的巴尔末线,ＦｅＩＩ,ＨｅＩ和ＯＩ等发射线．谱线的蓝移与ＮＧＣ２０５的近似;根据ＮＧＣ２０５的距离模数得到的其极大附近时的绝对星等为－６３,是典型的新星在极大附近的光度值．可以肯定它发生在ＮＧＣ２０５中．光谱显示它是铁属新星．     

超新星1993J的UBVRI多色测光

利用北京天文台兴隆站60/90cm施密特望远镜上的2048×2048CCD照相机对超新星1993J爆发的第二次极大进行了UBVRI五色测光.     

Ia型超新星“SN2013gt”发现记

不知道从什么时候,我开始喜欢上了在没有色彩的星系图片中搜寻未知的星星。     

宇宙画廊

34年前的2月,南半球的观测者在大麦哲伦云中发现了一个新的天体,这就是如今很多人熟知的超新星1987A,它也是数百年来人类观测到的最亮的超新星之一。这幅影像来自哈勃空间望远镜.