Supernova 2007bi as a pair-instability explosion
Supernova 2007bi as a pair-instability explosion
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Gal-Yam, A. , Mazzali, P. , Ofek, E. O. , Nugent, P. E. , Kulkarni, S. R. , Kasliwal, M. M. , Quimby, R. M. , Filippenko, A. V. , Cenko, S. B. , Chornock, R. , Waldman, R. , Kasen, D. , Sullivan, M. , Beshore, E. C. , Drake, A. J. , Thomas, R. C. , Bloom, J. S. , Poznanski, D. , Miller, A. A. , Foley, R. J. , Silverman, J. M. , Arcavi, I. , Ellis, R. S. and Deng, J.
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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A massive star's exit
Stars like the Sun end their stellar lives as white dwarfs. Theory predicts a different fate for stars with masses over 140 times that of the Sun (if they exist, which they don't in the Milky Way). When they have evolved to the stage of having oxygen cores the pressure-supporting photons turn into electron–positron pairs, a...
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Supernova 2007bi as a pair-instability explosion
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Author / Creator
Mazzali, P.
Ofek, E. O.
Nugent, P. E.
Kulkarni, S. R.
Kasliwal, M. M.
Quimby, R. M.
Filippenko, A. V.
Cenko, S. B.
Chornock, R.
Waldman, R.
Kasen, D.
Sullivan, M.
Beshore, E. C.
Drake, A. J.
Thomas, R. C.
Bloom, J. S.
Poznanski, D.
Miller, A. A.
Foley, R. J.
Silverman, J. M.
Arcavi, I.
Ellis, R. S.
Deng, J.
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743469375
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743469375
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature08579
