Pulsar-Driven Jets in Supernovae, Gamma-Ray Bursts, and the Universe

The bipolarity of Supernova 1987A can be understood through its very early light curve from the CTIO 0.4 m telescope and IUE FES and following speckle observations of the “Mystery Spot”. These indicate a beam/jet of light/particles, with initial collimation factors >104 and velocities >0.95 ...

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Main Author: John Middleditch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Advances in Astronomy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/898907