Evidence for bipolar explosions in Type IIP supernovae

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Main Authors: Nagao, T., Maeda, K., Mattila, S., Kuncarayakti, H., Kawabata, M., Taguchi, K., Nakaoka, T., Cikota, A., Bulla, M., Vasylyev, S., Gutierrez, C. P., Yamanaka, M., Isogai, K., Uno, K., Ogawa, M., Inutsuka, S., Tsurumi, M., Imazawa, R., Kawabata, K. S.
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author Nagao, T.
Maeda, K.
Mattila, S.
Kuncarayakti, H.
Kawabata, M.
Taguchi, K.
Nakaoka, T.
Cikota, A.
Bulla, M.
Vasylyev, S.
Gutierrez, C. P.
Yamanaka, M.
Isogai, K.
Uno, K.
Ogawa, M.
Inutsuka, S.
Tsurumi, M.
Imazawa, R.
Kawabata, K. S.
author_facet Nagao, T.
Maeda, K.
Mattila, S.
Kuncarayakti, H.
Kawabata, M.
Taguchi, K.
Nakaoka, T.
Cikota, A.
Bulla, M.
Vasylyev, S.
Gutierrez, C. P.
Yamanaka, M.
Isogai, K.
Uno, K.
Ogawa, M.
Inutsuka, S.
Tsurumi, M.
Imazawa, R.
Kawabata, K. S.
contents Recent observations of core-collapse supernovae (SNe) suggest aspherical explosions. Globally aspherical structures in SN explosions are regarded as the key for understanding their explosion mechanism. However, the exact explosion geometries from the inner cores to the outer envelopes are poorly understood. Here, we present photometric, spectroscopic and polarimetric observations of the Type IIP SN 2021yja and discuss its explosion geometry, in comparison to those of other Type IIP SNe that show large-scale aspherical structures in their hydrogen envelopes (SNe 2012aw, 2013ej and 2017gmr). During the plateau phase, SNe 2012aw and 2021yja exhibit high continuum polarization characterized by two components with perpendicular polarization angles. This behavior can be interpreted to be due to a bipolar explosion, composed of a polar (energetic) and an equatorial (bulk) components of the SN ejecta. In such a bipolar explosion, an aspherical axis created by the polar ejecta would be dominating at early phases, while the perpendicular axis along the equatorial ejecta would emerge at late phases after the receding of the photosphere in the polar ejecta. The interpretation of the bipolar explosions in SNe 2012aw and 2021yja is also supported by other observational properties, including the time evolution of the line velocities and the line shapes in the nebular spectra. The polarization of other Type IIP SNe that show large-scale aspherical structures in the hydrogen envelope (SNe 2013ej and 2017gmr) is also consistent with the bipolar-explosion scenario, although this is not conclusive.
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spellingShingle Evidence for bipolar explosions in Type IIP supernovae
Nagao, T.
Maeda, K.
Mattila, S.
Kuncarayakti, H.
Kawabata, M.
Taguchi, K.
Nakaoka, T.
Cikota, A.
Bulla, M.
Vasylyev, S.
Gutierrez, C. P.
Yamanaka, M.
Isogai, K.
Uno, K.
Ogawa, M.
Inutsuka, S.
Tsurumi, M.
Imazawa, R.
Kawabata, K. S.
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Recent observations of core-collapse supernovae (SNe) suggest aspherical explosions. Globally aspherical structures in SN explosions are regarded as the key for understanding their explosion mechanism. However, the exact explosion geometries from the inner cores to the outer envelopes are poorly understood. Here, we present photometric, spectroscopic and polarimetric observations of the Type IIP SN 2021yja and discuss its explosion geometry, in comparison to those of other Type IIP SNe that show large-scale aspherical structures in their hydrogen envelopes (SNe 2012aw, 2013ej and 2017gmr). During the plateau phase, SNe 2012aw and 2021yja exhibit high continuum polarization characterized by two components with perpendicular polarization angles. This behavior can be interpreted to be due to a bipolar explosion, composed of a polar (energetic) and an equatorial (bulk) components of the SN ejecta. In such a bipolar explosion, an aspherical axis created by the polar ejecta would be dominating at early phases, while the perpendicular axis along the equatorial ejecta would emerge at late phases after the receding of the photosphere in the polar ejecta. The interpretation of the bipolar explosions in SNe 2012aw and 2021yja is also supported by other observational properties, including the time evolution of the line velocities and the line shapes in the nebular spectra. The polarization of other Type IIP SNe that show large-scale aspherical structures in the hydrogen envelope (SNe 2013ej and 2017gmr) is also consistent with the bipolar-explosion scenario, although this is not conclusive.
title Evidence for bipolar explosions in Type IIP supernovae
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.14057