Extended Self-similar Solution for Circumstellar Material-supernova Ejecta Interaction
Brighten Jiang, Shuai Jiang, V. Ashley Villar
Abstract
In this note, we present a detailed self-similar solution to the interaction of a uniformly expanding gas and a stationary ambient medium, with an application to supernovae interacting with preexisting circumstellar media (Type IIn SNe). We implement the generalized solution into the Modular Open Source Fitter for Transients (MOSFiT), an open-source Python package for fitting extragalactic transient light curves.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsSupernovaEjectaAstrophysicsTransient (computer programming)GalaxyAstronomyLight curvePython (programming language)Modular designAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchGamma-ray bursts and supernovaeGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena