• DOI:10.1146/annurev-astro-082708-101737
Corpus ID: 55900386

Progenitors of Core-Collapse Supernovae

@article{Smartt2009ProgenitorsOC,
  title={Progenitors of Core-Collapse Supernovae},
  author={S. Smartt},
  journal={Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics},
  year={2009},
  volume={47},
  pages={63-106}
}

S. Smartt

Published 2009

Physics

Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Knowledge of the progenitors of core-collapse supernovae is a fundamental component in understanding the explosions. The recent progress in finding such stars is reviewed. The minimum initial mass that can produce a supernova (SN) has converged to 8 ± 1 M⊙ from direct detections of red supergiant progenitors of II-P SNe and the most massive white dwarf progenitors, although this value is model dependent. It appears that most type Ibc SNe arise from moderate mass interacting binaries. The highly… CONTINUE READING

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