The X-ray Decay of the ultraluminous supernova SN 1978K in NGC 1313
arXiv:1612.09473 · doi:10.1093/mnras/stx533
Abstract
The Type IIn supernova (SN) 1978K in the nearby galaxy NGC 1313 has remained bright in multiwavelengths for more than yr. The archival data of SN 1978K collected with ROSAT, ASCA, XMM-Newton, and Chandra from 1990 to 2006 show no significant variation of the soft X-ray emission but a hint of flux decrease in hard X-rays. In this work, we perform a detailed analysis using more than 15 yr of XMM-Newton observations. Both the 0.5-2 keV and 2-10 keV light-curves decline as from 2000 to 2015. The transition of light curve profiles can be explained in a way that the reverse shock was radiative at an early phase and then became adiabatic at late times. Such a scenario is also supported by the spectral analysis results. We also found a decrease in the absorption column density, which indicates the presence of a cool shell during the radiative phase.
5 pages, 1 figure, 3 tables, published in MNRAS
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