In:
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 9, No. S296 ( 2013-01), p. 126-134
Kurzfassung:
Light echoes, light from a variable source scattered off dust, have been observed for over a century. The recent discovery of light echoes around centuries-old supernovae in the Milky Way and the Large Magellanic Cloud have allowed the spectroscopic characterization of these events, even without contemporaneous photometry and spectroscopy using modern instrumentation. Here we review the recent scientific advances using light echoes of ancient and historic transients, and focus on our latest work on SN 1987A's and Eta Carinae's light echoes.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1743-9213
,
1743-9221
DOI:
10.1017/S1743921313009356
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publikationsdatum:
2013
ZDB Id:
2170724-8
SSG:
16,12