Supernova 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Proceedings of the Fourth George Mason Astrophysics Workshop held at the George Mason University, Fairfax, Viginia, 12–14 October, 1987

This collection of papers provide a fascinating summary of Supernova 1987A, the brightest supernova explosion since the invention of the telescope.

Minas Kafatos (Edited by), Andrew G. Michalitsianos (Edited by)

9780521031615, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 23 November 2006

508 pages
24.3 x 16.8 x 2.6 cm, 0.822 kg

Supernova 1987A was the brightest supernova explosion since the invention of the telescope, and consequently the observations are of great interest in astronomy. This book collects seventy papers, which were presented at the Fourth George Mason Workshop on Astrophysics in late 1987. It provides a fascinating summary of the status of observations six months after the outburst, and will be of interest to all astronomers interested in this supernova.

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Workshop participants
1. Images and spectrograms of Sanduleak – 69º202, the SN 1987a progenitor N. R. Walborn
2. The progenitor of SN 1987A G. Sonneborn
3. Another supernova with a blue progenitor C. M. Gaskell and W. C. Keel
4. Optical and infrared observations of SN 1987A from Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory M. M. Phillips
5. SN 1987A: observational results obtained at ESO I. J. Danziger, P. Bouchet, R. A. E. Fosbury, C. Gouiffes, L. B. Lucy, A. F. M. Moorwood, E. Oliva and F. Rufener
6. Observations of SN 1987A at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) M. W. Feast
7. Observations of SN 1987A at the Anglo-Australian Telescope W. J. Couch
8. Linear polarimetric study of SN 1987A A. Clocchiatti, M. Méndez, O. Benvenuto, C. Feinstein, H. Marraco, B. García and N. Morrell
9. Infrared spectroscopy of SN 1987A from the NASA Kuiper Airborne Observatory H. P. Larson, S. Drapatz, M. J. Mumma and H. A. Weaver
10. Radio observations of SN 1987A N. Bartel et al.
11. Ultraviolet observations of SN 1987A: clues to mass loss R. P. Kirshner
12. On the energetics of SN 1987A N. Panagia
13. On the nature and apparent uniqueness of SN 1987A A. V. Filippenko
14. A comparison of the SN 1987A light curve with other type II supernovae, and the detectability of similar supernovae M. F. Schmitz and C. M. Gaskell
15. P-Cygni features and photospheric velocities L. Bildsten and J. C. L. Wang
16. The Neutrino burst from SN 1987A detected in the Mont Blanc LSD experiment M. Aglietta et al.
17. Toward observational neutrino astrophysics M. Koshiba
18. The discovery of neutrinos from SN 1987A with the IMB detector J. Matthews
19. Peering into the abyss: the neutrinos from SN 1987A A. Burrows
20. Phenomenological analysis of neutrino emission from SN 1987A J. N. Bahcall, D. N. Spergel and W. H. Press
21. Mass determination of neutrinos H. Y. Chiu
22. Neutrino transport in a type II supernova D. C. Ellison, P. M. Giovanoni and S. W. Bruenn
23. Neutrino masses from SN 1987A J. Franklin
24. Supernova neutrinos and their oscillations T. K. Kuo and J. T. Pantaleone
25. Neutrinos from SN 1987A and cooling of the nascent neutron star D. Q. Lamb, F. Melia and T. J. Loredo
26. Neutrino Energetics of SN 1987A J. M. Lattimer and A. Yahil
27. Neutrino emission from cooling neutron stars E. S. Myra, J. M. Lattimer and A. Yahil
28. Statistical analysis of the time structure of the neutrinos from SN 1987A P. J. Schinder and S. A. Bludman
29. Neutrino properties from observations of SN 1987A A. Dar
30. SN 1987A and companion C. Papaliolios, M. Karovska, P. Nisenson, and C. Standley
31. Supernovae light echoes B. E. Schaefer
32. A real light echo: Nova Persei 1901 J. E. Felten
33. IR speckle- interferometry of SN 1987A A. A. Chalabaev, C. Perrier and J. M. Mariotti
34. Infrared opportunities for Supernova 1987A E. Dwek
35. The UV interstellar spectrum and environment of SN 1987A F. C. Bruhweiler
36. The interstellar spectrum of SN 1987A in the ultraviolet J. C. Blades, J. M. Wheatley, N. Panagia, M. Grewing, M. Pettini and W. Wamsteker
37. The structure and spectrum of SN 1987A J. C. Wheeler, R. P. Harkness, and Z. Barkat
38. Supernova 1987A: constraints on the theoretical model K. Nomoto and T. Shigeyama
39. Supernova 1987A: a model and its predictions S. E. Woosley
40. SN 1987A: circumstellar and interstellar interaction R. A. Chevalier
41. Theoretical models of Supernova 1987A W. D. Arnett
42. Evolution of the stellar progenitor of Supernova 1987A J. W. Truran and A. Weiss
43.Modelling the atmosphere of SN 1987A L. B. Lucy
44. SN 1987A: a stripped asymptotic- branch giant in a binary system P. C. Joss, Ph. Podsiadlowski, J. J. L. Hsu and S. Rappaport
45. Pulsar formation and the fall back mass fraction S. A. Colgate
46. An unusual hard X-ray source in the region of SN 19

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