Supernova Resonance‐scattering Profiles in the Presence of External Illumination
- 1 February 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- Vol. 112 (768) , 217-223
- https://doi.org/10.1086/316510
Abstract
We discuss a simple model for the formation of a supernova spectral line by resonance scattering in the presence of external illumination of the line‐forming region by light from circumstellar interaction (toplighting). The simple model provides a clear understanding of the most conspicuous toplighting effect: a rescaling or, as we prefer, a "muting" of the line profile relative to the continuum. This effect would be present in more realistic models, but would be harder to isolate. An analytic expression for a muting factor for a P Cygni line is derived that depends on the ratio E of the toplighting specific intensity to the specific intensity from the supernova photosphere. If E1, the line profile flips vertically: then having an absorption component near the observer‐frame line‐center wavelength and a blueshifted emission component.Keywords
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