Constraints on the Progenitor of Cassiopeia A

By P. Young, Chris L. Fryer, A. Hungerford, D. Arnett, Gabriel Rockefeller, Francis Timmes, Benedict F. Voit, C. Meakin, Kristoffer A. Eriksen Los Alamos Natl. Lab., S. Observatory and 2 more. 2005

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We compare a suite of three-dimensional explosion calculations and stellar models incorporating advanced physics with observational constraints on the progenitor of Cassiopeia A. We consider binary and single stars from 16 to 40 M☉ with a range of explosion energies and geometries. The parameter space allowed by observations of nitrogen-rich high-velocity ejecta, ejecta mass, compact remnant mass, and 44Ti and 56Ni abundances individually and as an ensemble is considered. A progenitor of 15-25 M☉ that loses its hydrogen envelope to a binary interaction and undergoes an energetic explosion can match all the observational constraints.

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Observed Fractions of Core-Collapse Supernova Types and Initial Masses of their Single and Binary Progenitor Stars (2010, background): “This is admittedly quite low, and perhaps lower than expected for the progenitors of SN 1993J (∼15 M ; Young et al. 2006) and the SN IIb that gave rise to Cas A (Krause et al. 2008; Rest et al. 2008), given the strong N enrichment in its CSM (Chevalier & Kirshner 1978; Fesen & Becker 1991;…”
THE NUCLEAR SPECTROSCOPIC TELESCOPE ARRAY (NuSTAR) HIGH-ENERGY X-RAY MISSION (2013, background): “Theoretical predictions for the initial synthesized mass of 44Ti in core-collapse SNe range from (0.1 − 3) × 10−4 M (Timmes et al. 1996; Thielemann, Hashimoto, & Nomoto 1991; Woosley & Hoffman 1990, Young et al. 2006).”
Evolution of Dust in Primordial Supernova Remnants: Can Dust Grains Formed in the Ejecta Survive and Be Injected into the Early Interstellar Medium? (2007, result): “This is because the progenitor of the Cas A is believed to have lost the considerable hydrogen envelope during their evolution (Young et al. 2006), in contrast to the Population III SNe considered in this paper.”
Freshly Formed Dust in the Cassiopeia A Supernova Remnant as Revealed by the Spitzer Space Telescope (2007, background): “271 abundance (Fesen 2001) and to have a mass of 15Y25 M (Kifonidis et al. 2000; Young et al. 2006) or 29Y30 M (PérezRendón et al. 2002).”
Dust formation and survival in supernova ejecta (2007, background): “A star of 15-25 M⊙ that loses its hydrogen envelope through winds (Chevalier 2006) or binary interactions (Young et al. 2006) and then undergoes an energetic explosion can match all the available observational constraints.”