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Presupernova Evolution of 8–12 M⊙ Stars and the Crab Nebula's Progenitor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Ken'ichi Nomoto
Ken'ichi Nomoto*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Earth Science and Astronomy, College of General Education, University of Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153 Max-Planck-Institut für Physik und Astrophysik Institut für Astrophysik, Garching bei München

Abstract

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The elemental abundances of the Crab Nebula are compared with the presupernova models of 8–12 M⊙ stars. The small carbon abundance of the Crab is consistent with only the star whose main-sequence mass was 8–9.5 M⊙. More massive stars contain too much carbon in the helium layer and smaller mass stars do not leave neutron stars. A scenario for the Crab Nebula's progenitor is proposed.

Type
I. Young Supernova Remnants
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 101: Supernova Remnants and Their X-Ray Emission , 1983 , pp. 139 - 143
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1983 

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