Ejection of Companion Objects by Supernovae

IT is possible that supernovae occur in conjunction with either a satellite planet or binary star. Assuming that neutron stars are the result of such detonations, one asks in what conditions could a planet or star survive such a nearby explosion. In the case of the Crab pulsar, the existence of a pl...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1970-01, Vol.225 (5229), p.247-248
Main Author: COLGATE, STIRLING A
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Language:English
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Summary:IT is possible that supernovae occur in conjunction with either a satellite planet or binary star. Assuming that neutron stars are the result of such detonations, one asks in what conditions could a planet or star survive such a nearby explosion. In the case of the Crab pulsar, the existence of a planet has been suggested to explain a residual oscillation of period 1 to 1.5 month in the frequency (F. Drake at the Princeton conference on neutron stars and pulsars, November 1969).
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/225247a0