Bumpy Superluminous Supernovae Powered by a Magnetar–Star Binary Engine
Jin-Ping Zhu,
Liang-Duan Liu,
Yun-Wei Yu
et al.
Abstract:Wolf–Rayet stars in close binary systems can be tidally spun up by their companions, potentially leaving behind fast-spinning, highly magnetized neutron stars, known as “magnetars,” after core collapse. These newborn magnetars can transfer rotational energy into heating and accelerating the ejecta, producing hydrogen-poor superluminous supernovae (SLSNe). In this Letter, we propose that the magnetar wind of the newborn magnetar could significantly evaporate its companion star, typically a main-sequence or heli… Show more
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