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SN2014C

WHAT IS A SUPERNOVA?

A supernova is the largest  explosion that humans have ever seen. Each explosion is the extremely bright and super powerful explosion of star.

WHAT CAUSES A SUPERNOVA?

One type of supernova is caused by the "last hooray" of a dying massive star. This occurs when a star least five times the mass of our sun comes out with  a fantastic bang!

SN2014C

SN2014C  

This is its energy spectrum from JS9 with its most importants energy peaks.

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Then, I have calculated each peak's percentatge and find out which elements they contain.

-This is the formula that i use to calculate the % of each peak:

-PEAK A: 650 mm2/ 3100 mm2 · 100 = 20,97 %  (H) Hydrogen

-PEAK B: 150 mm2/ 3100 mm2 · 100 = 4,89 %  (H) Hydrogen

-BASE = 2300 mm2 / 3100 mm2 · 100 = 74,19 %  (H) Hydrogen

TOTAL AREA: 3100 mm2

(H) Hydrogen: 100%

With the help of this website I was able to find out what element each peak corresponds to:

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hyde.html#c4

HIDROGEN

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I have assumed that these peaks are the elements that I have indicated, but it may be that they aren't these and that it is incorrect because, in this case, the electrons jump from layer 3 to layer 2 and this means that the temperature has to be similar environmental, and therefore is low. But if we increase the layers, the electron volts go up, and for this reason it may be that my analysis is incorrect.

I compare my spectrum and results with others professional astronomers:

- Some researches says that the SN2014C  is made of hydrogen so my results agree with other scientists.

The web where I found this information has been the following:

Authors: Raffaella Margutti, A. Kamble, D. Milisavljevic, S. De Mink, E. Zapartas, M. Drout, R. Chornock, G. Risaliti, B. A. Zauderer, M. Bietenholz, M. Cantiello, S. Chakraborti, L. Chomiuk, W. Fong, B. Grefenstette, C. Guidorzi, R. Kirshner, J. T. Parrent, D. Patnaude, A. M. Soderberg, N. C. Gehrels, F. Harrison.

https://arxiv.org/abs/1601.06806

Comparison:

  • My chemical composition of the SN2014C calculated with JS9 is similar to that of other scientists.