Classifying core collapse supernova remnants by their morphology as shaped by the last exploding jets

TL;DR

This paper classifies 14 core collapse supernova remnants into five morphological groups based on jet influence, linking these shapes to the pre-collapse core's angular momentum within the jittering jets explosion mechanism.

Contribution

It introduces a new classification scheme for supernova remnants based on jet-shaped features and connects these to the core's rotation prior to collapse.

Findings

14 CCSNRs classified into five morphological groups

Morphologies linked to pre-collapse core angular momentum

Jet influence explains diverse remnant shapes

Abstract

Under the assumption that jets explode all core collapse supernovae (CCSNe) I classify 14 CCSN remnants (CCSNRs) into five groups according to their morphology as shaped by jets, and attribute the classes to the specific angular momentum of the pre-collapse core. Point-symmetry (1 CCSNR): According to the jittering jets explosion mechanism (JJEM) when the pre-collapse core rotates very slowly the newly born neutron star (NS) launches tens of jet-pairs in all directions. The last several jet-pairs might leave an imprint of several pairs of ears, i.e., a point-symmetric morphology. One pair of ears (8 CCSNRs): More rapidly rotating cores might force the last pair of jets to be long-lived and shape one pair of jet-inflated ears that dominate the morphology. S-shaped (1 CCSNR): The accretion disk might precess, leading to an S-shaped morphology. Barrel-shaped (3 CCSNRs): Even more rapidly rotating pre-collapse cores might result in a final energetic pair of jets that clear the region along the axis of the pre-collapse core rotation and form a barrel-shaped morphology. Elongated (1 CCSNR): Very rapidly rotating pre-collapse core force all jets to be along the same axis such that the jets are inefficient in expelling mass from the equatorial plane and the long-lasting accretion process turns the NS into a black hole (BH). The two new results of this study are the classification of CCSNRs into five classes based on jet-shaped morphological features, and the attribution of the morphological classes mainly to the pre-collapse core rotation in the frame of the JJEM.