Observations and modeling of SN 2023vbw indicate it is a pair-instability supernova with ejecta mass 170-350 solar masses, nickel mass 1.2-1.6 solar masses, and explosion energy (6-13) x 10^52 erg.
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The pair-instability origin of supernova 2023vbw
Observations and modeling of SN 2023vbw indicate it is a pair-instability supernova with ejecta mass 170-350 solar masses, nickel mass 1.2-1.6 solar masses, and explosion energy (6-13) x 10^52 erg.