A southern circum-jet ring in the Crab Nebula is identified and attributed to a counterjet within the jittering-jets explosion mechanism framework.
Et tu, Brute?: The Crab Nebula also exploded by jittering jets
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We identify a point-symmetrical morphology comprised of seven pairs of opposite bays in the core-collapse supernova (CCSN) remnant Crab Nebula, which is consistent with the jittering jets explosion mechanism (JJEM) of CCSNe. We use a recently published infrared image of the Crab Nebula and apply image analysis to fit seven pairs of bays in the Crab, each pair of two bays and a symmetry axis connecting them. The seven symmetry axes intersect close to the explosion site, forming a point-symmetrical structure. We explain the bays as clumps that move slower than the low-density ejecta that the pulsar accelerated. Jittering jets that exploded the Crab formed the clumps during the explosion process. This shows that jittering jets explode even very low-energy CCSNe, as the Crab is, adding to the solidification of the JJEM as the primary explosion mechanism of CCSNe.
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Jittering jets in core-collapse supernovae enhance dust formation and imprint jet-shaped morphologies on the dust in remnants, supporting the jittering jets explosion mechanism.
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Identifying a circum-jet southern ring counterpart to the northern jet of the Crab Nebula
A southern circum-jet ring in the Crab Nebula is identified and attributed to a counterjet within the jittering-jets explosion mechanism framework.
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Jittering jets promote dust formation in core-collapse supernovae
Jittering jets in core-collapse supernovae enhance dust formation and imprint jet-shaped morphologies on the dust in remnants, supporting the jittering jets explosion mechanism.