P-Cygni Animations
THE P-CYGNI PROFILE
The shape of the P-Cygni profile is effected by several properties of the supernova atmosphere. We demonstrate the effect of four important ones here:
1. The
velocity
of the photosphere.
2. The
optical depth
of the line.
3. The
density structure
of the atmosphere.
4. The
line source function
.