SN 1996cr light-curve on "Immler&Kuntz ('05)" plot Modeling SN 1996cr's X-ray lines at high-resolution: Sleuthing the Ejecta/CSM Geometry of a 30 M O SN Dan Dewey (MIT Kavli Inst.), F.E. Bauer (PUC-Chile), V.V. Dwarkadas (U Chicago) DD was supported by NASA through SAO contract SV3-73016 to MIT for Support of the Chandra X-Ray Center (CXC) and Science Instruments. Support for FEB's work was provided by NASA through the Chandra Guest Observing program from the CXC. Support for VVD's work was provided by NASA through Chandra Award Number GO9-0086B issued by the CXC. The CXC is operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory for and on behalf of NASA under contract NAS8-03060. SN 1996cr, located in the Circinus Galaxy, was non-detected in X-rays at ~ 2 years, yet brightened to L x ~ 4x10 39 erg/s (0.5-8 keV) after 10 years. Bauer et al. (2008) Circinus Galaxy (2MASS JHK) 24" 0.43 kpc v HI ~ 434 +/-3 km/s z vel = 0.001448 3.7 Mpc z Hubble ~ 0.001 SN 1996cr 4 SN 1996cr 0.5-2 keV 87A ? ? = O-rich dia ~ 0.01" A 1-D hydro model of the ejecta-CSM interation produces good agreement with the measured X-ray light curves and spectra at multiple epochs. We conclude that SN 1996cr was most likely a massive star, M > 30 solar masses, which went from an RSG to a brief W-R phase before exploding within its r ~ 0.04 pc wind-blown shell. small density variation 10 51 erg 4.5 M O CSM: wind-blown bubble ~ 0.6 M O in shell . . 10-20, 10 -6 to 10 -4 (Fransson+ 1996) 1k-2.5k, 10 -5 to 10 -4 (Chiosi&M '86) Hydro- Allowed Region for '96cr Wind 2 -- suggests W-R phase Dwarkadas et al. (2010) "DDB10" Further analysis of deep Chandra HETG observations (PI Bauer, 485 ks) allows line-shape fitting of a handful of bright lines in the spectrum. opaque core high kT lower kT DDB'10: 1-D Ejecta - CSM Configuration t 0 = 1995.4 shocked ejecta blastwave-CSM effect of small density variation Data and Hydro-X-Ray lightcurves Energy (keV) Si lines (l) and Fe lines (r) are best-fit with different Polar models Si Fe Fe XXIV low-E line has similar values as the Si: this suggests a kT variation, instead of an abundance variation. The higher kT Fe-K emission is mostly at high lattitudes; this may be the result of either lower CSM densities or higher ejecta velocities near the poles. Similar CSM characterization may be possible around other SNe and, with higher-throughput X-ray observations, GRBs as well. The detailed line shapes are well fit by "Polar" emission models with opening angles of ~60 (Si) and ~20 (Fe) degrees, viewed off-axis at ~55 degrees. Bauer et al. (in prep.) . High-velocity oxygen lines at ~ 10 years He-like H-like LRF LRF Fe XXIV