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High Angular Resolution ALMA Images of Dust and Molecules in the SN 1987A Ejecta

High Angular Resolution ALMA Images of Dust and Molecules in the SN 1987A Ejecta

We present high angular resolution (~80 mas) ALMA continuum images of the SN 1987A system, together with CO $J$=2 $\!\rightarrow\!$ 1, $J$=6 $\!\rightarrow\!$ 5, and SiO $J$=5 $\!\rightarrow\!$ 4 to $J$=7 $\!\rightarrow\!$ 6 images, which clearly resolve the ejecta (dust continuum and molecules) and ring (synchrotron continuum) components. Dust in …