- ID:
- ivo://mast.stsci/clash
- Title:
- Cluster Lensing And Supernova survey with Hubble (CLASH)
- Short Name:
- HST.CLASH
- Date:
- 22 Jul 2020 22:29:29
- Publisher:
- Space Telescope Science Institute Archive
- Description:
- By observing 25 massive galaxy clusters with HST's new panchromatic imaging capabilities (Wide-field Camera 3, WFC3, and the Advanced Camera for Surveys, ACS), CLASH will accomplish its four primary science goals: - Map, with unprecedented accuracy, the distribution of dark matter in galaxy clusters using strong and weak gravitational lensing; - Detect Type Ia supernovae out to redshift z ~ 2, allowing us to test the constancy of dark energy's repulsive force over time and look for any evolutionary effects in the supernovae themselves; - Detect and characterize some of the most distant galaxies yet discovered at z > 7 (when the Universe was younger than 800 million years old - or less than 6% of its current age); - Study the internal structure and evolution of the galaxies in and behind these clusters.
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- ID:
- ivo://mast.stsci/candels
- Title:
- Cosmic Assembly Near-IR Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey (CANDELS)
- Short Name:
- CANDELS
- Date:
- 12 Feb 2020 21:03:03
- Publisher:
- Space Telescope Science Institute Archive
- Description:
- CANDELS is designed to document the first third of galactic evolution from z = 8 to 1.5 via deep imaging of more than 250,000 galaxies with WFC3/IR and ACS. It will also find the first Type Ia SNe beyond z greater than 1.5 and establish their accuracy as standard candles for cosmology. Five premier multi-wavelength sky regions are selected; each has multi-wavelength data from Spitzer and other facilities, and has extensive spectroscopy of the brighter galaxies. The use of five widely separated fields mitigates cosmic variance and yields statistically robust and complete samples of galaxies down to 109 solar masses out to z ~ 8.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/152/102
- Title:
- Flux conversion factors for the Swift/UVOT filters
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/152/102
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We discuss the transformation of observed photometry into flux for the creation of spectral energy distributions (SED) and the computation of bolometric luminosities. We do this in the context of supernova studies, particularly as observed with the Swift spacecraft, but the concepts and techniques should be applicable to many other types of sources and wavelength regimes. Traditional methods of converting observed magnitudes to flux densities are not very accurate when applied to UV photometry. Common methods for extinction and the integration of pseudo-bolometric fluxes can also lead to inaccurate results. The sources of inaccuracy, though, also apply to other wavelengths. Because of the complicated nature of translating broadband photometry into monochromatic flux densities, comparison between observed photometry and a spectroscopic model is best done by forward modeling the spectrum into the count rates or magnitudes of the observations. We recommend that integrated flux measurements be made using a spectrum or SED which is consistent with the multi-band photometry rather than converting individual photometric measurements to flux densities, linearly interpolating between the points, and integrating. We also highlight some specific areas where the UV flux can be mischaracterized.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/851/107
- Title:
- iPTF 16asu photometry follow-up
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/851/107
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Wide-field surveys are discovering a growing number of rare transients whose physical origin is not yet well understood. Here we present optical and UV data and analysis of intermediate Palomar Transient Factory (iPTF) 16asu, a luminous, rapidly evolving, high-velocity, stripped-envelope supernova (SN). With a rest-frame rise time of just four days and a peak absolute magnitude of M_g_=-20.4mag, the light curve of iPTF 16asu is faster and more luminous than that of previous rapid transients. The spectra of iPTF 16asu show a featureless blue continuum near peak that develops into an SN Ic-BL spectrum on the decline. We show that while the late-time light curve could plausibly be powered by 56Ni decay, the early emission requires a different energy source. Nondetections in the X-ray and radio strongly constrain the energy coupled to relativistic ejecta to be at most comparable to the class of low-luminosity gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). We suggest that the early emission may have been powered by either a rapidly spinning-down magnetar or by shock breakout in an extended envelope of a very energetic explosion. In either scenario a central engine is required, making iPTF 16asu an intriguing transition object between superluminous SNe, SNe Ic-BL, and low-luminosity GRBs.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/707/1449
- Title:
- Local hosts of SNe Ia
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/707/1449
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We use multi-wavelength, matched aperture, integrated photometry from the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX), the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, and the RC3 to estimate the physical properties of 166 nearby galaxies hosting 168 well-observed Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). The ultraviolet (UV) imaging of local SN Ia hosts from GALEX allows a direct comparison with higher-redshift hosts measured at optical wavelengths that correspond to the rest-frame UV. Our data corroborate well-known features that have been seen in other SN Ia samples. Specifically, hosts with active star formation produce brighter and slower SNe Ia on average, and hosts with luminosity-weighted ages older than 1Gyr produce on average more faint, fast, and fewer bright, slow SNe Ia than younger hosts. New results include that in our sample, the faintest and fastest SNe Ia occur only in galaxies exceeding a stellar mass threshold of ~10^10^M_{sun}_, leading us to conclude that their progenitors must arise in populations that are older and/or more metal rich than the general SN Ia population.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/558/A131
- Title:
- Model spectra of hot stars at the pre-SN stage
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/558/A131
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We investigate the fundamental properties of core-collapse Supernova (SN) progenitors from single stars at solar metallicity. We combine Geneva stellar evolutionary models with initial masses of Mini=20-120M_{sun}_ with atmospheric/wind models using CMFGEN. We provide synthetic photometry and high-resolution spectra of hot stars at the pre-SN stage. For Mini=9-20M_{sun}_, we supplement our analysis using publicly available MARCS model atmospheres of RSGs. We employ observational criteria of spectroscopic classification and find that massive stars, depending on Mini and rotation, end their lives as red supergiants (RSG), yellow hypergiants (YHG), luminous blue variables (LBV), and Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars of the WN and WO spectral types. For rotating models, we obtain the following types of SN progenitors: WO1-3 (Mini<=32M_{sun}_), WN10-11 (25<Mini< 32M_{sun}_), LBV (20<=Mini<25M_{sun}_), G1 Ia+ (18<Mini<20M_{sun}_), and RSGs (9<=Mini<=18M_{sun}_). For non-rotating models, we find spectral types WO1-3 (Mini>40M_{sun}_), WN7-8 (25<Mini<=40M_{sun}_), WN11h/LBV (20<Mini<=25M_{sun}_), and RSGs (9<=Mini<=20M_{sun}_). Our rotating models indicate that SN IIP progenitors are all RSG, SN IIL/b progenitors are 56% LBVs and 44% YHGs, SN Ib progenitors are 96% WN10-11 and 4% WOs, and SN Ic progenitors are all WO stars. We find that not necessarily the most massive and luminous SN progenitors are the brighter ones in a given filter. We show that SN IIP progenitors (RSGs) are bright in the RIJHK_S filters and faint in the UB filters. SN IIL/b progenitors (LBVs and YHGs), and SN Ib progenitors (WNs) are relatively bright in optical/IR filters, while SN Ic progenitors (WOs) are faint in all optical filters. We argue that SN Ib and Ic progenitors from single stars should be undetectable in the available pre-explosion images with the current magnitude limits, in agreement with observational results.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/702/226
- Title:
- Swift/UVOT panchromatic observations of SN 2008D
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/702/226
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present extensive early photometric (ultraviolet through near-infrared) and spectroscopic (optical and near-infrared) data on supernova (SN) 2008D as well as X-ray data analysis on the associated Swift X-ray transient (XRT) 080109. Our data span a time range of 5hr before the detection of the X-ray transient to 150 days after its detection, and a detailed analysis allowed us to derive constraints on the nature of the SN and its progenitor; throughout we draw comparisons with results presented in the literature and find several key aspects that differ. Our data first established that SN 2008D is a spectroscopically normal SN Ib (i.e., showing conspicuous He lines) and showed that SN 2008D had a relatively long rise time of 18 days and a modest optical peak luminosity. The early-time light curves of the SN are dominated by a cooling stellar envelope (for {Delta}t~0.1-4days, most pronounced in the blue bands) followed by ^56^Ni decay.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/448/732
- Title:
- Type Ia SN environment within host galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/448/732
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present constraints on Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) progenitors through an analysis of the environments found at the explosion sites of 102 events within star-forming host galaxies. H{alpha} and Galaxy Evolution Explorer near-ultraviolet (UV) images are used to trace on-going and recent star formation (SF), while broad-band B, R, J, K imaging is also analysed. Using pixel statistics we find that SNe Ia show the lowest degree of association with H{alpha} emission of all supernova (SN) types. It is also found that they do not trace near-UV emission. As the latter traces SF on time-scales less than 100Myr, this rules out any extreme 'prompt' delay times as the dominant progenitor channel of SNe Ia. SNe Ia best trace the B-band light distribution of their host galaxies. This implies that the population within star-forming galaxies is dominated by relatively young progenitors. Splitting SNe by their (B-V) colours at maximum light, 'redder' events show a higher degree of association with HII regions and are found more centrally within hosts. We discuss possible explanations of this result in terms of line-of-sight extinction and progenitor effects. No evidence for correlations between SN stretch and environment properties is observed.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/893/143
- Title:
- UBVRIJHK & spec. obs. of type Ia SN2019ein
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/893/143
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2022 07:30:20
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present optical observations of the Type Ia supernova (SN) 2019ein, starting two days after the estimated explosion date. The spectra and light curves show that SN 2019ein belongs to a high-velocity (HV) and broad-line group with a relatively rapid decline in the light curves ({Delta}m_15_(B)=1.36+/-0.02mag) and a short rise time (15.37+/-0.55days). The SiII{lambda}6355 velocity, associated with a photospheric component but not with a detached high-velocity feature, reached ~20000km/s 12 days before the B-band maximum. The line velocity, however, decreased very rapidly and smoothly toward maximum light, to ~13000km/s, which is relatively low among HV SNe. This indicates that the speed of the spectral evolution of HV SNe Ia is correlated with not only the velocity at maximum light, but also the light-curve decline rate, as is the case for normal-velocity (NV) SNeIa. Spectral synthesis modeling shows that the outermost layer at >17000km/s is well described by an O-Ne-C burning layer extending to at least 25000km/s, and there is no unburnt carbon below 30000km/s; these properties are largely consistent with the delayed detonation scenario and are shared with the prototypical HV SN 2002bo despite the large difference in {Delta}m_15_(B). This structure is strikingly different from that derived for the well-studied NV SN 2011fe. We suggest that the relation between the mass of ^56^Ni (or {Delta}m_15_) and the extent of the O-Ne-C burning layer provides an important constraint on the explosion mechanism(s) of HV and NV SNe.
