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81. First-year SDSS-II SN results
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/185/32
Title:
First-year SDSS-II SN results
Short Name:
J/ApJS/185/32
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present measurements of the Hubble diagram for 103 Type Ia supernovae (SNe) with redshifts 0.04<z<0.42, discovered during the first season (Fall 2005) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey-II (SDSS-II) Supernova Survey. These data fill in the redshift "desert" between low- and high-redshift SN Ia surveys. Within the framework of the MLCS2K2 light-curve fitting method, we use the SDSS-II SN sample to infer the mean reddening parameter for host galaxies, R_V_=2.18+/-0.14_stat_+/-0.48_syst_, and find that the intrinsic distribution of host-galaxy extinction is well fitted by an exponential function, P(A_V_)=exp(-A_V_/{tau}_V_), with {tau}_V_=0.334+/-0.088mag. We combine the SDSS-II measurements with new distance estimates for published SN data from the ESSENCE survey, the Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS), the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), and a compilation of Nearby SN Ia measurements. A new feature in our analysis is the use of detailed Monte Carlo simulations of all surveys to account for selection biases, including those from spectroscopic targeting.
82. Flux conversion factors for the Swift/UVOT filters
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.
83. Follow-up observations of SNIa ASASSN-14lp
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/826/144
Title:
Follow-up observations of SNIa ASASSN-14lp
Short Name:
J/ApJ/826/144
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
On 2014 December 9.61, the All-sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN or "Assassin") discovered ASASSN-14lp just ~2 days after first light using a global array of 14cm diameter telescopes. ASASSN-14lp went on to become a bright supernova (V=11.94mag), second only to SN 2014J for the year. We present prediscovery photometry (with a detection less than a day after first light) and ultraviolet through near-infrared photometric and spectroscopic data covering the rise and fall of ASASSN-14lp for more than 100 days. We find that ASASSN-14lp had a broad light curve ({Delta}m_15_(B)=0.80+/-0.05), a B-band maximum at 2457015.82+/-0.03, a rise time of 16.94_-0.10_^+0.11^days, and moderate host-galaxy extinction (E(B-V)_host_=0.33+/-0.06). Using ASASSN-14lp, we derive a distance modulus for NGC 4666 of {mu}=30.8+/-0.2, corresponding to a distance of 14.7+/-1.5Mpc. However, adding ASASSN-14lp to the calibrating sample of Type Ia supernovae still requires an independent distance to the host galaxy. Finally, using our early-time photometric and spectroscopic observations, we rule out red giant secondaries and, assuming a favorable viewing angle and explosion time, any nondegenerate companion larger than 0.34R_{sun}_.
84. Follow-up obs. of the type IIn SN KISS15s
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/872/135
Title:
Follow-up obs. of the type IIn SN KISS15s
Short Name:
J/ApJ/872/135
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We report the discovery of an SN 1988Z-like type IIn supernova KISS15s found in a low-mass star-forming galaxy at redshift z=0.038 during the course of the Kiso Supernova Survey (KISS). KISS15s shows long-duration optical continuum and emission line light curves, indicating that KISS15s is powered by a continuous interaction between the expanding ejecta and dense circumstellar medium (CSM). The H{alpha} emission line profile can be decomposed into four Gaussians of narrow, intermediate, blueshifted intermediate, and broad velocity width components, with a full width at half maximum of <~100, ~2000, and ~14000km/s for the narrow, intermediate, and broad components, respectively. The presence of the blueshifted intermediate component, of which the line-of-sight velocity relative to the systemic velocity is about -5000km/s, suggests that the ejecta-CSM interaction region has an inhomogeneous morphology and anisotropic expansion velocity. We found that KISS15s shows increasing infrared continuum emission, which can be interpreted as hot dust thermal emission of T~1200K from newly formed dust in a cool, dense shell in the ejecta-CSM interaction region. The progenitor mass-loss rate, inferred from bolometric luminosity, is dM/dt~0.4M_{sun}_/yr ({nu}_w_/40km/s), where {nu}_w_ is the progenitor's stellar wind velocity. This implies that the progenitor of KISS15s was a red supergiant star or a luminous blue variable that had experienced a large mass loss in the centuries before the explosion.
85. Follow-up of candidate counterparts of S190814bv
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/890/131
Title:
Follow-up of candidate counterparts of S190814bv
Short Name:
J/ApJ/890/131
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
On 2019 August 14, the Advanced LIGO and Virgo interferometers detected the high-significance gravitational wave (GW) signal S190814bv. The GW data indicated that the event resulted from a neutron star-black hole (NSBH) merger, or potentially a low-mass binary BH merger. Due to the low false-alarm rate and the precise localization (23deg^2^ at 90%), S190814bv presented the community with the best opportunity yet to directly observe an optical/near-infrared counterpart to an NSBH merger. To search for potential counterparts, the GROWTH Collaboration performed real-time image subtraction on six nights of public Dark Energy Camera images acquired in the 3 weeks following the merger, covering >98% of the localization probability. Using a worldwide network of follow-up facilities, we systematically undertook spectroscopy and imaging of optical counterpart candidates. Combining these data with a photometric redshift catalog, we ruled out each candidate as the counterpart to S190814bv and placed deep, uniform limits on the optical emission associated with S190814bv. For the nearest consistent GW distance, radiative transfer simulations of NSBH mergers constrain the ejecta mass of S190814bv to be M_ej_<0.04M_{sun}_ at polar viewing angles, or M_ej_<0.03M_{sun}_ if the opacity is {kappa}<2cm^2^g^-1^. Assuming a tidal deformability for the NS at the high end of the range compatible with GW170817 results, our limits would constrain the BH spin component aligned with the orbital momentum to be {chi}<0.7 for mass ratios Q<6, with weaker constraints for more compact NSs.
86. Follow-up optical observations of the SNIc SN2014L
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/863/109
Title:
Follow-up optical observations of the SNIc SN2014L
Short Name:
J/ApJ/863/109
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present optical spectroscopic and photometric observations of the nearby type Ic supernova (SN Ic) SN 2014L. This SN was discovered by the Tsinghua-NAOC Transient Survey (TNTS) in the nearby type-Sc spiral galaxy M99 (NGC 4254). Fitting to the early-time light curve indicates that SN 2014L was detected at only a few hours after the shock breakout, and it reached a peak brightness of M_V_=-17.73+/-0.28mag (L=[2.06+/-0.50]x10^42^erg/s) approximately 13 days later. SN 2014L shows a close resemblance to SN 2007gr in the photometric evolution, while it shows stronger absorption features of intermediate-mass elements (especially CaII) in the early-time spectra. Based on simple modeling of the observed light curves, we derived the mass of synthesized ^56^Ni as M_Ni_=0.075+/-0.025M_{sun}_, and the mass and total energy of the ejecta as M_ej_=1.00+/-0.20M_{sun}_ and E_ej_=1.45+/-0.25 foe, respectively. Given these typical explosion parameters, the early detection, and the extensive observations, we suggest that SN 2014L could be a template sample for the investigation of SNe Ic.
87. Follow-up photometry of the SN IIb PTF 11eon
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/742/L18
Title:
Follow-up photometry of the SN IIb PTF 11eon
Short Name:
J/ApJ/742/L18
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
On 2011 May 31 UT a supernova (SN) exploded in the nearby galaxy M51 (the Whirlpool Galaxy). We discovered this event using small telescopes equipped with CCD cameras and also detected it with the Palomar Transient Factory survey, rapidly confirming it to be a Type II SN. Here, we present multi-color ultraviolet through infrared photometry which is used to calculate the bolometric luminosity and a series of spectra. Our early-time observations indicate that SN 2011dh resulted from the explosion of a relatively compact progenitor star. Rapid shock-breakout cooling leads to relatively low temperatures in early-time spectra, compared to explosions of red supergiant stars, as well as a rapid early light curve decline. Optical spectra of SN 2011dh are dominated by H lines out to day 10 after explosion, after which HeI lines develop. This SN is likely a member of the cIIb (compact IIb) class, with progenitor radius larger than that of SN 2008ax and smaller than the eIIb (extended IIb) SN 1993J progenitor. Our data imply that the object identified in pre-explosion Hubble Space Telescope images at the SN location is possibly a companion to the progenitor or a blended source, and not the progenitor star itself, as its radius (~10^13^cm) would be highly inconsistent with constraints from our post-explosion spectra.
88. Foundation Supernova Survey first data release
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/475/193
Title:
Foundation Supernova Survey first data release
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/475/193
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The Foundation Supernova Survey aims to provide a large, high-fidelity, homogeneous, and precisely calibrated low-redshift Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) sample for cosmology. The calibration of the current low-redshift SN sample is the largest component of systematic uncertainties for SN cosmology, and new data are necessary to make progress. We present the motivation, survey design, observation strategy, implementation, and first results for the Foundation Supernova Survey. We are using the Pan-STARRS telescope to obtain photometry for up to 800 SNe Ia at z<~0.1. This strategy has several unique advantages: (1) the Pan-STARRS system is a superbly calibrated telescopic system, (2) Pan-STARRS has observed 3/4 of the sky in grizyP1 making future template observations unnecessary, (3) we have a well-tested data-reduction pipeline, and (4) we have observed ~3000 high-redshift SNe Ia on this system. Here, we present our initial sample of 225 SN Ia grizP1 light curves, of which 180 pass all criteria for inclusion in a cosmological sample. The Foundation Supernova Survey already contains more cosmologically useful SNe Ia than all other published low-redshift SN Ia samples combined. We expect that the systematic uncertainties for the Foundation Supernova Sample will be two to three times smaller than other low-redshift samples. We find that our cosmologically useful sample has an intrinsic scatter of 0.111mag, smaller than other low-redshift samples. We perform detailed simulations showing that simply replacing the current low-redshift SN Ia sample with an equally sized Foundation sample will improve the precision on the dark energy equation-of-state parameter by 35 per cent, and the dark energy figure of merit by 72 per cent.
89. From optical to infrared photometry of SN 2013dy
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/452/4307
Title:
From optical to infrared photometry of SN 2013dy
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/452/4307
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
SN 2013dy is a Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) for which we have compiled an extraordinary data set spanning from 0.1 to ~500d after explosion. We present 10 epochs of ultraviolet (UV) through near-infrared (NIR) spectra with Hubble Space Telescope/Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph, 47 epochs of optical spectra (15 of them having high resolution), and more than 500 photometric observations in the BVrRiIZYJH bands. SN 2013dy has a broad and slowly declining light curve ({Delta}m_15_(B)=0.92mag), shallow SiII {lambda}6355 absorption, and a low velocity gradient. We detect strong CII in our earliest spectra, probing unburned progenitor material in the outermost layers of the SN ejecta, but this feature fades within a few days. The UV continuum of SN 2013dy, which is strongly affected by the metal abundance of the progenitor star, suggests that SN 2013dy had a relatively high-metallicity progenitor. Examining one of the largest single set of high-resolution spectra for an SN Ia, we find no evidence of variable absorption from circumstellar material. Combining our UV spectra, NIR photometry, and high-cadence optical photometry, we construct a bolometric light curve, showing that SN 2013dy had a maximum luminosity of 10.0^+4.8^_-3.8_x10^42^erg/s. We compare the synthetic light curves and spectra of several models to SN 2013dy, finding that SN 2013dy is in good agreement with a solar-metallicity W7 model.
90. FSS galaxies in southern hemisphere
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/Ap/52.40
Title:
FSS galaxies in southern hemisphere
Short Name:
J/other/Ap/52.40
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We describe the properties of the 3838 galaxies that were monitored for SNe events, including newly determined morphologies and their DENIS and POSS-II/UKST I, 2MASS and DENIS J and K_s_ and 2MASS H magnitudes. We have compared 2MASS, DENIS and POSS-II/UKST IJK magnitudes in order to find possible systematic photometric shifts in the measurements. The DENIS and POSS-II/UKST I band magnitudes show large discrepancies (mean absolute difference of 0.4mag), mostly due to different spectral responses of the two instruments, with an important contribution (0.33mag rms) from the large uncertainties in the photometric calibration of the POSS-II and UKST photographic plates. In the other wavebands, the limiting near infrared magnitude, morphology, and inclination of the galaxies are the most influential factors which affect the determination of photometry of the galaxies. Nevertheless, no significant systematic differences have been found between of any pair of NIR magnitude measurements, except for a few percent of galaxies showing large discrepancies. This allows us to combine DENIS and 2MASS data for the J and K_s_ filters.