scholarly journals The Berkeley sample of Type II supernovae: BVRI light curves and spectroscopy of 55 SNe II

2019 ◽  
Vol 490 (2) ◽  
pp. 2799-2821 ◽  
Author(s):  
T de Jaeger ◽  
W Zheng ◽  
B E Stahl ◽  
A V Filippenko ◽  
T G Brink ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Spectral Lines ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Expansion Velocity ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
V Band ◽  
Evolution Analysis ◽  
Absolute Magnitudes ◽  
Distance Indicators ◽  
Good Agreement

ABSTRACT In this work, BVRI light curves of 55 Type II supernovae (SNe II) from the Lick Observatory Supernova Search programme obtained with the Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope and the 1 m Nickel telescope from 2006 to 2018 are presented. Additionally, more than 150 spectra gathered with the 3 m Shane telescope are published. We conduct an analyse of the peak absolute magnitudes, decline rates, and time durations of different phases of the light and colour curves. Typically, our light curves are sampled with a median cadence of 5.5 d for a total of 5093 photometric points. In average, V-band plateau declines with a rate of 1.29 mag (100 d)−1, which is consistent with previously published samples. For each band, the plateau slope correlates with the plateau length and the absolute peak magnitude: SNe II with steeper decline have shorter plateau duration and are brighter. A time-evolution analysis of spectral lines in term of velocities and pseudo-equivalent widths is also presented in this paper. Our spectroscopic sample ranges between 1 and 200 d post-explosion and has a median ejecta expansion velocity at 50 d post-explosion of 6500 km s−1 (H α line) and a standard dispersion of 2000 km s−1. Nebular spectra are in good agreement with theoretical models using a progenitor star having a mass <16M⊙. All the data are available to the community and will help to understand SN II diversity better, and therefore to improve their utility as cosmological distance indicators.

scholarly journals V-band light-curve morphologies of supernovae type II

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (S296) ◽  
pp. 332-333
Author(s):  
Joseph P Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Light Curve ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
V Band ◽  
Absolute Magnitudes

AbstractWe present an analysis of V-band light-curves morphologies of type II supernovae (SNII). This investigation is achieved through photometry of more than 100 SNe including a first analysis of SNII data obtained by the Carnegie Supernova Project (CSP). We define the important observables and present correlations between SNe absolute magnitudes and light-curve decline rates: we find that brighter SNII tend to have faster declining light-curves at all epochs.

scholarly journals An updated Type II supernova Hubble diagram

2018 ◽  
Vol 611 ◽  
pp. A25 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. E. E. Gall ◽  
R. Kotak ◽  
B. Leibundgut ◽  
S. Taubenberger ◽  
W. Hillebrandt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Lines ◽  
Balmer Line ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Dependent Relation ◽  
Measuring Techniques ◽  
Distance Indicators ◽  
Larger Sample ◽  
Current Record ◽  
Initial Results ◽  
The Continuum

We present photometry and spectroscopy of nine Type II-P/L supernovae (SNe) with redshifts in the 0.045 ≲ z ≲ 0.335 range, with a view to re-examining their utility as distance indicators. Specifically, we apply the expanding photosphere method (EPM) and the standardized candle method (SCM) to each target, and find that both methods yield distances that are in reasonable agreement with each other. The current record-holder for the highest-redshift spectroscopically confirmed supernova (SN) II-P is PS1-13bni (z = 0.335−0.012+0.009), and illustrates the promise of Type II SNe as cosmological tools. We updated existing EPM and SCM Hubble diagrams by adding our sample to those previously published. Within the context of Type II SN distance measuring techniques, we investigated two related questions. First, we explored the possibility of utilising spectral lines other than the traditionally used Fe iiλ5169 to infer the photospheric velocity of SN ejecta. Using local well-observed objects, we derive an epoch-dependent relation between the strong Balmer line and Fe iiλ5169 velocities that is applicable 30 to 40 days post-explosion. Motivated in part by the continuum of key observables such as rise time and decline rates exhibited from II-P to II-L SNe, we assessed the possibility of using Hubble-flow Type II-L SNe as distance indicators. These yield similar distances as the Type II-P SNe. Although these initial results are encouraging, a significantly larger sample of SNe II-L would be required to draw definitive conclusions.

scholarly journals Understanding Type II Supernovae

2005 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
pp. 275-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Zampieri ◽  
M. Ramina ◽  
A. Pastorello
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Large Range ◽  
Simultaneous Analysis ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Expansion Velocity ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Strong Correlations ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Robust Estimates

SummaryWe present the results of a systematic analysis of a group of Type II plateau supernovae that span a large range in luminosities, from faint objects like SN 1997D and 1999br to very luminous events like SN 1992am. The physical properties of the supernovae appear to be related to the plateau luminosity or the expansion velocity. The simultaneous analysis of the observed light curves, line velocities and continuum temperatures leads us to robust estimates of the physical parameters of the ejected envelope. We find strong correlations among several parameters. The implications of these results regarding the nature of the progenitor, the central remnant and the Ni yield are also addressed.

scholarly journals Luminous Type II supernovae for their low expansion velocities

2020 ◽  
Vol 494 (4) ◽  
pp. 5882-5901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ó Rodríguez ◽  
G Pignata ◽  
J P Anderson ◽  
T J Moriya ◽  
A Clocchiatti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Circumstellar Material ◽  
V Band ◽  
Dominant Component ◽  
Absolute Magnitudes ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Early Interaction

ABSTRACT We present optical and near-infrared data of three Type II supernovae (SNe II), SN 2008bm, SN 2009aj, and SN 2009au. These SNe display the following common characteristics: signs of early interaction of the ejecta with circumstellar material (CSM), blue B − V colours, weakness of metal lines, low expansion velocities, and V-band absolute magnitudes 2–3 mag brighter than those expected for normal SNe II based on their expansion velocities. Two more SNe reported in the literature (SN 1983K and LSQ13fn) share properties similar to our sample. Analysing this set of five SNe II, which are luminous for their low expansion velocities (LLEV), we find that their properties can be reproduced assuming ejecta–CSM interaction that lasts between 4 and 11 weeks post-explosion. The contribution of this interaction to the radiation field seems to be the dominant component determining the observed weakness of metal lines in the spectra rather than the progenitor metallicity. Based on hydrodynamic simulations, we find that the interaction of the ejecta with a CSM of ∼3.6 M⊙ can reproduce the light curves and expansion velocities of SN 2009aj. Using data collected by the Chilean Automatic Supernova Search, we estimate an upper limit for the LLEV SNe II fraction to be 2–4 per cent of all normal SNe II. With the current data set, it is not clear whether the LLEV events are a separated class of SNe II with a different progenitor system, or whether they are the extreme of a continuum mediated by CSM interaction with the rest of the normal SN II population.

scholarly journals The low-luminosity Type II SN 2016aqf: a well-monitored spectral evolution of the Ni/Fe abundance ratio

2020 ◽  
Vol 497 (1) ◽  
pp. 361-377
Author(s):  
Tomás E Müller-Bravo ◽  
Claudia P Gutiérrez ◽  
Mark Sullivan ◽  
Anders Jerkstrand ◽  
Joseph P Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Synthesis ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Abundance Ratio ◽  
Late Time ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Spectral Evolution ◽  
Spectral Parameters ◽  
Bolometric Luminosity ◽  
V Band ◽  
Explosion Mechanism

ABSTRACT Low-luminosity Type II supernovae (LL SNe II) make up the low explosion energy end of core-collapse SNe, but their study and physical understanding remain limited. We present SN 2016aqf, an LL SN II with extensive spectral and photometric coverage. We measure a V-band peak magnitude of −14.58 mag, a plateau duration of ∼100 d, and an inferred 56Ni mass of 0.008 ± 0.002 M⊙. The peak bolometric luminosity, Lbol ≈ 1041.4 erg s−1, and its spectral evolution are typical of other SNe in the class. Using our late-time spectra, we measure the [O i] λλ6300, 6364 lines, which we compare against SN II spectral synthesis models to constrain the progenitor zero-age main-sequence mass. We find this to be 12 ± 3 M⊙. Our extensive late-time spectral coverage of the [Fe ii] λ7155 and [Ni ii] λ7378 lines permits a measurement of the Ni/Fe abundance ratio, a parameter sensitive to the inner progenitor structure and explosion mechanism dynamics. We measure a constant abundance ratio evolution of $0.081^{+0.009}_{-0.010}$ and argue that the best epochs to measure the ratio are at ∼200–300 d after explosion. We place this measurement in the context of a large sample of SNe II and compare against various physical, light-curve, and spectral parameters, in search of trends that might allow indirect ways of constraining this ratio. We do not find correlations predicted by theoretical models; however, this may be the result of the exact choice of parameters and explosion mechanism in the models, the simplicity of them, and/or primordial contamination in the measured abundance ratio.

scholarly journals A low-luminosity core-collapse supernova very similar to SN 2005cs

2020 ◽  
Vol 496 (3) ◽  
pp. 3725-3740
Author(s):  
Zoltán Jäger ◽  
József Vinkó ◽  
Barna I Bíró ◽  
Tibor Hegedüs ◽  
Tamás Borkovits ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Small Population ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Expansion Velocity ◽  
Core Collapse ◽  
Monte Carlo Code ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Core Collapse Supernova ◽  
Analytic Models

ABSTRACT We present observations and analysis of PSN J17292918+7542390, a low-luminosity Type II-P supernova (LL SN IIP). The observed sample of such events is still low, and their nature is still under debate. Such SNe are similar to SN 2005cs, a well-observed LL Type II-P event, having low expansion velocities, and small ejected 56Ni mass. We have developed a robust and relatively fast Monte Carlo code that fits semi-analytic models to light curves of core-collapse SNe. This allows the estimation of the most important physical parameters, like the radius of the progenitor star, the mass of the ejected envelope, the mass of the radioactive nickel synthesized during the explosion, among others. PSN J17292918+7542390 has $R_0 = 91_{-70}^{+119} \times 10^{11} \, \text{cm}$, $M_\text{ej} = 9.89_{-1.00}^{+2.10} \, \mathrm{ M}_{\odot }$, $E_{\mbox{kin}} = 0.65_{-0.18}^{+0.19} \, \text{foe}$, and $v_{\mbox{exp}} = 3332_{-347}^{+216}$ km s−1, for its progenitor radius, ejecta mass, kinetic energy, and expansion velocity, respectively. The initial nickel mass of the PSN J17292918+7542390 turned out to be $1.55_{-0.70}^{+0.75} \times 10^{-3} \, \mathrm{M}_{\odot }$. The measured photospheric velocity at the earliest observed phase is 7000 km s−1. As far as we can tell based on the small population of observed LL SNe IIP, the determined values are typical for these events.

scholarly journals Comparison of the optical light curves of hydrogen-rich and hydrogen-poor type II supernovae

2019 ◽  
Vol 488 (3) ◽  
pp. 4239-4257 ◽  
Author(s):  
P J Pessi ◽  
G Folatelli ◽  
J P Anderson ◽  
M Bersten ◽  
C Burns ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Curve ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Radioactive Material ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Optical Wavelength ◽  
V Band ◽  
Hydrogen Lines ◽  
Hydrogen Mass ◽  
Magnitude Difference ◽  
Wavelength Light

ABSTRACT Type II supernovae (SNe II) show strong hydrogen features in their spectra throughout their whole evolution, while type IIb supernovae (SNe IIb) spectra evolve from dominant hydrogen lines at early times to increasingly strong helium features later on. However, it is currently unclear whether the progenitors of these SN types form a continuum in pre-SN hydrogen mass or whether they are physically distinct. SN light-curve morphology directly relates to progenitor and explosion properties such as the amount of hydrogen in the envelope, the pre-SN radius, the explosion energy, and the synthesized mass of radioactive material. In this work, we study the morphology of the optical-wavelength light curves of hydrogen-rich SNe II and hydrogen-poor SNe IIb to test whether an observational continuum exists between the two. Using a sample of 95 SNe (73 SNe II and 22 SNe IIb), we define a range of key observational parameters and present a comparative analysis between both types. We find a lack of events that bridge the observed properties of SNe II and IIb. Light-curve parameters such as rise times and post-maximum decline rates and curvatures clearly separate both SN types and we therefore conclude that there is no continuum, with the two SN types forming two observationally distinct families. In the V band a rise time of 17 d (SNe II lower and SNe IIb higher), and a magnitude difference between 30 and 40 d post-explosion of 0.4 mag (SNe II lower and SNe IIb higher) serve as approximate thresholds to differentiate both types.

scholarly journals Gaia Data Release 1

2017 ◽  
Vol 605 ◽  
pp. A79 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
G. Clementini ◽  
L. Eyer ◽  
V. Ripepi ◽  
M. Marconi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Ii ◽  
Rr Lyrae Stars ◽  
Rr Lyrae ◽  
Classical Cepheids ◽  
Data Release ◽  
The Absolute ◽  
Absolute Magnitudes ◽  
Lyrae Stars ◽  
Good Agreement ◽  
Multi Band

Context. Parallaxes for 331 classical Cepheids, 31 Type II Cepheids, and 364 RR Lyrae stars in common between Gaia and the Hipparcos and Tycho-2 catalogues are published in Gaia Data Release 1 (DR1) as part of the Tycho-Gaia Astrometric Solution (TGAS). Aims. In order to test these first parallax measurements of the primary standard candles of the cosmological distance ladder, which involve astrometry collected by Gaia during the initial 14 months of science operation, we compared them with literature estimates and derived new period-luminosity (PL), period-Wesenheit (PW) relations for classical and Type II Cepheids and infrared PL, PL-metallicity (PLZ), and optical luminosity-metallicity (MV-[Fe/H]) relations for the RR Lyrae stars, with zero points based on TGAS. Methods. Classical Cepheids were carefully selected in order to discard known or suspected binary systems. The final sample comprises 102 fundamental mode pulsators with periods ranging from 1.68 to 51.66 days (of which 33 with σϖ/ϖ< 0.5). The Type II Cepheids include a total of 26 W Virginis and BL Herculis stars spanning the period range from 1.16 to 30.00 days (of which only 7 with σϖ/ϖ< 0.5). The RR Lyrae stars include 200 sources with pulsation period ranging from 0.27 to 0.80 days (of which 112 with σϖ/ϖ< 0.5). The new relations were computed using multi-band (V,I,J,Ks) photometry and spectroscopic metal abundances available in the literature, and by applying three alternative approaches: (i) linear least-squares fitting of the absolute magnitudes inferred from direct transformation of the TGAS parallaxes; (ii) adopting astrometry-based luminosities; and (iii) using a Bayesian fitting approach. The last two methods work in parallax space where parallaxes are used directly, thus maintaining symmetrical errors and allowing negative parallaxes to be used. The TGAS-based PL,PW,PLZ, and MV− [Fe/H] relations are discussed by comparing the distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud provided by different types of pulsating stars and alternative fitting methods. Results. Good agreement is found from direct comparison of the parallaxes of RR Lyrae stars for which both TGAS and HST measurements are available. Similarly, very good agreement is found between the TGAS values and the parallaxes inferred from the absolute magnitudes of Cepheids and RR Lyrae stars analysed with the Baade-Wesselink method. TGAS values also compare favourably with the parallaxes inferred by theoretical model fitting of the multi-band light curves for two of the three classical Cepheids and one RR Lyrae star, which were analysed with this technique in our samples. The K-band PL relations show the significant improvement of the TGAS parallaxes for Cepheids and RR Lyrae stars with respect to the Hipparcos measurements. This is particularly true for the RR Lyrae stars for which improvement in quality and statistics is impressive. Conclusions. TGAS parallaxes bring a significant added value to the previous Hipparcos estimates. The relations presented in this paper represent the first Gaia-calibrated relations and form a work-in-progress milestone report in the wait for Gaia-only parallaxes of which a first solution will become available with Gaia Data Release 2 (DR2) in 2018.

scholarly journals Princicpal Component Analysis of type II supernova V band light-curves

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (S306) ◽  
pp. 330-332
Author(s):  
Lluís Galbany
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Light Curve ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Component Analysis ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Core Collapse ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
V Band ◽  
The Common

AbstractWe present a Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of the V band light-curves of a sample of more than 100 nearby Core collapse supernovae (CC SNe) from [Anderson et al. (2014)]. We used different reference epochs in order to extract the common properties of these light-curves and searched for correlations to some physical parameters such as the burning of 56Ni, and morphological light-curve parameters such as the length of the plateau, the stretch of the light-curve, and the decrements in brightness after maximum and after the plateau. We also used these similarities to create SNe II light-curve templates that will be used in the future for standardize these objects and determine cosmological distances.

scholarly journals The Light Curve Epochs of Supernovae Explosions

1980 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 545-553
Author(s):  
S. W. Falk
Keyword(s):  
Light Curve ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Current State ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Distance Indicators

AbstractA brief description of the current state of knowledge for Type II light curves is given, including discussion of some of the remaining problems. The use of supernovae of both types as independent distance indicators is outlined and difficulties are pointed out. A summary of new ideas regarding the origin of Type I light curves is presented.

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