Evidence for type Ia supernova diversity from ultraviolet observations with the hubble space telescope

Xiaofeng Wang; Lifan Wang; Alexei V. Filippenko; Eddie Baron; Markus Kromer; Dennis Jack; Tianmeng Zhang; Greg Aldering; Pierre Antilogus; W. David Arnett; Dietrich Baade; Brian J. Barris; Stefano Benetti; Patrice Bouchet; Adam S. Burrows; Ramon Canal; Enrico Cappellaro; Raymond G. Carlberg; Elisa Di Carlo; Peter J. Challis; Arlin P.S. Crotts; John I. Danziger; Massimo Della Valle; Michael Fink; Ryan J. Foley; Claes Fransson; Avishay Gal-Yam; Peter M. Garnavich; Chris L. Gerardy; Gerson Goldhaber; Mario Hamuy; Wolfgang Hillebrandt; Peter Höflich; Stephen T. Holland; Daniel E. Holz; John P. Hughes; David J. Jeffery; Saurabh W. Jha; Dan Kasen; Alexei M. Khokhlov; Robert P. Kirshner; Robert A. Knop; Cecilia Kozma; Kevin Krisciunas; Brian C. Lee; Bruno Leibundgut; Eric J. Lentz; Douglas C. Leonard; Walter H.G. Lewin; Weidong Li; Mario Livio; Peter Lundqvist; Dan Maoz; Thomas Matheson; Paolo A. Mazzali; Peter Meikle; Gajus Miknaitis; Peter A. Milne; Stefan W. Mochnacki; Ken'Ichi Nomoto; Peter E. Nugent; Elaine S. Oran; Nino Panagia; Saul Perlmutter; Mark M. Phillips; Philip Pinto; Dovi Poznanski; Christopher J. Pritchet; Martin Reinecke; Adam G. Riess; Pilar Ruiz-Lapuente; Richard A. Scalzo; Eric M. Schlegel; Brian P. Schmidt; James Siegrist; Alicia M. Soderberg; Jesper Sollerman; George Sonneborn; Anthony Spadafora; Jason Spyromilio; Richard A. Sramek; Sumner G. Starrfield; Louis G. Strolger; Nicholas B. Suntzeff; Rollin C. Thomas; John L. Tonry; Amedeo Tornambe; James W. Truran; Massimo Turatto; Michael Turner; Schuyler D. Van Dyk; Kurt W. Weiler; J. Craig Wheeler; Michael Wood-Vasey; Stanford E. Woosley; Hitoshi Yamaoka

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Evidence for type Ia supernova diversity from ultraviolet observations with the hubble space telescope

Xiaofeng Wang^*, Lifan Wang, Alexei V. Filippenko, Eddie Baron, Markus Kromer, Dennis Jack, Tianmeng Zhang, Greg Aldering, Pierre Antilogus, W. David Arnett, Dietrich Baade, Brian J. Barris, Stefano Benetti, Patrice Bouchet, Adam S. Burrows, Ramon Canal, Enrico Cappellaro, Raymond G. Carlberg, Elisa Di Carlo, Peter J. ChallisArlin P.S. Crotts, John I. Danziger, Massimo Della Valle, Michael Fink, Ryan J. Foley, Claes Fransson, Avishay Gal-Yam, Peter M. Garnavich, Chris L. Gerardy, Gerson Goldhaber, Mario Hamuy, Wolfgang Hillebrandt, Peter Höflich, Stephen T. Holland, Daniel E. Holz, John P. Hughes, David J. Jeffery, Saurabh W. Jha, Dan Kasen, Alexei M. Khokhlov, Robert P. Kirshner, Robert A. Knop, Cecilia Kozma, Kevin Krisciunas, Brian C. Lee, Bruno Leibundgut, Eric J. Lentz, Douglas C. Leonard, Walter H.G. Lewin, Weidong Li, Mario Livio, Peter Lundqvist, Dan Maoz, Thomas Matheson, Paolo A. Mazzali, Peter Meikle, Gajus Miknaitis, Peter A. Milne, Stefan W. Mochnacki, Ken'Ichi Nomoto, Peter E. Nugent, Elaine S. Oran, Nino Panagia, Saul Perlmutter, Mark M. Phillips, Philip Pinto, Dovi Poznanski, Christopher J. Pritchet, Martin Reinecke, Adam G. Riess, Pilar Ruiz-Lapuente, Richard A. Scalzo, Eric M. Schlegel, Brian P. Schmidt, James Siegrist, Alicia M. Soderberg, Jesper Sollerman, George Sonneborn, Anthony Spadafora, Jason Spyromilio, Richard A. Sramek, Sumner G. Starrfield, Louis G. Strolger, Nicholas B. Suntzeff, Rollin C. Thomas, John L. Tonry, Amedeo Tornambe, James W. Truran, Massimo Turatto, Michael Turner, Schuyler D. Van Dyk, Kurt W. Weiler, J. Craig Wheeler, Michael Wood-Vasey, Stanford E. Woosley, Hitoshi Yamaoka

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We present ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy and photometry of four Type Ia supernovae (SNe 2004dt, 2004ef, 2005M, and 2005cf) obtained with the UV prism of the Advanced Camera for Surveys on the Hubble Space Telescope. This data set provides unique spectral time series down to 2000 Å. Significant diversity is seen in the near-maximum-light spectra (2000-3500 Å) for this small sample. The corresponding photometric data, together with archival data from Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope observations, provide further evidence of increased dispersion in the UV emission with respect to the optical. The peak luminosities measured in the uvw1/F250W filter are found to correlate with the B-band light-curve shape parameter Δm ₁₅(B), but with much larger scatter relative to the correlation in the broadband B band (e.g., 0.4mag versus 0.2mag for those with 0.8 mag < Δm ₁₅(B) < 1.7mag). SN2004dt is found as an outlier of this correlation (at > 3σ), being brighter than normal SNe Ia such as SN2005cf by 0.9mag and 2.0mag in the uvw1/F250W and uvm2/F220W filters, respectively. We show that different progenitor metallicity or line-expansion velocities alone cannot explain such a large discrepancy. Viewing-angle effects, such as due to an asymmetric explosion, may have a significant influence on the flux emitted in the UV region. Detailed modeling is needed to disentangle and quantify the above effects.

Original language	English
Article number	126
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	749
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/749/2/126
Publication status	Published - 20 Apr 2012

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Wang, X., Wang, L., Filippenko, A. V., Baron, E., Kromer, M., Jack, D., Zhang, T., Aldering, G., Antilogus, P., Arnett, W. D., Baade, D., Barris, B. J., Benetti, S., Bouchet, P., Burrows, A. S., Canal, R., Cappellaro, E., Carlberg, R. G., Di Carlo, E., ... Yamaoka, H. (2012). Evidence for type Ia supernova diversity from ultraviolet observations with the hubble space telescope. Astrophysical Journal, 749(2), Article 126. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/749/2/126

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AU - Arnett, W. David

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AU - Barris, Brian J.

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AU - Carlberg, Raymond G.

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AU - Challis, Peter J.

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AU - Valle, Massimo Della

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AU - Höflich, Peter

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AU - Holz, Daniel E.

AU - Hughes, John P.

AU - Jeffery, David J.

AU - Jha, Saurabh W.

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AU - Leonard, Douglas C.

AU - Lewin, Walter H.G.

AU - Li, Weidong

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AU - Lundqvist, Peter

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AU - Schlegel, Eric M.

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AU - Siegrist, James

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AU - Sollerman, Jesper

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AU - Spadafora, Anthony

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AU - Sramek, Richard A.

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AU - Suntzeff, Nicholas B.

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AU - Tonry, John L.

AU - Tornambe, Amedeo

AU - Truran, James W.

AU - Turatto, Massimo

AU - Turner, Michael

AU - Van Dyk, Schuyler D.

AU - Weiler, Kurt W.

AU - Wheeler, J. Craig

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