Tests of the accelerating universe with near-infrared observations of a high-redshift type Ia supernova

Adam G. Riess; Alexei V. Filippenko; Michael C. Liu; Peter Challis; Alejandro Clocchiatti; Alan Diercks; Peter M. Garnavich; Craig J. Hogan; Saurabh Jha; Robert P. Kirshner; B. Leibundgut; M. M. Phillips; David Reiss; Brian P. Schmidt; Robert A. Schommer; R. Chris Smith; J. Spyromilio; Christopher Stubbs; Nicholas B. Suntzeff; John Tonry; Patrick Woudt; Robert J. Brunner; Arjun Dey; Roy Gal; James Graham; James Larkin; Steve C. Odewahn; Ben Oppenheimer

doi:10.1086/308939

Tests of the accelerating universe with near-infrared observations of a high-redshift type Ia supernova

Adam G. Riess^*, Alexei V. Filippenko, Michael C. Liu, Peter Challis, Alejandro Clocchiatti, Alan Diercks, Peter M. Garnavich, Craig J. Hogan, Saurabh Jha, Robert P. Kirshner, B. Leibundgut, M. M. Phillips, David Reiss, Brian P. Schmidt, Robert A. Schommer, R. Chris Smith, J. Spyromilio, Christopher Stubbs, Nicholas B. Suntzeff, John TonryPatrick Woudt, Robert J. Brunner, Arjun Dey, Roy Gal, James Graham, James Larkin, Steve C. Odewahn, Ben Oppenheimer

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

94 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

We have measured the rest-frame B-, V-, and I-band light curves of a high-redshift type Ia supernova (SN Ia), SN 1999Q (z = 0.46), using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and ground-based near-infrared detectors. A goal of this study is the measurement of the color excess, E_B-I, a sensitive indicator of interstellar or intergalactic dust, which could affect recent cosmological measurements from high-redshift SNe Ia. Our observations disfavor a 30% opacity of SN Ia visual light by dust as an alternative to an accelerating universe. This statement applies to both Galactic-type dust (rejected at the 3.4 σ confidence level) and grayer dust (grain size > 0.1 μm, rejected at the 2.3-2.6 σ confidence level) as proposed by Aguirre. The rest-frame I-band light curve shows the secondary maximum 1 month after the B maximum typical of nearby SNe Ia of normal luminosity, providing no indication of evolution as a function of redshift out to z ≈ 0.5. An expanded set of similar observations could improve the constraints on any contribution of extragalactic dust to the dimming of high-redshift SNe Ia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	62-67
Number of pages	6
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	536
Issue number	1 PART 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/308939
Publication status	Published - 10 Jun 2000

Access to Document

10.1086/308939

Cite this

Riess, A. G., Filippenko, A. V., Liu, M. C., Challis, P., Clocchiatti, A., Diercks, A., Garnavich, P. M., Hogan, C. J., Jha, S., Kirshner, R. P., Leibundgut, B., Phillips, M. M., Reiss, D., Schmidt, B. P., Schommer, R. A., Smith, R. C., Spyromilio, J., Stubbs, C., Suntzeff, N. B., ... Oppenheimer, B. (2000). Tests of the accelerating universe with near-infrared observations of a high-redshift type Ia supernova. Astrophysical Journal, 536(1 PART 1), 62-67. https://doi.org/10.1086/308939

@article{cef45af9cd0542b0bd291148446a6522,

title = "Tests of the accelerating universe with near-infrared observations of a high-redshift type Ia supernova",

abstract = "We have measured the rest-frame B-, V-, and I-band light curves of a high-redshift type Ia supernova (SN Ia), SN 1999Q (z = 0.46), using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and ground-based near-infrared detectors. A goal of this study is the measurement of the color excess, EB-I, a sensitive indicator of interstellar or intergalactic dust, which could affect recent cosmological measurements from high-redshift SNe Ia. Our observations disfavor a 30% opacity of SN Ia visual light by dust as an alternative to an accelerating universe. This statement applies to both Galactic-type dust (rejected at the 3.4 σ confidence level) and grayer dust (grain size > 0.1 μm, rejected at the 2.3-2.6 σ confidence level) as proposed by Aguirre. The rest-frame I-band light curve shows the secondary maximum 1 month after the B maximum typical of nearby SNe Ia of normal luminosity, providing no indication of evolution as a function of redshift out to z ≈ 0.5. An expanded set of similar observations could improve the constraints on any contribution of extragalactic dust to the dimming of high-redshift SNe Ia.",

keywords = "Cosmology: observations, Distance scale, Supernovae: general",

author = "Riess, {Adam G.} and Filippenko, {Alexei V.} and Liu, {Michael C.} and Peter Challis and Alejandro Clocchiatti and Alan Diercks and Garnavich, {Peter M.} and Hogan, {Craig J.} and Saurabh Jha and Kirshner, {Robert P.} and B. Leibundgut and Phillips, {M. M.} and David Reiss and Schmidt, {Brian P.} and Schommer, {Robert A.} and Smith, {R. Chris} and J. Spyromilio and Christopher Stubbs and Suntzeff, {Nicholas B.} and John Tonry and Patrick Woudt and Brunner, {Robert J.} and Arjun Dey and Roy Gal and James Graham and James Larkin and Odewahn, {Steve C.} and Ben Oppenheimer",

year = "2000",

month = jun,

day = "10",

doi = "10.1086/308939",

language = "English",

volume = "536",

pages = "62--67",

journal = "Astrophysical Journal",

issn = "0004-637X",

publisher = "American Astronomical Society",

number = "1 PART 1",

}

Riess, AG, Filippenko, AV, Liu, MC, Challis, P, Clocchiatti, A, Diercks, A, Garnavich, PM, Hogan, CJ, Jha, S, Kirshner, RP, Leibundgut, B, Phillips, MM, Reiss, D, Schmidt, BP, Schommer, RA, Smith, RC, Spyromilio, J, Stubbs, C, Suntzeff, NB, Tonry, J, Woudt, P, Brunner, RJ, Dey, A, Gal, R, Graham, J, Larkin, J, Odewahn, SC & Oppenheimer, B 2000, 'Tests of the accelerating universe with near-infrared observations of a high-redshift type Ia supernova', Astrophysical Journal, vol. 536, no. 1 PART 1, pp. 62-67. https://doi.org/10.1086/308939

TY - JOUR

T1 - Tests of the accelerating universe with near-infrared observations of a high-redshift type Ia supernova

AU - Riess, Adam G.

AU - Filippenko, Alexei V.

AU - Liu, Michael C.

AU - Challis, Peter

AU - Clocchiatti, Alejandro

AU - Diercks, Alan

AU - Garnavich, Peter M.

AU - Hogan, Craig J.

AU - Jha, Saurabh

AU - Kirshner, Robert P.

AU - Leibundgut, B.

AU - Phillips, M. M.

AU - Reiss, David

AU - Schmidt, Brian P.

AU - Schommer, Robert A.

AU - Smith, R. Chris

AU - Spyromilio, J.

AU - Stubbs, Christopher

AU - Suntzeff, Nicholas B.

AU - Tonry, John

AU - Woudt, Patrick

AU - Brunner, Robert J.

AU - Dey, Arjun

AU - Gal, Roy

AU - Graham, James

AU - Larkin, James

AU - Odewahn, Steve C.

AU - Oppenheimer, Ben

PY - 2000/6/10

Y1 - 2000/6/10

N2 - We have measured the rest-frame B-, V-, and I-band light curves of a high-redshift type Ia supernova (SN Ia), SN 1999Q (z = 0.46), using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and ground-based near-infrared detectors. A goal of this study is the measurement of the color excess, EB-I, a sensitive indicator of interstellar or intergalactic dust, which could affect recent cosmological measurements from high-redshift SNe Ia. Our observations disfavor a 30% opacity of SN Ia visual light by dust as an alternative to an accelerating universe. This statement applies to both Galactic-type dust (rejected at the 3.4 σ confidence level) and grayer dust (grain size > 0.1 μm, rejected at the 2.3-2.6 σ confidence level) as proposed by Aguirre. The rest-frame I-band light curve shows the secondary maximum 1 month after the B maximum typical of nearby SNe Ia of normal luminosity, providing no indication of evolution as a function of redshift out to z ≈ 0.5. An expanded set of similar observations could improve the constraints on any contribution of extragalactic dust to the dimming of high-redshift SNe Ia.

AB - We have measured the rest-frame B-, V-, and I-band light curves of a high-redshift type Ia supernova (SN Ia), SN 1999Q (z = 0.46), using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and ground-based near-infrared detectors. A goal of this study is the measurement of the color excess, EB-I, a sensitive indicator of interstellar or intergalactic dust, which could affect recent cosmological measurements from high-redshift SNe Ia. Our observations disfavor a 30% opacity of SN Ia visual light by dust as an alternative to an accelerating universe. This statement applies to both Galactic-type dust (rejected at the 3.4 σ confidence level) and grayer dust (grain size > 0.1 μm, rejected at the 2.3-2.6 σ confidence level) as proposed by Aguirre. The rest-frame I-band light curve shows the secondary maximum 1 month after the B maximum typical of nearby SNe Ia of normal luminosity, providing no indication of evolution as a function of redshift out to z ≈ 0.5. An expanded set of similar observations could improve the constraints on any contribution of extragalactic dust to the dimming of high-redshift SNe Ia.

KW - Cosmology: observations

KW - Distance scale

KW - Supernovae: general

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034631020&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1086/308939

DO - 10.1086/308939

M3 - Article

SN - 0004-637X

VL - 536

SP - 62

EP - 67

JO - Astrophysical Journal

JF - Astrophysical Journal

IS - 1 PART 1

ER -

Tests of the accelerating universe with near-infrared observations of a high-redshift type Ia supernova

Abstract

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this