2018ApJ...866...10G -
Astrophys. J., 866, 10-10 (2018/October-2)
Late-time observations of ASASSN-14lp strengthen the case for a correlation between the peak luminosity of Type Ia supernovae and the shape of their late-time light curves.
GRAUR O., ZUREK D.R., CARA M., REST A., SEITENZAHL I.R., SHAPPEE B.J., SHARA M.M. and RIESS A.G.
Abstract (from CDS):
Late-time observations of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia), >900 days after explosion, have shown that this type of SN does not suffer an "IR catastrophe" at 500 days as previously predicted. Instead, several groups have observed a slow-down in the optical light curves of these SNe. A few reasons have been suggested for this slow-down, from a changing fraction of positrons reprocessed by the expanding ejecta, through a boost of energy from slow radioactive decay chains such as 57Co-57Fe, to atomic "freeze-out." Discovering which of these (or some other) heating mechanisms is behind the slow-down will directly impact studies of SN Ia progenitors, explosion models, and nebular-stage physics. Recently, Graur et al. suggested a possible correlation between the shape of the late-time light curves of four SNe Ia and their stretch values, which are proxies for their intrinsic luminosities. Here, we present Hubble Space Telescope observations of the SN Ia ASASSN-14lp at ∼850-960 days past maximum light. With a stretch of s = 1.15 ± 0.05, it is the most luminous normal SN Ia observed so far at these late times. We rule out contamination by light echoes and show that the late-time, optical light curve of ASASSN-14lp is flatter than that of previous SNe Ia observed at late times. This result is in line with-and strengthens-the Graur et al. correlation, but additional observations of SNe are needed to verify it.
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Journal keyword(s):
nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis, abundances - supernovae: general - supernovae: individual: ASASSN-14lp
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