分类： 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间： 2023-02-19
Lindsey A. Kwok
Saurabh W. Jha
Tea Temim
Ori D. Fox
Conor Larison
Yssavo Camacho-Neves
Max J. Brenner Newman
Justin D. R. Pierel
Ryan J. Foley
Jennifer E. Andrews
Carles Badenes
Barnabas Barna
K. Azalee Bostroem
Maxime Deckers
Andreas Flors
Peter Garnavich
Melissa L. Graham
Or Graur
Griffin Hosseinzadeh
D. Andrew Howell
摘要： We present JWST near- and mid-infrared spectroscopic observations of the nearby normal Type Ia supernova SN 2021aefx in the nebular phase at $+255$ days past maximum light. Our Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) and Mid Infrared Instrument (MIRI) observations, combined with ground-based optical data from the South African Large Telescope (SALT), constitute the first complete optical $+$ NIR $+$ MIR nebular SN Ia spectrum covering 0.3$-$14 $\mu$m. This spectrum unveils the previously unobserved 2.5$-$5 $\mu$m region, revealing strong nebular iron and stable nickel emission, indicative of high-density burning that can constrain the progenitor mass. The data show a significant improvement in sensitivity and resolution compared to previous Spitzer MIR data. We identify numerous NIR and MIR nebular emission lines from iron-group elements and as well as lines from the intermediate-mass element argon. The argon lines extend to higher velocities than the iron-group elements, suggesting stratified ejecta that are a hallmark of delayed-detonation or double-detonation SN Ia models. We present fits to simple geometric line profiles to features beyond 1.2 $\mu$m and find that most lines are consistent with Gaussian or spherical emission distributions, while the [Ar III] 8.99 $\mu$m line has a distinctively flat-topped profile indicating a thick spherical shell of emission. Using our line profile fits, we investigate the emissivity structure of SN 2021aefx and measure kinematic properties. Continued observations of SN 2021aefx and other SNe Ia with JWST will be transformative to the study of SN Ia composition, ionization structure, density, and temperature, and will provide important constraints on SN Ia progenitor and explosion models.
分类： 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间： 2023-02-19
Yssavo Camacho-Neves
Saurabh W. Jha
Barnabas Barna
Mi Dai
Alexei V. Filippenko
Ryan J. Foley
Griffin Hosseinzadeh
D. Andrew Howell
Joel Johansson
Patrick Kelly
Wolfgang E. Kerzendorf
Lindsey A. Kwok
Conor Larison
Mark R. Magee
Curtis McCully
John T. O'Brien
Yen-Chen Pan
Viraj Pandya
Jaladh Singhal
Benjamin E. Stahl
摘要： Type Iax supernovae (SN Iax) are the largest known class of peculiar white dwarf supernovae, distinct from normal type Ia supernovae (SN Ia). The unique properties of SN Iax, especially their strong photospheric lines out to extremely late-times, allow us to model their optical spectra and derive physical parameters for the long-lasting photosphere. We present an extensive spectral timeseries, including 21 new spectra, of SN Iax 2014dt from +11 to +562 days after maximum light. We are able to reproduce the entire timeseries with a self-consistent, nearly unaltered deflagration explosion model from Fink et al. (2014) using TARDIS, an open-source radiative transfer code (Kerzendorf & Sim 2014; Kerzendorf et al. 2023). We find that the photospheric velocity of SN 2014dt slows its evolution between +64 and +148 days, which closely overlaps the phase when we see SN 2014dt diverge from the normal spectral evolution of SN Ia (+90 to +150 days). The photospheric velocity at these epochs, ~ 400--1000 km s$^{-1}$, may demarcate a boundary within the ejecta below which the physics of SN Iax and normal SN Ia differ. Our results suggest that SN 2014dt is consistent with a weak deflagration explosion model that leaves behind a bound remnant and drives an optically thick, quasi-steady-state wind creating the photospheric lines at late times. The data also suggest that this wind may weaken at epochs past +450 days, perhaps indicating a depleted radioactive power source.
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