Ashall, C, Mazzali, PA, Sasdelli, M and Prentice, SJ (2016) Luminosity distributions of Type Ia Supernovae. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 460 (4). ISSN 0035-8711

Preview

Text 1605.05507v2.pdf - Accepted Version Download (1MB) | Preview

Abstract

We have assembled a dataset of 165 low redshift, $z<$0.06, publicly available type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). We produce maximum light magnitude ($M_{B}$ and $M_{V}$) distributions of SNe Ia to explore the diversity of parameter space that they can fill. Before correction for host galaxy extinction we find that the mean $M_{B}$ and $M_{V}$ of SNe Ia are $-18.58\pm0.07$mag and $-18.72\pm0.05$mag respectively. Host galaxy extinction is corrected using a new method based on the SN spectrum. After correction, the mean values of $M_{B}$ and $M_{V}$ of SNe Ia are $-19.10\pm0.06$ and $-19.10\pm0.05$mag respectively. After correction for host galaxy extinction, `normal' SNeIa ($\Delta m_{15}(B)<1.6$mag) fill a larger parameter space in the Width-Luminosity Relation (WLR) than previously suggested, and there is evidence for luminous SNe Ia with large $\Delta m_{15}(B)$. We find a bimodal distribution in $\Delta m_{15}(B)$, with a pronounced lack of transitional events at $\Delta m_{15}(B)$=1.6 mag. We confirm that faster, low-luminosity SNe tend to come from passive galaxies. Dividing the sample by host galaxy type, SNe Ia from star-forming (S-F) galaxies have a mean $M_{B}=-19.20 \pm 0.05$ mag, while SNe Ia from passive galaxies have a mean $M_{B}=-18.57 \pm 0.24$ mag. Even excluding fast declining SNe, `normal' ($M_{B}<-18$ mag) SNe Ia from S-F and passive galaxies are distinct. In the $V$-band, there is a difference of 0.4$ \pm $0.13 mag between the median ($M_{V}$) values of the `normal' SN Ia population from passive and S-F galaxies. This is consistent with ($\sim 15 \pm $10)% of `normal' SNe Ia from S-F galaxies coming from an old stellar population.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society following peer review. The version of record "Luminosity distributions of Type Ia Supernovae" is available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1214
Uncontrolled Keywords:	astro-ph.HE; astro-ph.HE
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy
Divisions:	Astrophysics Research Institute
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Related URLs:	http://arxiv.org/abs/1605.05507v2
Date Deposited:	31 May 2016 10:53
Last Modified:	02 Aug 2022 13:53
DOI or ID number:	10.1093/mnras/stw1214
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/3680

View Item