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Title:Diversity in extinction laws of Type Ia supernovae measured between 0.2 and 2 μm
Authors:ID Amanullah, Rahman, Oskar Klein Centre, Physics Department, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden (Author)
ID Petrushevska, Tanja, Oskar Klein Centre, Physics Department, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden (Author), et al.
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Language:English
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Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:UNG - University of Nova Gorica
Abstract:We present ultraviolet (UV) observations of six nearby Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope, three of which were also observed in the near-IR (NIR) with Wide-Field Camera 3. UV observations with the Swift satellite, as well as ground-based optical and NIR data provide complementary information. The combined data set covers the wavelength range 0.2–2 μm. By also including archival data of SN 2014J, we analyse a sample spanning observed colour excesses up to E(B − V) = 1.4 mag. We study the wavelength-dependent extinction of each individual SN and find a diversity of reddening laws when characterized by the total-to-selective extinction RV. In particular, we note that for the two SNe with E(B − V) ≳ 1 mag, for which the colour excess is dominated by dust extinction, we find RV = 1.4 ± 0.1 and RV = 2.8 ± 0.1. Adding UV photometry reduces the uncertainty of fitted RV by ∼50 per cent allowing us to also measure RV of individual low-extinction objects which point to a similar diversity, currently not accounted for in the analyses when SNe Ia are used for studying the expansion history of the Universe.
Keywords:circumstellar matter, supernovae: general, supernovae: individual: SNe 2012cg, supernovae: individual: 2012cu, dust, extinction
Publication version:Version of Record
Year of publishing:2015
Number of pages:3300-3328
Numbering:3, 453
PID:20.500.12556/RUNG-3566-0793b3c1-b6c4-20fb-0132-516ab7016121 New window
COBISS.SI-ID:4996859 New window
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stv1505 New window
NUK URN:URN:SI:UNG:REP:XRMJWST5
Publication date in RUNG:23.01.2018
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Title:Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy P - Oxford Open Option A
Year of publishing:2015
ISSN:0035-8711

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