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Ítem 500 days of SN 2013dy: Spectra and photometry from the ultraviolet to the infrared(Oxford University Press, 2015-07) Pan, Y.-C.; Foley, R.J.; Kromer, M.; Fox, O.D.; Zheng, W.; Challis, P.; Clubb, K.; Filippenko, A.V.; Folatelli, G.; Graham, M.L.; Hillebrandt, W.; Kirshner, R.P.; Lee, W.H.; Pakmor, R.; Patat, F.; Phillips, M.M.; Pignata, G.; Röpke, F.; Seitenzahl, I.; Silverman, J.M.; Simon, J.D.; Sternberg, A.; Stritzinger, M.D.; Taubenberger, S.; Vinko, J.; Wheeler, J.C.SN 2013dy is a Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) for which we have compiled an extraordinary data set spanning from 0.1 to ~ 500 d after explosion. We present 10 epochs of ultraviolet (UV) through near-infrared (NIR) spectra with Hubble Space Telescope/Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph, 47 epochs of optical spectra (15 of them having high resolution), and more than 500 photometric observations in the BVrRiIZYJH bands. SN 2013dy has a broad and slowly declining light curve (Δm15(B)=0.92 mag), shallow Si II λ6355 absorption, and a low velocity gradient. We detect strong C II in our earliest spectra, probing unburned progenitor material in the outermost layers of the SN ejecta, but this feature fades within a few days. The UV continuum of SN 2013dy, which is strongly affected by the metal abundance of the progenitor star, suggests that SN 2013dy had a relatively high-metallicity progenitor. Examining one of the largest single set of high-resolution spectra for an SN Ia, we find no evidence of variable absorption from circumstellar material. Combining our UV spectra, NIR photometry, and high-cadence optical photometry, we construct a bolometric light curve, showing that SN 2013dy had a maximum luminosity of 10.0+4.8 -3.8 × 1042 erg s-1. We compare the synthetic light curves and spectra of several models to SN 2013dy, finding that SN 2013dy is in good agreement with a solar-metallicity W7 model. © 2015 The Authors Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society.Ítem A kilonova as the electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational-wave source(Nature Publishing Group, 2017-11) Smartt, S.J.; Chen, T.-W.; Jerkstrand, A.; Coughlin, M.; Kankare, E.; Sim, S.A.; Fraser, M.; Inserra, C.; Maguire, K.; Chambers, K.C.; Huber, M.E.; Krühler, T.; Leloudas, G.; Magee, M.; Shingles, L.J.; Smith, K.W.; Young, D.R.; Tonry, J.; Kotak, R.; Gal-Yam, A.; Lyman, J.D.; Homan, D.S.; Agliozzo, C.; Anderson, J.P.; Angus, C.R.; Ashall, C.; Barbarino, C.; Bauer, F.E.; Berton, M.; Botticella, M.T.; Bulla, M.; Bulger, J.; Cannizzaro, G.; Cano, Z.; Cartier, R.; Cikota, A.; Clark, P.; De Cia, A.; Della Valle, M.; Denneau, L.; Dennefeld, M.; Dessart, L.; Dimitriadis, G.; Elias-Rosa, N.; Firth, R.E.; Flewelling, H.; Flörs, A.; Franckowiak, A.; Frohmaier, C.; Galbany, L.; González-Gaitán, S.; Greiner, J.; Gromadzki, M.; Nicuesa Guelbenzu, A.; Gutiérrez, C.P.; Hamanowicz, A.; Hanlon, L.; Harmanen, J.; Heintz, K.E.; Heinze, A.; Hernandez, M.-S.; Hodgkin, S.T.; Hook, I.M.; Izzo, L.; James, P.A.; Jonker, P.G.; Kerzendorf, W.E.; Klose, S.; Kostrzewa-Rutkowska, Z.; Kowalski, M.; Kromer, M.; Kuncarayakti, H.; Lawrence, A.; Lowe, T.B.; Magnier, E.A.; Manulis, I.; Martin-Carrillo, A.; Mattila, S.; McBrien, O.; Müller, A.; Nordin, J.; O'Neill, D.; Onori, F.; Palmerio, J.T.; Pastorello, A.; Patat, F.; Pignata, G.; Pumo, M.L.; Prentice, S.J.; Rau, A.; Razza, A.; Rest, A.; Reynolds, T.; Roy, R.; Ruiter, A.J.; Rybicki, K.A.; Salmon, L.; Schady, P.; Schultz, A.S.B.; Schweyer, T.; Seitenzahl, I.R.; Smith, M.; Sollerman, J.; Stalder, B.; Stubbs, C.W.; Sullivan, M.; Szegedi, H.; Taddia, F.; Taubenberger, S.; Terreran, G.; Van Soelen, B.; Vos, J.; Wainscoat, R.J.; Waters, C.; Weiland, H.; Willman, M.; Wiseman, P.; Wright, D.E.; Walton, N.A.; Wyrzykowski, L.; Yaron, O.Gravitational waves were discovered with the detection of binary black-hole mergers1 and they should also be detectable from lowermass neutron-star mergers. These are predicted to eject material rich in heavy radioactive isotopes that can power an electromagnetic signal. This signal is luminous at optical and infrared wavelengths and is called a kilonova2-5. The gravitational-wave source GW170817 arose from a binary neutron-star merger in the nearby Universe with a relatively well confined sky position and distance estimate6. Here we report observations and physical modelling of a rapidly fading electromagnetic transient in the galaxy NGC 4993, which is spatially coincident with GW170817 and with a weak, short γ-ray burst7,8. The transient has physical parameters that broadly match the theoretical predictions of blue kilonovae from neutron-star mergers. The emitted electromagnetic radiation can be explained with an ejected mass of 0.04 ± 0.01 solar masses, with an opacity of less than 0.5 square centimetres per gram, at a velocity of 0.2 ± 0.1 times light speed. The power source is constrained to have a power-law slope of -1.2 ± 0.3, consistent with radioactive powering from r-process nuclides. (The r-process is a series of neutron capture reactions that synthesise many of the elements heavier than iron.) We identify line features in the spectra that are consistent with light r-process elements (atomic masses of 90-140). As it fades, the transient rapidly becomes red, and a higher-opacity, lanthanide-rich ejecta component may contribute to the emission. This indicates that neutron-star mergers produce gravitational waves and radioactively powered kilonovae, and are a nucleosynthetic source of the r-process elements. © 2017 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature.Ítem Optical atmospheric extinction over Cerro Paranal(2010) Patat, F.; Moehler, S.; O’Brien, K.; Pompei, E.; Bensby, T.; Carraro, G.; de Ugarte Postigo, A.; Fox, A.; Gavignaud, I.; James, G.; Korhonen, H.; Ledoux, C.; Randall, S.; Sana, H.; Smoker, J.; Stefl, S.; Szeifert, T.Aims. The present study was conducted to determine the optical extinction curve for Cerro Paranal under typical clear-sky observing conditions, with the purpose of providing the community with a function to be used to correct the observed spectra, with an accuracy of 0.01 mag airmass1. Additionally, this work was meant to analyze the variability of the various components, to derive the main atmospheric parameters, and to set a term of reference for future studies, especially in view of the construction of the Extremely Large Telescope on the nearby Cerro Armazones. Methods. The extinction curve of Paranal was obtained through low-resolution spectroscopy of 8 spectrophotometric standard stars observed with FORS1 mounted at the 8.2 m Very Large Telescope, covering a spectral range 3300–8000 Å. A total of 600 spectra were collected on more than 40 nights distributed over six months, from October 2008 to March 2009. The average extinction curve was derived using a global fit algorithm, which allowed us to simultaneously combine all the available data. The main atmospheric parameters were retrieved using the LBLRTM radiative transfer code, which was also utilised to study the impact of variability of the main molecular bands of O2, O3, and H2O, and to estimate their column densities. Results. In general, the extinction curve of Paranal appears to conform to those derived for other astronomical sites in the Atacama desert, like La Silla and Cerro Tololo. However, a systematic deficit with respect to the extinction curve derived for Cerro Tololo before the El Chich´on eruption is detected below 4000 Å.We attribute this downturn to a non standard aerosol composition, probably revealing the presence of volcanic pollutants above the Atacama desert. An analysis of all spectroscopic extinction curves obtained since 1974 shows that the aerosol composition has been evolving during the last 35 years. The persistence of traces of non meteorologic haze suggests the e ect of volcanic eruptions, like those of El Chich´on and Pinatubo, lasts several decades. The usage of the standard CTIO and La Silla extinction curves implemented in IRAF and MIDAS produce systematic over/under-estimates of the absolute flux.Ítem Spectropolarimetry of Type II supernovae: II. Intrinsic supernova polarization and its relation to photometric and spectroscopic properties(EDP Sciences, 2024-01) Nagao,T.; Patat, F.; Cikota, A.; Baade, D.; Mattila, S.; Kotak, R.; Kuncarayakti, H.; Bulla, M.; Ayala, B.The explosion processes of supernovae (SNe) are imprinted in their explosion geometries. The recent discovery of several highly aspherical core-collapse SNe is significant, and studying these is regarded as being crucial in order to understand the underlying explosion mechanism. Here, we study the intrinsic polarization of 15 hydrogen-rich core-collapse SNe and explore the relation between polarization and the photometric and spectroscopic properties of these objects. Our sample shows diverse properties of the continuum polarization. Most SNe show a low degree of polarization at early phases but a sudden rise to ∼1% at certain points during the photospheric phase followed by a slow decline during the tail phase, with a constant polarization angle. The variation in the timing of peak polarization values implies diversity in the explosion geometry: some SNe have aspherical structures only in their helium cores, while in other SNe such structures reach out to a significant part of the outer hydrogen envelope with a common axis from the helium core to the hydrogen envelope. Other SNe show high polarization from early phases and a change in polarization angle around the middle of the photospheric phase. This implies that the ejecta are significantly aspherical out to the outermost layer and have multi-directional aspherical structures. Exceptionally, the Type IIL SN 2017ahn shows low polarization at both the photospheric and tail phases. Our results show that the timing of the polarization rise in Type IIP SNe is likely correlated with their brightness, velocity, and the amount of radioactive Ni produced: brighter SNe with faster ejecta velocity and a larger 56Ni mass have more extended aspherical explosion geometries. In particular, there is a clear correlation between the timing of the polarization rise and the explosion energy; that is, the explosion asphericity is proportional to the explosion energy. This implies that the development of a global aspherical structure, such as a jet, might be the key for the realisation of an energetic SN in the mechanism of SN explosions. © 2024 The Authors.Ítem The spectacular evolution of Supernova 1996al over 15 yr: A low-energy explosion of a stripped massive star in a highly structured environment(Oxford University Press, 2016-03) Benetti, S.; Chugai, N.N.; Utrobin, V.P.; Cappellaro, E.; Patat, F.; Pastorello, A.; Turatto, M.; Cupani, G.; Neuhäuser, R.; Caldwell, N.; Pignata, G.; Tomasella, L.Spectrophotometry of SN 1996al carried out throughout 15 yr is presented. The early pho tometry suggests that SN 1996al is a linear Type II supernova, with an absolute peak of MV ∼ −18.2 mag. Early spectra present broad asymmetric Balmer emissions, with superim posed narrow lines with P-Cygni profile, and He I features with asymmetric broad emission components. The analysis of the line profiles shows that the H and He broad components form in the same region of the ejecta. By day +142, the Hα profile dramatically changes: the narrow P-Cygni profile disappears, and the Hα is fitted by three emission components that will be detected over the remaining 15 yr of the supernova (SN) monitoring campaign. Instead, the He I emissions become progressively narrower and symmetric. A sudden increase in flux of all He I lines is observed between 300 and 600 d. Models show that the SN luminosity is sustained by the interaction of low-mass (∼1.15 M ) ejecta, expelled in a low kinetic energy (∼1.6 × 1050 erg) explosion, with highly asymmetric circumstellar medium. The detection of Hα emission in pre-explosion archive images suggests that the progenitor was most likely a massive star (∼25 M ZAMS) that had lost a large fraction of its hydrogen envelope be fore explosion, and was hence embedded in a H-rich cocoon. The low-mass ejecta and modest kinetic energy of the explosion are explained with massive fallback of material into the compact remnant, a 7–8-M black hole.Ítem The type IIP supernova 2012aw in m95: Hydrodynamical modeling of the photospheric phase from accurate spectrophotometric monitoring(Institute of Physics Publishing, 2014-06) Dall'Ora, M.; Botticella, M.T.; Pumo, M.L.; Zampieri, L.; Tomasella, L.; Pignata, G.; Bayless, A.J.; Pritchard, T.A.; Taubenberger, S.; Kotak, R.; Inserra, C.; Della Valle, M.; Cappellaro, E.; Benetti, S.; Benitez, S.; Bufano, F.; Elias-Rosa, N.; Fraser, M.; Haislip, J.B.; Harutyunyan, A.; Howell, D.A.; Hsiao, E.Y.; Iijima, T.; Kankare, E.; Kuin, P.; Maund, J.R.; Morales-Garoffolo, A.; Morrell, N.; Munari, U.; Ochner, P.; Pastorello, A.; Patat, F.; Phillips, M.M.; Reichart, D.; Roming, P.W.A.; Siviero, A.; Smartt, S.J.; Sollerman, J.; Taddia, F.; Valenti, S.; Wright, D.We present an extensive optical and near-infrared photometric and spectroscopic campaign of the Type IIP supernova SN 2012aw. The data set densely covers the evolution of SN 2012aw shortly after the explosion through the end of the photospheric phase, with two additional photometric observations collected during the nebular phase, to fit the radioactive tail and estimate the 56Ni mass. Also included in our analysis is the previously published Swift UV data, therefore providing a complete view of the ultraviolet-optical-infrared evolution of the photospheric phase. On the basis of our data set, we estimate all the relevant physical parameters of SN 2012aw with our radiation-hydrodynamics code: envelope mass Menv ∼ 20 M , progenitor radius R ∼ 3 × 1013 cm (∼430 R ), explosion energy E ∼ 1.5 foe, and initial 56Ni mass ∼0.06 M . These mass and radius values are reasonably well supported by independent evolutionary models of the progenitor, and may suggest a progenitor mass higher than the observational limit of 16.5 ± 1.5 M of the Type IIP events.