Less Than 1% of Core-collapse Supernovae in the Local Universe Occur in Elliptical Galaxies
Authors
Teffs, J
Gonzalez, EP
Howell, A
Drake, AJ
Omer, R
Chen, TW
Publication Date
2022Journal Title
Astrophysical Journal
ISSN
0004-637X
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Volume
927
Issue
1
Language
en
Type
Article
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Irani, I., Prentice, S., Schulze, S., Gal-Yam, A., Teffs, J., Mazzali, P., Sollerman, J., et al. (2022). Less Than 1% of Core-collapse Supernovae in the Local Universe Occur in Elliptical Galaxies. Astrophysical Journal, 927 (1) https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac4709
Abstract
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<jats:p>We present observations of three core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) in elliptical hosts, detected by the Zwicky Transient Facility Bright Transient Survey (BTS). SN 2019ape is a SN Ic that exploded in the main body of a typical elliptical galaxy. Its properties are consistent with an explosion of a regular SN Ic progenitor. A secondary <jats:italic>g</jats:italic>-band light-curve peak could indicate interaction of the ejecta with circumstellar material (CSM). An H<jats:italic>α</jats:italic>-emitting source at the explosion site suggests a residual local star formation origin. SN 2018fsh and SN 2020uik are SNe II which exploded in the outskirts of elliptical galaxies. SN 2020uik shows typical spectra for SNe II, while SN 2018fsh shows a boxy nebular H<jats:italic>α</jats:italic> profile, a signature of CSM interaction. We combine these 3 SNe with 7 events from the literature and analyze their hosts as a sample. We present multi-wavelength photometry of the hosts, and compare this to archival photometry of all BTS hosts. Using the spectroscopically complete BTS, we conclude that <jats:inline-formula>
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Keywords
330, High-Energy Phenomena and Fundamental Physics
Identifiers
apjac4709, ac4709, aas35157
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac4709
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/334589
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