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Can the Helium-detonation Model Explain the Observed Diversity of Type Ia Supernovae?
Tsinghua Univ, Phys Dept, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China.;Tsinghua Univ, Tsinghua Ctr Astrophys THCA, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China.;Tel Aviv Univ, Sch Phys & Astron, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel..
Tsinghua Univ, Phys Dept, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China.;Tsinghua Univ, Tsinghua Ctr Astrophys THCA, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China.;Beijing Acad Sci & Technol, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing 100089, Peoples R China.;Chinese Acad Sci, Purple Mt Observ, Nanjing 210023, Peoples R China..
KTH, Centres, Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics NORDITA. Stockholm Univ, Roslagstullsbacken 23, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden..ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8255-5127
Natl Cent Univ, Grad Inst Astron, 300 Jhongda Rd, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan..
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2021 (English)In: Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, E-ISSN 1538-4357, Vol. 906, no 2, article id 99Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

We study a sample of 16 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) having both spectroscopic and photometric observations within 2-3 days after the first light. The early B - V colors of such a sample tend to show a continuous distribution. For objects with normal ejecta velocity (NV), the C ii lambda 6580 feature is always visible in the early spectra, while it is absent or very weak in the high-velocity (HV) counterpart. Moreover, the velocities of the detached high-velocity features (HVFs) of the Ca II near-IR triplet (CaIR3) above the photosphere are found to be much higher in HV objects than in NV objects, with typical values exceeding 30,000 km s(-1) at 2-3 days. We further analyze the relation between the velocity shift of late-time [Fe II] lines (v([Fe II])) and host galaxy mass. We find that all HV objects have redshifted v([Fe II]), while NV objects have both blue- and redshifted v([Fe II]). It is interesting to point out that the objects with redshifted v([Fe II]) are all located in massive galaxies, implying that HV and a portion of NV objects may have similar progenitor metallicities and explosion mechanisms. We propose that, with a geometric/projected effect, the He-detonation model may account for the similarity in birthplace environment and the differences seen in some SNe Ia, including B - V colors, C II features, CaIR3 HVFs at early times, and v([Fe II]) in the nebular phase. Nevertheless, some features predicted by He-detonation simulation, such as the rapidly decreasing light curve, deviate from the observations, and some NV objects with blueshifted nebular v([Fe II]) may involve other explosion mechanisms.

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American Astronomical Society , 2021. Vol. 906, no 2, article id 99
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Type Ia supernovae, Observational astronomy, Helium burning, Optical observation
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Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-290468DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/abc9b5ISI: 000607466100001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85100154847OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-290468DiVA, id: diva2:1553656
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Available from: 2021-05-10 Created: 2021-05-10 Last updated: 2022-11-25Bibliographically approved

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