26 results on '"Assaf Sternberg"'
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2. Spectra of Hydrogen-poor Superluminous Supernovae from the Palomar Transient Factory
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Paul Vreeswijk, Peter Nugent, S. Bradley Cenko, Avishay Gal-Yam, Alexei V. Filippenko, Mansi M. Kasliwal, Lin Yan, Ofer Yaron, Ragnhild Lunnan, Joshua S. Bloom, Yen-Chen Pan, Daniel A. Perley, Annalisa De Cia, Mark Sullivan, Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, Giorgos Leloudas, Jeffrey M. Silverman, Robert M. Quimby, Richard S. Ellis, Thomas Matheson, Io K. W. Kleiser, Assaf Sternberg, and Jeff Cooke
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astro-ph.SR ,Hydrogen ,FOS: Physical sciences ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Astrophysics ,Astronomy & Astrophysics ,medicine.disease_cause ,01 natural sciences ,Atomic ,Physical Chemistry ,Spectral line ,Particle and Plasma Physics ,0103 physical sciences ,medicine ,QD ,Nuclear ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) ,QC ,QB ,High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) ,Physics ,High peak ,astro-ph.HE ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Spectral properties ,Molecular ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Supernova ,chemistry ,Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,Space and Planetary Science ,Factory (object-oriented programming) ,Transient (oscillation) ,Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,general [supernovae] ,Ultraviolet ,Astronomical and Space Sciences ,Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural) - Abstract
Most Type I superluminous supernovae (SLSNe-I) reported to date have been identified by their high peak luminosities and spectra lacking obvious signs of hydrogen. We demonstrate that these events can be distinguished from normal-luminosity SNe (including Type Ic events) solely from their spectra over a wide range of light-curve phases. We use this distinction to select 19 SLSNe-I and 4 possible SLSNe-I from the Palomar Transient Factory archive (including 7 previously published objects). We present 127 new spectra of these objects and combine these with 39 previously published spectra, and we use these to discuss the average spectral properties of SLSNe-I at different spectral phases. We find that Mn II most probably contributes to the ultraviolet spectral features after maximum light, and we give a detailed study of the O II features that often characterize the early-time optical spectra of SLSNe-I. We discuss the velocity distribution of O II, finding that for some SLSNe-I this can be confined to a narrow range compared to relatively large systematic velocity shifts. Mg II and Fe II favor higher velocities than O II and C II, and we briefly discuss how this may constrain power-source models. We tentatively group objects by how well they match either SN 2011ke or PTF12dam and discuss the possibility that physically distinct events may have been previously grouped together under the SLSN-I label., 70 pages, 41 figures, 7 tables, accepted for publication in ApJ
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- 2018
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3. SN 2009ip à la PESSTO: no evidence for core collapse yet★
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Assaf Sternberg, S. Benetti, Stephen Smartt, Mark Sullivan, Daniel Bayliss, Franz E. Bauer, K. Takats, S. Marchi, J. P. Moore, K. W. Smith, Paolo A. Mazzali, Morgan Fraser, J. B. Haislip, Daniel E. Reichart, Marco Molinaro, Riccardo Smareglia, Stefano Valenti, Francisco Forster Buron, F. Bufano, Andrea Pastorello, Laurent Le Guillou, Seppo Mattila, Maria Teresa Botticella, O. Yaron, Fang Yuan, George Zhou, David Young, Massimo Turatto, T. W. Chen, Anders Jerkstrand, Giuliano Pignata, Cosimo Inserra, Joseph P. Anderson, M. J. Childress, Brad E. Tucker, Cristina Knapic, Rubina Kotak, and Avishay Gal-Yam
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Physics ,astro-ph.SR ,ta115 ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Star (game theory) ,Astronomy ,Balmer series ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Astrophysics ,16. Peace & justice ,Kinetic energy ,01 natural sciences ,Spectral line ,Luminosity ,symbols.namesake ,Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,Space and Planetary Science ,0103 physical sciences ,symbols ,Emission spectrum ,Absorption (logic) ,Ejecta ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics - Abstract
We present observations of the interacting transient SN 2009ip, from the start of the outburst in October 2012 until the end of the 2012 observing season. The transient reached a peak of $M_V$=-17.7 mag before fading rapidly, with a total integrated luminosity of 1.9$\times10^{49}$ erg over the period of August-December 2012. The optical and near infrared spectra are dominated by narrow emission lines, signaling a dense circumstellar environment, together with multiple components of broad emission and absorption in H and He at velocities between 0.5-1.2$\times10^4$ km s$^{-1}$\. We see no evidence for nucleosynthesized material in SN 2009ip, even in late-time pseudo-nebular spectra. We set a limit of $, Comment: 28 pages, submitted to MNRAS. Abstract abridged for arXiv
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- 2013
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4. Real-Time Detection and Rapid Multiwavelength Follow-up Observations of a Highly Subluminous Type II-P Supernova from the Palomar Transient Factory Survey
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Emma S. Walker, D. Bersier, Peter Nugent, Mark Sullivan, D. Andrew Howell, C. Akerlof, Mansi M. Kasliwal, S. Bradley Cenko, Kate Maguire, Yoav Green, Phil A. James, Joshua S. Bloom, Assaf Sternberg, Wei Li, D. B. Fox, Dovi Poznanski, Avishay Gal-Yam, Nicholas M. Law, Sagi Ben-Ami, Dale A. Frail, Alexei V. Filippenko, J. M. Silverman, Fang Yuan, Paolo A. Mazzali, Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, Richard Walters, Robert M. Quimby, O. Yaron, Eran O. Ofek, Neil Gehrels, Iair Arcavi, and Dong Xu
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Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO) ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Field of view ,Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,7. Clean energy ,01 natural sciences ,Luminosity ,Observatory ,0103 physical sciences ,Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics ,media_common ,Physics ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Schmidt camera ,Supernova ,13. Climate action ,Space and Planetary Science ,Sky ,Factory (object-oriented programming) ,Transient (oscillation) ,Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics - Abstract
The Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) is an optical wide-field variability survey carried out using a camera with a 7.8 square degree field of view mounted on the 48-in Oschin Schmidt telescope at Palomar Observatory. One of the key goals of this survey is to conduct high-cadence monitoring of the sky in order to detect optical transient sources shortly after they occur. Here, we describe the real-time capabilities of the PTF and our related rapid multiwavelength follow-up programs, extending from the radio to the gamma-ray bands. We present as a case study observations of the optical transient PTF10vdl (SN 2010id), revealed to be a very young core-collapse (Type II-P) supernova having a remarkably low luminosity. Our results demonstrate that the PTF now provides for optical transients the real-time discovery and rapid-response follow-up capabilities previously reserved only for high-energy transients like gamma-ray bursts., Comment: ApJ, in press; all spectroscopic data available from the Weizmann Institute of Science Experimental Astrophysics Spectroscopy System (WISEASS; http://www.weizmann.ac.il/astrophysics/wiseass/)
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- 2016
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5. PTF10ops - a subluminous, normal-width light curve Type Ia supernova in the middle of nowhere
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Dong Xu, Richard S. Ellis, Yen-Chen Pan, Peter Nugent, Isobel Hook, Sagi Ben-Ami, Assaf Sternberg, Joshua S. Bloom, S. Blake, R. C. Thomas, Iair Arcavi, Philipp Podsiadlowski, S. Bradley Cenko, Kate Maguire, Avishay Gal-Yam, C. Buton, J. Cooke, Rui Pereira, Nao Suzuki, Mark Sullivan, Mansi M. Kasliwal, D. Andrew Howell, Robert M. Quimby, Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, Dovi Poznanski, Eran O. Ofek, Ofer Yaron, Nicholas M. Law, and János Botyánszki
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Physics ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Metallicity ,Spectral properties ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Astrophysics ,Type (model theory) ,01 natural sciences ,Redshift ,Spectral line ,Galaxy ,Luminosity ,Supernova ,Space and Planetary Science ,0103 physical sciences ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics - Abstract
PTF10ops is a Type Ia supernova (SN Ia), whose lightcurve and spectral properties place it outside the current SN Ia subtype classifications. Its spectra display the characteristic lines of subluminous SNe Ia, but it has a normal-width lightcurve with a long rise-time, typical of normal luminosity SNe Ia. The early-time optical spectra of PTF10ops were modelled using a spectral fitting code and found to have all the lines typically seen in subluminous SNe Ia, without the need to invoke more uncommon elements. The host galaxy environment of PTF10ops is also unusual with no galaxy detected at the position of the SN down to an absolute limiting magnitude of r \geq -12.0 mag, but a very massive galaxy is present at a separation of ~148 kpc and at the same redshift as suggested by the SN spectral features. The progenitor of PTF10ops is most likely a very old star, possibly in a low metallicity environment, which affects its explosion mechanism and observational characteristics. PTF10ops does not easily fit into any of the current models of either subluminous or normal SN Ia progenitor channels.
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- 2011
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6. Evidence for Circumstellar Material in Type Ia Supernovae via Sodium Absorption Features
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Assaf Sternberg
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Supernova ,Materials science ,chemistry ,Space and Planetary Science ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Sodium ,Analytical chemistry ,Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) ,Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics - Abstract
Type Ia supernovae are very good tools for measuring distances on a cosmic scale. The consensus view is that mass transfer onto a white dwarf in a close binary system leads to a thermonuclear explosion, though the nature of the mass donor is still uncertain. In the single-degenerate model it is a main-sequence star or an evolved star. In the double-degenerate model it is another white dwarf. We study the velocity structure of absorbing material along the line of sight to 35 Type Ia supernovae and find a statistical preference for blueshifted structures, likely arising in gas outflows from the supernova progenitor systems, consistent with a single-degenerate progenitor for a substantial fraction of Type Ia supernovae in nearby spiral galaxies.
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- 2011
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7. RAPIDLY DECAYING SUPERNOVA 2010X: A CANDIDATE '.Ia' EXPLOSION
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Mansi M. Kasliwal, D. Andrew Howell, Dovi Poznanski, D. McKenna, Mark Sullivan, Viswa Velur, Robert M. Quimby, Nicholas M. Law, Joseph Brimacombe Mb ChB Frca, David Hale, Assaf Sternberg, Stefan Immler, Richard Walters, Robert A. Fesen, Joshua S. Bloom, Peter Nugent, Eran O. Ofek, Lars Bildsten, Richard Dekany, S. Bradley Cenko, Neil Gehrels, Gustavo Rahmer, Roger Smith, Avishay Gal-Yam, Iair Arcavi, Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, Paul F. Burke, Ken J. Shen, O. Yaron, Dan Milisavljevic, Eric Hsiao, K. Bui, Janet Jacobsen, Douglas J. Rich, Jeff Zolkower, and John Henning
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High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) ,Physics ,Thermonuclear fusion ,Accretion (meteorology) ,Detonation ,FOS: Physical sciences ,chemistry.chemical_element ,White dwarf ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Astrophysics ,Light curve ,Supernova ,Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,chemistry ,Space and Planetary Science ,Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Ejecta ,Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) ,Helium - Abstract
We present the discovery, photometric and spectroscopic follow-up observations of SN 2010X (PTF 10bhp). This supernova decays exponentially with tau_d=5 days, and rivals the current recordholder in speed, SN 2002bj. SN 2010X peaks at M_r=-17mag and has mean velocities of 10,000 km/s. Our light curve modeling suggests a radioactivity powered event and an ejecta mass of 0.16 Msun. If powered by Nickel, we show that the Nickel mass must be very small (0.02 Msun) and that the supernova quickly becomes optically thin to gamma-rays. Our spectral modeling suggests that SN 2010X and SN 2002bj have similar chemical compositions and that one of Aluminum or Helium is present. If Aluminum is present, we speculate that this may be an accretion induced collapse of an O-Ne-Mg white dwarf. If Helium is present, all observables of SN 2010X are consistent with being a thermonuclear Helium shell detonation on a white dwarf, a ".Ia" explosion. With the 1-day dynamic-cadence experiment on the Palomar Transient Factory, we expect to annually discover a few such events., Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures; Minor Changes; Note correction in Fig 4 caption; published by ApJL
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- 2010
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8. Sound waves excitation by jet-inflated bubbles in clusters of galaxies
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Noam Soker and Assaf Sternberg
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Physics ,Jet (fluid) ,Bubble ,Astrophysics (astro-ph) ,Rotational symmetry ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,Astrophysics ,Cooling flow ,Galaxy ,Vortex ,Physics::Fluid Dynamics ,Space and Planetary Science ,Intracluster medium ,Backflow - Abstract
We show that repeated sound waves in the intracluster medium (ICM) can be excited by a single inflation episode of an opposite bubble pair. To reproduce this behavior in numerical simulations the bubbles should be inflated by jets, rather than being injected artificially. The multiple sound waves are excited by the motion of the bubble-ICM boundary that is caused by vortices inside the inflated bubbles and the backflow (`cocoon') of the ICM around the bubble. These sound waves form a structure that can account for the ripples observed in the Perseus cooling flow cluster. We inflate the bubbles using slow massive jets, with either a wide opening angle or that are precessing. The jets are slow in the sense that they are highly sub-relativistic, $v_j \sim 0.01c-0.1c$, and they are massive in the sense that the pair of bubbles carry back to the ICM a large fraction of the cooling mass, i.e., $\sim 1-50 M_\odot \yr^{-1}$. We use a two-dimensional axisymmetric (referred to as 2.5D) hydrodynamical numerical code (VH-1)., submitted to MNRAS
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- 2009
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9. Slow-speed supernovae from the Palomar Transient Factory: two channels
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Sagi Ben-Ami, Mansi M. Kasliwal, Peter Nugent, D. Andrew Howell, Frank J. Masci, Jakob Jonsson, Avishay Gal-Yam, Thomas Matheson, S. Bradley Cenko, Jason Surace, Anthony L. Piro, O. Yaron, Eran O. Ofek, Christopher J. White, Ariel Goobar, Mark Sullivan, Robert M. Quimby, Assaf Sternberg, Isobel Hook, Joshua S. Bloom, Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, Yi Cao, and Russ R. Laher
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PTF 10acdh ,PTF 11hyh ,PTF 09eoi ,FOS: Physical sciences ,PTF 10bvr ,Class (philosophy) ,Astrophysics ,Astronomy & Astrophysics ,Atomic ,Particle and Plasma Physics ,surveys ,PTF 09ego ,Slow speed ,SN 2002es) ,Nuclear ,Transient (computer programming) ,PTF 10xk ,astro-ph.HE ,High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) ,Physics ,PTF 10ujn ,SN 2002cx ,individual (iPTF 13an [supernovae] ,Molecular ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,PTF 09eiy ,Galaxy ,Supernova ,Space and Planetary Science ,Factory (object-oriented programming) ,spectroscopic [techniques] ,Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,general [supernovae] ,Astronomical and Space Sciences ,Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural) - Abstract
Since the discovery of the unusual prototype SN 2002cx, the eponymous class of low-velocity, hydrogen-poor supernovae has grown to include at most another two dozen members identified from several heterogeneous surveys, in some cases ambiguously. Here we present the results of a systematic study of 1077 hydrogen-poor supernovae discovered by the Palomar Transient Factory, leading to nine new members of this peculiar class. Moreover we find there are two distinct subclasses based on their spectroscopic, photometric, and host galaxy properties: The "SN 2002cx-like" supernovae tend to be in later-type or more irregular hosts, have more varied and generally dimmer luminosities, have longer rise times, and lack a Ti II trough when compared to the "SN 2002es-like" supernovae. None of our objects show helium, and we counter a previous claim of two such events. We also find that these transients comprise 5.6+17-3.7% (90% confidence) of all SNe Ia, lower compared to earlier estimates. Combining our objects with the literature sample, we propose that these subclasses have two distinct physical origins., Comment: 49 pages, 36 figures, submitted to ApJ
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- 2015
10. Rescuing the intracluster medium of NGC 5813
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Shlomi Hillel, Assaf Sternberg, and Noam Soker
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Physics ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,Cooling flow ,Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies ,01 natural sciences ,Galaxy ,Thermalisation ,Space and Planetary Science ,Intracluster medium ,Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA) ,0103 physical sciences ,Thermal ,Physics::Space Physics ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,Mixing (physics) ,Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics - Abstract
We use recent X-ray observations of the intracluster medium (ICM) of the galaxy group NGC 5813 to confront theoretical studies of ICM thermal evolution with the newly derived ICM properties. We argue that the ICM of the cooling flow galaxy group NGC 5813 is more likely to be heated by mixing of post-shock jets' gas residing in hot bubbles with the ICM, than by shocks or turbulent-heating. Shocks thermalize only a small fraction of their energy in the inner regions of the cooling flow; in order to adequately heat the inner part of the ICM, they would overheat the outer regions by a large factor, leading to its ejection from the group. Heating by mixing, that was found to be much more efficient than turbulent-heating and shocks-heating, hence, rescues the outer ICM of NGC 5813 from its predestined fate according to cooling flow feedback scenarios that are based on heating by shocks., Comment: Accepted for publication in Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics
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- 2015
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11. Type II supernova energetics and comparison of light curves to shock-cooling models
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Mansi M. Kasliwal, Douglas C. Leonard, P. A. Mazzali, D. Andrew Howell, Assaf Horesh, Peter Nugent, J. Chuck Horst, Annalisa De Cia, S. Lazarevic, Assaf Sternberg, Thomas Matheson, Avishay Gal-Yam, Robert M. Quimby, Elena Pian, David J. Sand, Kate Maguire, Ilan Manulis, D. Khazov, Joel Johansson, Iair Arcavi, S. Bradley Cenko, Alexei V. Filippenko, Jesper Sollerman, C. Badenes, Adam Rubin, Mark Sullivan, Daniel A. Perley, Stefano Valenti, Yi Cao, Umaa Rebbapragada, Kelsey I. Clubb, Paul Vreeswijk, Stephen F. Armen, Yen-Chen Pan, Joseph M. Fedrow, O. Yaron, Przemek Woźniak, Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, Sagi Ben-Ami, and Eran O. Ofek
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Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO) ,Stellar mass ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Astrophysics ,Astronomy & Astrophysics ,01 natural sciences ,Atomic ,Physical Chemistry ,Particle and Plasma Physics ,0103 physical sciences ,Nuclear ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,Malmquist bias ,QB ,Physics ,High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Molecular ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Radius ,Type II supernova ,Light curve ,Supernova ,Space and Planetary Science ,Rise time ,Magnitude (astronomy) ,Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,general [supernovae] ,Astronomical and Space Sciences ,Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural) ,Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics - Abstract
During the first few days after explosion, Type II supernovae (SNe) are dominated by relatively simple physics. Theoretical predictions regarding early-time SN light curves in the ultraviolet (UV) and optical bands are thus quite robust. We present, for the first time, a sample of $57$ $R$-band Type II SN light curves that are well monitored during their rise, having $>5$ detections during the first 10 days after discovery, and a well-constrained time of explosion to within $1-3$ days. We show that the energy per unit mass ($E/M$) can be deduced to roughly a factor of five by comparing early-time optical data to the model of Rabinak & Waxman (2011), while the progenitor radius cannot be determined based on $R$-band data alone. We find that Type II SN explosion energies span a range of $E/M=(0.2-20)\times 10^{51} \; \rm{erg/(10 M}_\odot$), and have a mean energy per unit mass of $\left\langle E/M \right\rangle = 0.85\times 10^{51} \; \rm{erg/(10 M}_\odot$), corrected for Malmquist bias. Assuming a small spread in progenitor masses, this indicates a large intrinsic diversity in explosion energy. Moreover, $E/M$ is positively correlated with the amount of $^{56}\rm{Ni}$ produced in the explosion, as predicted by some recent models of core-collapse SNe. We further present several empirical correlations. The peak magnitude is correlated with the decline rate ($��m_{15}$), the decline rate is weakly correlated with the rise time, and the rise time is not significantly correlated with the peak magnitude. Faster declining SNe are more luminous and have longer rise times. This limits the possible power sources for such events., Accepted to ApJ
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- 2015
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12. A continuum of H- to He-rich tidal disruption candidates with a preference for E+A galaxies
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Assaf Sternberg, Christopher A. Theissen, Shriharsh P. Tendulkar, Mark Sullivan, Russ R. Laher, Dale Andrew Howell, Annalisa De Cia, Assaf Horesh, Dong Xu, Joshua S. Bloom, Avishay Gal-Yam, Yen-Chen Pan, Lin Yan, Judith G. Cohen, Mansi M. Kasliwal, Daniel A. Perley, Iair Arcavi, Sumin Tang, Adam A. Miller, S. Bradley Cenko, Chen-Wei Yang, Peter Nugent, Eran O. Ofek, Robert M. Quimby, Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, and D. Tal
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astro-ph.GA ,nuclei [galaxies] ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,Astronomy & Astrophysics ,Galactic nuclei ,Atomic ,Spectral line ,Particle and Plasma Physics ,accretion ,Coincident ,Nuclear ,QC ,Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics ,QB ,Physics ,High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) ,astro-ph.HE ,Star formation ,accretion disks ,supermassive black holes [quasars] ,Spectral properties ,Molecular ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Light curve ,Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies ,Galaxy ,Supernova ,Space and Planetary Science ,Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA) ,Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics ,Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Astronomical and Space Sciences ,Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural) - Abstract
We present the results of a Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) archival search for blue transients which lie in the magnitude range between "normal" core-collapse and superluminous supernovae (i.e. with $-21\,{\leq}M_{R\,(peak)}\,{\leq}-19$). Of the six events found after excluding all interacting Type~IIn and Ia-CSM supernovae, three (PTF09ge, 09axc and 09djl) are coincident with the centers of their hosts, one (10iam) is offset from the center, and for two (10nuj and 11glr) a precise offset can not be determined. All the central events have similar rise times to the He-rich tidal disruption candidate PS1-10jh, and the event with the best-sampled light curve also has similar colors and power-law decay. Spectroscopically, PTF09ge is He-rich, while PTF09axc and 09djl display broad hydrogen features around peak magnitude. All three central events are in low star-formation hosts, two of which are E+A galaxies. Our spectrum of the host of PS1-10jh displays similar properties. PTF10iam, the one offset event, is different photometrically and spectroscopically from the central events and its host displays a higher star formation rate. Finding no obvious evidence for ongoing galactic nuclei activity or recent star formation, we conclude that the three central transients likely arise from the tidal disruption of a star by a super-massive black hole. We compare the spectra of these events to tidal disruption candidates from the literature and find that all of these objects can be unified on a continuous scale of spectral properties. The accumulated evidence of this expanded sample strongly supports a tidal disruption origin for this class of nuclear transients., Comment: Minor changes and clarifications, added radio non-detection limits for one of the events, accepted to ApJ
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- 2014
13. A Multi-wavelength Investigation of the Radio-loud Supernova PTF11qcj and its Circumstellar Environment
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Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, Avishay Gal-Yam, Alessandra Corsi, Dale A. Frail, Branimir Sesar, Mansi M. Kasliwal, Phil A. James, Assaf Sternberg, D. Bersier, Mark Sullivan, Assaf Horesh, Eran O. Ofek, Peter Nugent, Josh Bloom, Yi Cao, Kunal Mooley, Kate Maguire, John M. Carpenter, S. B. Cenko, Derek B. Fox, Dong Xu, Yen-Chen Pan, and Iair Arcavi
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Absolute magnitude ,Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO) ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,Astronomy & Astrophysics ,Atomic ,Luminosity ,Jansky ,Particle and Plasma Physics ,Light echo ,individual [supernovae] ,Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,Nuclear ,Ejecta ,Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics ,High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) ,Physics ,astro-ph.HE ,Molecular ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Light curve ,Stars ,Supernova ,Space and Planetary Science ,astro-ph.CO ,Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,general [supernovae] ,Astronomical and Space Sciences ,Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics ,Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural) - Abstract
We present the discovery, classification, and extensive panchromatic (from radio to X-ray) follow-up observations of PTF11qcj, a supernova discovered by the Palomar Transient Factory. PTF11qcj is located at a distance of dL ~ 124 Mpc. Our observations with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array show that this event is radio-loud: PTF11qcj reached a radio peak luminosity comparable to that of the famous gamma-ray-burst-associated supernova 1998bw (L_{5GHz} ~ 10^{29} erg/s/Hz). PTF11qcj is also detected in X-rays with the Chandra observatory, and in the infrared band with Spitzer. Our multi-wavelength analysis probes the supernova interaction with circumstellar material. The radio observations suggest a progenitor mass-loss rate of ~10^{-4} Msun/yr x (v_w/1000 km/s), and a velocity of ~(0.3-0.5)c for the fastest moving ejecta (at ~10d after explosion). However, these estimates are derived assuming the simplest model of supernova ejecta interacting with a smooth circumstellar material characterized by radial power-law density profile, and do not account for possible inhomogeneities in the medium and asphericity of the explosion. The radio light curve shows deviations from such a simple model, as well as a re-brightening at late times. The X-ray flux from PTF11qcj is compatible with the high-frequency extrapolation of the radio synchrotron emission (within the large uncertainties). An IR light echo from pre-existing dust is in agreement with our infrared data. Our analysis of pre-explosion data from the Palomar Transient Factory suggests that a precursor eruption of absolute magnitude M_r ~ -13 mag may have occurred ~ 2.5 yr prior to the supernova explosion. Based on our panchromatic follow-up campaign, we conclude that PTF11qcj fits the expectations from the explosion of a Wolf-Rayet star. Precursor eruptions may be a feature characterizing the final pre-explosion evolution of such stars., 43 pages, 15 figures; this version matches the one published in ApJ (includes minor changes that address the Referee's comments.)
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- 2014
14. A statistical analysis of circumstellar material in Type Ia supernovae
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Peter Nugent, Cosimo Inserra, J. D. Simon, David J. Sand, Kate Maguire, Ting-Wan Chen, Stephen J. Smartt, C. Baltay, Armin Rest, F. Forster, Eran O. Ofek, Morgan Fraser, Francesco Taddia, Isobel Hook, Emma S. Walker, R. R. Laher, Nicholas A. Walton, Mark Sullivan, Ryan McKinnon, Marco Molinaro, David Young, Claudia P. Gutiérrez, Giorgos Leloudas, N. I. Morrell, D. A. Howell, Nancy Ellman, S. Dhawan, Yen-Chen Pan, S. Margheim, Melissa L. Graham, Riccardo Smareglia, Paolo A. Mazzali, Avishay Gal-Yam, David Rabinowitz, Ph. Podsiadlowski, Nadejda Blagorodnova, E. Hadjiyska, U. Feindt, Assaf Sternberg, Stefano Valenti, Stephan Hachinger, Cristina Knapic, D. Bersier, Santiago González-Gaitán, and Ferdinando Patat
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astro-ph.SR ,Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO) ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Context (language use) ,Astrophysics ,Astronomy & Astrophysics ,distance scale ,01 natural sciences ,circumstellar matter ,Spectral line ,0103 physical sciences ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) ,QB ,Physics ,Very Large Telescope ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,White dwarf ,Astronomy ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Light curve ,Galaxy ,Redshift ,Supernova ,Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,Space and Planetary Science ,astro-ph.CO ,general [supernovae] ,Astronomical and Space Sciences ,Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics - Abstract
A key tracer of the elusive progenitor systems of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) is the detection of narrow blueshifted time-varying Na I D absorption lines, interpreted as evidence of circumstellar material (CSM) surrounding the progenitor system. The origin of this material is controversial, but the simplest explanation is that it results from previous mass loss in a system containing a white dwarf and a non-degenerate companion star. We present new single-epoch intermediate-resolution spectra of 17 low-redshift SNe Ia taken with XShooter on the ESO Very Large Telescope. Combining this sample with events from the literature, we confirm an excess (~20 per cent) of SNe Ia displaying blueshifted narrow Na I D absorption features compared to non-blueshifted Na I D features. The host galaxies of SNe Ia displaying blueshifted absorption profiles are skewed towards later-type galaxies, compared to SNe Ia that show no Na I D absorption, and SNe Ia displaying blueshifted narrow Na I D absorption features have broader light curves. The strength of the Na I D absorption is stronger in SNe Ia displaying blueshifted Na I D absorption features than those without blueshifted features, and the strength of the blueshifted Na I D is correlated with the B-V colour of the SN at maximum light. This strongly suggests the absorbing material is local to the SN. In the context of the progenitor systems of SNe Ia, we discuss the significance of these findings and other recent observational evidence on the nature of SN Ia progenitors. We present a summary that suggests there are at least two distinct populations of normal, cosmologically useful SNe Ia., Comment: 19 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS
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- 2013
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15. Type Ia Supernovae Strongly Interacting with Their Circumstellar Medium
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Iair Arcavi, Peter Nugent, Maryam Modjaz, Jeffrey M. Silverman, Alison L. Coil, Eran O. Ofek, Mansi M. Kasliwal, Dovi Poznanski, Sagi Ben-Ami, Adam A. Miller, S. Bradley Cenko, Ryan J. Foley, Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, Robert M. Quimby, Thomas Matheson, Alexei V. Filippenko, Melissa L. Graham, Daniel A. Perley, Christopher V. Griffith, Dong Xu, Kelsey I. Clubb, Weidong Li, Joshua S. Bloom, Yen-Chen Pan, Yi Cao, D. Andrew Howell, O. Yaron, Thea N. Steele, Ryan Chornock, Assaf Sternberg, Avishay Gal-Yam, Mark Sullivan, Assaf Horesh, and Douglas C. Leonard
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Physics ,Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO) ,Stellar population ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Milky Way ,Extinction (astronomy) ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Astrophysics ,Type (model theory) ,01 natural sciences ,Galaxy ,Spectral line ,Supernova ,13. Climate action ,Space and Planetary Science ,0103 physical sciences ,Large Magellanic Cloud ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,QC ,QB ,Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics - Abstract
Owing to their utility for measurements of cosmic acceleration, Type Ia supernovae (SNe) are perhaps the best-studied class of SNe, yet the progenitor systems of these explosions largely remain a mystery. A rare subclass of SNe Ia show evidence of strong interaction with their circumstellar medium (CSM), and in particular, a hydrogen-rich CSM; we refer to them as SNe Ia-CSM. In the first systematic search for such systems, we have identified 16 SNe Ia-CSM, and here we present new spectra of 13 of them. Six SNe Ia-CSM have been well-studied previously, three were previously known but are analyzed in-depth for the first time here, and seven are new discoveries from the Palomar Transient Factory. The spectra of all SNe Ia-CSM are dominated by H{\alpha} emission (with widths of ~2000 km/s) and exhibit large H{\alpha}/H{\beta} intensity ratios (perhaps due to collisional excitation of hydrogen via the SN ejecta overtaking slower-moving CSM shells); moreover, they have an almost complete lack of He I emission. They also show possible evidence of dust formation through a decrease in the red wing of H{\alpha} 75-100 d past maximum brightness, and nearly all SNe Ia-CSM exhibit strong Na I D absorption from the host galaxy. The absolute magnitudes (uncorrected for host-galaxy extinction) of SNe Ia-CSM are found to be -21.3, Comment: 24 pages, 18 figures, 6 tables, submitted to ApJ
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- 2013
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16. Analysis of the Early-Time Optical Spectra of SN 2011fe in M101
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Dan Milisavljevic, Sagi Ben-Ami, Alexei V. Filippenko, Avishay Gal-Yam, R. Pereira, Eran O. Ofek, Dovi Poznanski, D. Bersier, Robert A. Fesen, David Polishook, Paolo A. Mazzali, Nick P. Konidaris, Iair Arcavi, Peter Nugent, Josh Bloom, Jerod T. Parrent, Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, Kate Maguire, Robert M. Quimby, Mark Sullivan, E. Baron, D. A. Howell, Assaf Sternberg, C. Buton, Nicholas M. Law, J. M. Silverman, Emma S. Walker, R. C. Thomas, Lars Bildsten, S. B. Cenko, David Levitan, Ben Dilday, Mansi M. Kasliwal, Federica B. Bianco, Brian Friesen, Dong Xu, Yen-Chen Pan, Yi Cao, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), and Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)
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Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO) ,astro-ph.SR ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Astrophysics ,Astronomy & Astrophysics ,01 natural sciences ,Spectral line ,individual [supernovae] ,0103 physical sciences ,Ejecta ,Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) ,Physics ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,[SDU.ASTR.SR]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Solar and Stellar Astrophysics [astro-ph.SR] ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,[PHYS.ASTR.SR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Solar and Stellar Astrophysics [astro-ph.SR] ,Optical spectra ,3. Good health ,Supernova ,Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,13. Climate action ,Space and Planetary Science ,astro-ph.CO ,general [supernovae] ,Astronomical and Space Sciences ,Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics - Abstract
The nearby Type Ia supernova SN 2011fe in M101 (cz=241 km s^-1) provides a unique opportunity to study the early evolution of a "normal" Type Ia supernova, its compositional structure, and its elusive progenitor system. We present 18 high signal-to-noise spectra of SN 2011fe during its first month beginning 1.2 days post-explosion and with an average cadence of 1.8 days. This gives a clear picture of how various line-forming species are distributed within the outer layers of the ejecta, including that of unburned material (C+O). We follow the evolution of C II absorption features until they diminish near maximum light, showing overlapping regions of burned and unburned material between ejection velocities of 10,000 and 16,000 km s^-1. This supports the notion that incomplete burning, in addition to progenitor scenarios, is a relevant source of spectroscopic diversity among SNe Ia. The observed evolution of the highly Doppler-shifted O I 7774 absorption features detected within five days post-explosion indicate the presence of O I with expansion velocities from 11,500 to 21,000 km s^-1. The fact that some O I is present above C II suggests that SN 2011fe may have had an appreciable amount of unburned oxygen within the outer layers of the ejecta., Accepted by ApJL (5 pages, 4 figures, 1 table) - Spectra will be made available on WISeREP, see http://www.weizmann.ac.il/astrophysics/wiserep/home
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- 2012
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17. PTF11kx: A Type-Ia Supernova with a Symbiotic Nova Progenitor
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P. Podsiadlowski, Peter Nugent, Avishay Gal-Yam, Kate Maguire, Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, Orly Gnat, Sagi Ben-Ami, David Kirkman, Eran O. Ofek, Michael Bolte, D. A. Howell, Nao Suzuki, G. W. Marcy, Dovi Poznanski, Lars Bildsten, Dong Xu, Yen-Chen Pan, Robert M. Quimby, K. Moore, David Polishook, S. B. Cenko, Ben Dilday, Assaf Horesh, Michael Endl, Mansi M. Kasliwal, David Tytler, Alexei V. Filippenko, J. M. Silverman, Josh Bloom, Jerod T. Parrent, Mark Sullivan, Nicholas M. Law, Assaf Sternberg, I. M. Hook, and Eric Hsiao
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Physics ,Multidisciplinary ,Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO) ,Direct observation ,Astronomy ,White dwarf ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Astrophysics ,Optical spectra ,Supernova ,Nova (rocket) ,RS Ophiuchi ,Ejecta ,Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics ,Progenitor - Abstract
There is a consensus that Type-Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) arise from the thermonuclear explosion of white dwarf stars that accrete matter from a binary companion. However, direct observation of SN Ia progenitors is lacking, and the precise nature of the binary companion remains uncertain. A temporal series of high-resolution optical spectra of the SN Ia PTF 11kx reveals a complex circumstellar environment that provides an unprecedentedly detailed view of the progenitor system. Multiple shells of circumsteller are detected and the SN ejecta are seen to interact with circumstellar material (CSM) starting 59 days after the explosion. These features are best described by a symbiotic nova progenitor, similar to RS Ophiuchi., Comment: 27 pages, 5 figures. In press
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- 2012
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18. SN 2011dh: DISCOVERY OF A TYPE IIb SUPERNOVA FROM A COMPACT PROGENITOR IN THE NEARBY GALAXY M51
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Iair Arcavi, Avishay Gal-Yam, Ofer Yaron, Assaf Sternberg, Itay Rabinak, Eli Waxman, Mansi M. Kasliwal, Robert M. Quimby, Eran O. Ofek, Assaf Horesh, Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, Alexei V. Filippenko, Jeffrey M. Silverman, S. Bradley Cenko, Weidong Li, Joshua S. Bloom, Mark Sullivan, Peter E. Nugent, Dovi Poznanski, Evgeny Gorbikov, Benjamin J. Fulton, D. Andrew Howell, David Bersier, Amedee Riou, Stephane Lamotte-Bailey, Thomas Griga, Judith G. Cohen, Stephan Hachinger, David Polishook, Dong Xu, Sagi Ben-Ami, Ilan Manulis, Emma S. Walker, Kate Maguire, Yen-Chen Pan, Thomas Matheson, Paolo A. Mazzali, Elena Pian, Derek B. Fox, Neil Gehrels, Nicholas Law, Philip James, Jonathan M. Marchant, Robert J. Smith, Chris J. Mottram, Robert M. Barnsley, Michael T. Kandrashoff, and Kelsey I. Clubb
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Physics ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Radius ,Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,Light curve ,01 natural sciences ,Spectral line ,Galaxy ,Supernova ,13. Climate action ,Space and Planetary Science ,Hubble space telescope ,0103 physical sciences ,Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics ,Spectroscopy ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics ,Progenitor - Abstract
On 2011 May 31 UT a supernova (SN) exploded in the nearby galaxy M51 (the Whirlpool Galaxy). We discovered this event using small telescopes equipped with CCD cameras and also detected it with the Palomar Transient Factory survey, rapidly confirming it to be a Type II SN. Here, we present multi-color ultraviolet through infrared photometry which is used to calculate the bolometric luminosity and a series of spectra. Our early-time observations indicate that SN 2011dh resulted from the explosion of a relatively compact progenitor star. Rapid shock-breakout cooling leads to relatively low temperatures in early-time spectra, compared to explosions of red supergiant stars, as well as a rapid early light curve decline. Optical spectra of SN 2011dh are dominated by H lines out to day 10 after explosion, after which He I lines develop. This SN is likely a member of the cIIb (compact IIb) class, with progenitor radius larger than that of SN 2008ax and smaller than the eIIb (extended IIb) SN 1993J progenitor. Our data imply that the object identified in pre-explosion Hubble Space Telescope images at the SN location is possibly a companion to the progenitor or a blended source, and not the progenitor star itself, as its radius (∼1013cm) would be highly inconsistent with constraints from our post-explosion spectra. © 2011. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved..
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- 2011
19. Circumstellar Material in Type Ia Supernovae via Sodium Absorption Features
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G. W. Marcy, Avishay Gal-Yam, Alexei V. Filippenko, Jennifer L. Marshall, Josh Bloom, Ryan J. Foley, Daniel J. Beeler, C. Allende Prieto, Ferdinando Patat, Bryan E. Penprase, Ian B. Thompson, J. D. Simon, Mark M. Phillips, Assaf Sternberg, Guy S. Stringfellow, Inese I. Ivans, Nidia Morrell, R. M. Quimby, Douglas C. Leonard, and David Yong
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High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) ,Physics ,Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO) ,Multidisciplinary ,Spiral galaxy ,Line-of-sight ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Carbon detonation ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,FOS: Physical sciences ,White dwarf ,Astronomy ,Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,Type II supernova ,01 natural sciences ,Cosmology ,Accretion (astrophysics) ,Supernova ,0103 physical sciences ,Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics ,Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics - Abstract
Type Ia supernovae are key tools for measuring distances on a cosmic scale. They are generally thought to be the thermonuclear explosion of an accreting white dwarf in a close binary system. The nature of the mass donor is still uncertain. In the single-degenerate model it is a main-sequence star or an evolved star, whereas in the double-degenerate model it is another white dwarf. We show that the velocity structure of absorbing material along the line of sight to 35 type Ia supernovae tends to be blueshifted. These structures are likely signatures of gas outflows from the supernova progenitor systems. Thus many type Ia supernovae in nearby spiral galaxies may originate in single-degenerate systems., Accepted for publication in Science 5 July 2011
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- 2011
20. The Moderate Cooling Flow Model and Feedback in Galaxy Formation
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Noam Soker, Assaf Sternberg, Fabio Pizzolato, Sebastian Heinz, and Eric Wilcots
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Physics ,Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO) ,Bondi accretion ,Bubble ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,Cooling flow ,Accretion (astrophysics) ,Galaxy ,Intracluster medium ,Galaxy formation and evolution ,Galaxy cluster ,Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics - Abstract
For the recent four years we have been studying feedback heating in cooling flow (CF) clusters by AGN activity that inflate bubbles by jets; this short contribution to a meeting summarizes our main results. To achieve our results we had to self-consistently inflate the bubbles with jets, rather than inject them artificially. Our main results are as follows (1) Feedback mechanisms that are based on Bondi accretion fail. Instead, the accretion to the central super-massive black hole (SMBH) is in the form of cold dense blobs that fall-in from an extended region. (2) Slow massive wide (SMW) jets, or rapidly precessing jets, can inflate bubbles similar to those observed in CF clusters. (3) Contrary to some claims in the literature, the inflated bubbles are stable for a relatively long time, becoming unstable only at later times. (4) A single bubble inflation episode excites multiple sound waves and shocks. These can then heat the intracluster medium (ICM). (5) Mixing of the bubble material to the ICM is efficient, and can serve as a main heating channel. (6) The heating processes work in all directions, and can explain the heating of the ICM in CF in clusters and in galaxies., To appear in proceedings of "The Monster's Fiery Breath", Eds. Sebastian Heinz & Eric Wilcots (AIP conference series)
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- 2009
21. Explaining the Energetic AGN Outburst of MS0735+7421 with Massive Slow Jets
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Noam Soker and Assaf Sternberg
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High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) ,Shock wave ,Physics ,Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO) ,Bubble ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,Black hole ,Stars ,Space and Planetary Science ,Intracluster medium ,Cluster (physics) ,Galaxy formation and evolution ,Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Galaxy cluster ,Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics - Abstract
By conducting axisymmetrical hydrodynamical numerical simulations (2.5 dimensional code) we show that slow, massive, wide jets can reproduce the morphology of the huge X-ray deficient bubble pair in the cluster of galaxies MS0735+7421. The total energy of the jets, composed of the energy in the bubble pair and in the shock wave, is constraint by observations conducted by McNamara et al. (2009) to be ~10^{62}erg. We show that two opposite jets that are active for ~100Myr, each with a launching half opening angle of ~70 degrees, an initial velocity of ~0.1c, and a total mass loss rate of the two jets of ~100 Mo/year, can account for the observed morphology. Rapidly precessing narrow jets can be used instead of wide jets. In our model the cluster suffered from a cooling catastrophe ~100Myr ago. Most of the mass that cooled, ~10^{10} Mo, was expelled back to the intracluster medium (ICM) by the AGN activity and is inside the bubbles now, ~10% formed stars, and ~10% of the cold gas was accreted by the central black hole and was the source of the outburst energy. This type of activity is similar to that expected to occur in galaxy formation., Accepted by MNRAS
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- 2009
22. Rising Jet-Inflated Bubbles in Clusters of Galaxies
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Assaf Sternberg and Noam Soker
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Inflation (cosmology) ,Physics ,Jet (fluid) ,Bubble ,Astrophysics (astro-ph) ,Shell (structure) ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,Galaxy ,Magnetic field ,Momentum ,Physics::Fluid Dynamics ,Space and Planetary Science ,Cluster (physics) - Abstract
We conduct two-dimensional axisymmetric (referred to as 2.5D) hydrodynamical numerical simulations of bubble evolution in clusters of galaxies. We inflate bubbles using slow, massive jets with a wide opening angle, and follow their evolution as they rise through the intra-cluster medium (ICM). We find that these jet-inflated bubbles are quite stable, and can reach large distances in the cluster while still maintaining their basic structure. The stability of the jet-inflated bubble comes mainly from the dense shell that forms around it during it's inflation stage, and from the outward momentum of the bubble and the shell. On the contrary, bubbles that are inserted by hand onto the grid and not inflated by a jet, i.e., an artificial bubble, lack these stabilizing factors, therefore, they are rapidly destroyed. The stability of the jet-inflated bubble removes the demand for stabilizing magnetic fields in the bubble., Comment: accepted to MNRAS
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23. Inflating Fat Bubbles in Clusters of Galaxies by Precessing Massive Slow Jets
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Noam Soker and Assaf Sternberg
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Physics ,Jet (fluid) ,Bubble ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Astrophysics (astro-ph) ,Center (category theory) ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,Cooling flow ,Galaxy ,Symmetry (physics) ,Space and Planetary Science ,Galaxy formation and evolution ,Loss rate ,Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics - Abstract
We conduct hydrodynamical numerical simulations and find that precessing massive slow jets can inflate fat bubbles, i.e., more or less spherical bubbles, that are attached to the center of clusters of galaxies. To inflate a fat bubble the jet should precess fast. The precessing angle $\theta$ should be large, or change over a large range $ 0 \le \theta \le \theta_{\max} \sim 30-70 ^\circ$ (depending also on other parameters), where $\theta=0$ is the symmetry axis. The constraints on the velocity and mass outflow rate are similar to those on wide jets to inflate fat bubbles. The velocity should be $v_j \sim 10^4 \kms$, and the mass loss rate of the two jets should be $ 2 \dot M_j \simeq 1-50 \dot M_\odot \yr^{-1} $. These results, and our results from a previous paper dealing with slow wide jets, support the claim that a large fraction of the feedback heating in cooling flow clusters and in the processes of galaxy formation is done by slow massive jets., Comment: Accepted for publication in MNRAS
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24. Inflating Fat Bubbles in Clusters of Galaxies by Wide Jets
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Assaf Sternberg, Fabio Pizzolato, and Noam Soker
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Physics ,Shock wave ,Jet (fluid) ,Bubble ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Astrophysics (astro-ph) ,Flux ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Electron ,Astrophysics ,Cooling flow ,Galaxy ,Vortex ,Space and Planetary Science - Abstract
We conduct two-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations of jets expanding in the intra-cluster medium (ICM). We find that for a fat, i.e. more or less spherical, bubble attached to the center to be formed the jet should have high momentum flux and a large opening angle. Typically, the half opening angle should be >50 degrees, and the large momentum flux requires a jet speed of \~10,000 km/sec. The inflation process involves vortices and local instabilities which mix some ICM with the hot bubble. These results predict that most of the gas inside the bubble has a temperature of 3x10^8, Comment: Submitted to ApJ Letters
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- 2006
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25. LINKING TYPE Ia SUPERNOVA PROGENITORS AND THEIR RESULTING EXPLOSIONS
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Nidia Morrell, Mario Hamuy, Mark M. Phillips, Gregory A. Shields, Joshua D. Simon, Christopher R. Burns, Robert P. Kirshner, Ryan J. Foley, Avishay Gal-Yam, and Assaf Sternberg
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Physics ,Brightness ,education.field_of_study ,Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO) ,Population ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Astrophysics ,01 natural sciences ,Redshift ,Spectral line ,Supernova ,Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,Space and Planetary Science ,0103 physical sciences ,010306 general physics ,Ejecta ,education ,Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) ,Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics ,Line (formation) - Abstract
Comparing the ejecta velocities at maximum brightness and narrow circumstellar/interstellar Na D absorption line profiles of a sample of 23 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia), we determine that the properties of SN Ia progenitor systems and explosions are intimately connected. As demonstrated by Sternberg et al. (2011), half of all SNe Ia with detectable Na D absorption at the host-galaxy redshift in high-resolution spectroscopy have Na D line profiles with significant blueshifted absorption relative to the strongest absorption component, which indicates that a large fraction of SN Ia progenitor systems have strong outflows. In this study, we find that SNe Ia with blueshifted circumstellar/interstellar absorption systematically have higher ejecta velocities and redder colors at maximum brightness relative to the rest of the SN Ia population. This result is robust at a 98.9-99.8% confidence level, providing the first link between the progenitor systems and properties of the explosion. This finding is further evidence that the outflow scenario is the correct interpretation of the blueshifted Na D absorption, adding additional confirmation that some SNe Ia are produced from a single-degenerate progenitor channel. An additional implication is that either SN Ia progenitor systems have highly asymmetric outflows that are also aligned with the SN explosion or SNe Ia come from a variety of progenitor systems where SNe Ia from systems with strong outflows tend to have more kinetic energy per unit mass than those from systems with weak or no outflows., Comment: 10 pages, 3 figures, replacing with ApJ accepted version
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26. Rescuing the intracluster medium of NGC 5813.
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Noam Soker, Shlomi Hillel, and Assaf Sternberg
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- 2016
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