Host-galaxy Properties of 32 Low-redshift Superluminous Supernovae from the Palomar Transient Factory

D. A. Perley; R. M. Quimby; L. Yan; P. M. Vreeswijk; Cia, Annalisa De Cia; R. Lunnan; Avishay Gal-Yam; Ofer Yaron; A. V. Filippenko; M. L. Graham; R. Laher; P. E. Nugent

doi:https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-637X/830/1/13

Host-galaxy Properties of 32 Low-redshift Superluminous Supernovae from the Palomar Transient Factory

D. A. Perley, R. M. Quimby, L. Yan, P. M. Vreeswijk, Cia, Annalisa De Cia, R. Lunnan, Avishay Gal-Yam, Ofer Yaron, A. V. Filippenko, M. L. Graham, R. Laher, P. E. Nugent

Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics

Weizmann Institute Of Science

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We present ultraviolet through near-infrared photometry and spectroscopy of the host galaxies of all superluminous supernovae (SLSNe) discovered by the Palomar Transient Factory prior to 2013 and derive measurements of their luminosities, star formation rates, stellar masses, and gas-phase metallicities. We find that Type. I (hydrogen-poor) SLSNe (SLSNe I) are found almost exclusively in low-mass (M-* <2 x 10(9) M-circle dot) and metal-poor (12 +. log(10)[O/H] <8.4) galaxies. We compare the mass and metallicity distributions of our sample to nearby galaxy catalogs in detail and conclude that the rate of SLSNe I as a fraction of all SNe is heavily suppressed in galaxies with metallicities greater than or similar to 0.5 Z(circle dot). Extremely low metallicities are not required and indeed provide no further increase in the relative SLSN rate. Several SLSN I hosts are undergoing vigorous starbursts, but this may simply be a side effect of metallicity dependence: dwarf galaxies tend to have bursty star formation histories. Type. II (hydrogen-rich) SLSNe (SLSNe II) are found over the entire range of galaxy masses and metallicities, and their integrated properties do not suggest a strong preference for (or against) low-mass/low-metallicity galaxies. Two hosts exhibit unusual properties: PTF 10uhf is an SLSN I in a massive, luminous infrared galaxy at redshift z = 0.29, while PTF 10tpz is an SLSN II located in the nucleus of an early-type host at z = 0.04.

Original language	English
Article number	13
Number of pages	31
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	830
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-637X/830/1/13
State	Published - 10 Oct 2016

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Host-galaxy Properties of 32 Low-redshift Superluminous Supernovae from the Palomar Transient Factory

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