@article{3d6691aa4e6246efb22373b87a75bc3c,
title = "The UV/optical spectra of the Type Ia supernova SN 2010jn: A bright supernova with outer layers rich in iron-group elements",
abstract = "Radiative transfer studies of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) hold the promise of constraining both the density profile of the SN ejecta and its stratification by element abundance which, in turn, may discriminate between different explosion mechanisms and progenitor classes. Here we analyse the Type Ia SN 2010jn (PTF10ygu) in detail, presenting and evaluating near-ultraviolet (near-UV) spectra from the Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based optical spectra and light curves. SN 2010jn was discovered by the Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) 15 d before maximum light, allowing us to secure a time series of four near-UV spectra at epochs from -10.5 to +4.8 d relative to B-band maximum. The photospheric near-UV spectra are excellent diagnostics of the iron-group abundances in the outer layers of the ejecta, particularly those at very early times. Using the method of 'Abundance Tomography' we derive iron-group abundances in SN 2010jn with a precision better than in any previously studied SN Ia. Optimum fits to the data can be obtained if burned material is present even at high velocities, including significant mass fractions of iron-group elements. This is consistent with the slow decline rate (or high 'stretch') of the light curve of SN 2010jn, and consistent with the results of delayed-detonation models. Early-phase UV spectra and detailed time-dependent series of further SNe Ia offer a promising probe of the nature of the SN Ia mechanism.",
keywords = "Radiative transfer, Supernovae: general, Supernovae: individual: SN2010jn, Techniques: spectroscopic",
author = "S. Hachinger and Mazzali, {P. A.} and M. Sullivan and Ellis, {R. S.} and K. Maguire and A. Gal-Yam and Howell, {D. A.} and Nugent, {P. E.} and E. Baron and J. Cooke and I. Arcavi and D. Bersier and B. Dilday and James, {P. A.} and Kasliwal, {M. M.} and Kulkarni, {S. R.} and Ofek, {E. O.} and Laher, {R. R.} and J. Parrent and J. Surace and O. Yaron and Walker, {E. S.}",
note = "NASA [NAS 5-26555]; Royal Society; ISF; Minerva ARCHES award; Lord Sieff of Brimpton Fund; Hubble Fellowship; Carnegie-Princeton Fellowship; UK Science and Technology Facilities Council; Gemini Observatory [GN-2010B-Q-13]; [12298]; [ASI-INAF I/009/10/0]This work has been made possible by the participation of more than 10 000 volunteers in the 'Galaxy Zoo Supernovae' project, http://supernova.galaxyzoo.org/authors. It is based on observations made with the NASA/ESA HST, obtained at the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under NASA contract NAS 5-26555. The observations are associated with programme 12298. PAM and SH acknowledge support by the programme ASI-INAF I/009/10/0. MS acknowledges support from the Royal Society, and AG acknowledges support by the ISF, a Minerva ARCHES award, and the Lord Sieff of Brimpton Fund. MMK acknowledges generous support from the Hubble Fellowship and the Carnegie-Princeton Fellowship. We have used observations from the LT, operated on the island of La Palma by Liverpool John Moores University in the Spanish Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias with financial support from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council. Spectroscopic observations in the optical have been taken at the Gemini Observatory under programme ID GN-2010B-Q-13, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under a cooperative agreement with the NSF on behalf of the Gemini partnership: the National Science Foundation (United States), the Science and Technology Facilities Council (United Kingdom), the National Research Council (Canada), CONICYT (Chile), the Australian Research Council (Australia), Ministerio da Ciencia, Tecnologia e Inovacao (Brazil) and Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion Productiva (Argentina). Finally, an optical spectrum has been taken at the WHT, opera",
year = "2013",
month = mar,
day = "1",
doi = "https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sts492",
language = "الإنجليزيّة",
volume = "429",
pages = "2228--2248",
journal = "MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY",
issn = "0035-8711",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "3",
}