Interaction-powered supernovae as probes of the high-redshift universe

Takashi Moriya, Naoki Yoshida, Nozomu Tominaga, Sergei I. Blinnikov, Keiichi Maeda, Masaomi Tanaka, Ken'ichi Nomoto

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Abstract

A supernova (SN) becomes as bright as a galaxy and is a powerful tool for probing the high-redshift universe. In particular, it has been suggested that extremely luminous SNe (MR <-21) are detectable at z > 2, which is difficult for type Ia SNe. Some luminous SNe, such as type IIn SNe, are believed to be powered by the interaction of the SN ejecta with the circumstellar medium. One of the interesting features of interaction-powered SNe is the fact that they are bright in UV. With their intrinsic brightness in UV, interaction-powered SNe could unveil the properties of stars at high redshift and probe the primordial universe. We performed multigroup light curve calculations of interaction-powered SNe using the STELLA code. Based on the synthetic multicolor light curves, we estimate the detectability of interaction-powered SNe at high redshifts with several telescopes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFirst Stars and Galaxies
Subtitle of host publicationChallenges for the Next Decade
Pages268-269
Number of pages2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010 Dec 1
Externally publishedYes
Event1st Stars and Galaxies: Challenges for the Next Decade - Austin, TX, United States
Duration: 2010 Mar 82010 Mar 11

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1294
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference1st Stars and Galaxies: Challenges for the Next Decade
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin, TX
Period10/3/810/3/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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