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Main Authors: Peterson, Erik R., Scolnic, Daniel, Jones, David O., Do, Aaron, Popovic, Brodie, Riess, Adam G., Dwomoh, Arianna, Johansson, Joel, Rubin, David, Sánchez, Bruno O., Shappee, Benjamin J., Tonry, John L., Tully, R. Brent, Vincenzi, Maria
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.13885
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author Peterson, Erik R.
Scolnic, Daniel
Jones, David O.
Do, Aaron
Popovic, Brodie
Riess, Adam G.
Dwomoh, Arianna
Johansson, Joel
Rubin, David
Sánchez, Bruno O.
Shappee, Benjamin J.
Tonry, John L.
Tully, R. Brent
Vincenzi, Maria
author_facet Peterson, Erik R.
Scolnic, Daniel
Jones, David O.
Do, Aaron
Popovic, Brodie
Riess, Adam G.
Dwomoh, Arianna
Johansson, Joel
Rubin, David
Sánchez, Bruno O.
Shappee, Benjamin J.
Tonry, John L.
Tully, R. Brent
Vincenzi, Maria
contents Measurements of Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) in the near-infrared (NIR) have been used both as an alternate path to cosmology compared to optical measurements and as a method of constraining key systematics for the larger optical studies. With the DEHVILS sample, the largest published NIR sample with consistent NIR coverage of maximum light across three NIR bands ($Y$, $J$, and $H$), we check three key systematics: (i) the reduction in Hubble residual scatter as compared to the optical, (ii) the measurement of a "mass step" or lack thereof and its implications, and (iii) the ability to distinguish between various dust models by analyzing slopes and correlations between Hubble residuals in the NIR and optical. We produce SN Ia simulations of the DEHVILS sample and find that it is $\textit{harder}$ to differentiate between various dust models than previously understood. Additionally, we find that fitting with the current SALT3-NIR model does not yield accurate wavelength-dependent stretch-luminosity correlations, and we propose a limited solution for this problem. From the data, we see that (i) the standard deviation of Hubble residual values from NIR bands treated as standard candles are 0.007-0.042 mag smaller than those in the optical, (ii) the NIR mass step is not constrainable with the current sample size of 47 SNe Ia from DEHVILS, and (iii) Hubble residuals in the NIR and optical are correlated in the data. We test a few variations on the number and combinations of filters and data samples, and we observe that none of our findings or conclusions are significantly impacted by these modifications.
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spellingShingle The DEHVILS in the Details: Type Ia Supernova Hubble Residual Comparisons and Mass Step Analysis in the Near-Infrared
Peterson, Erik R.
Scolnic, Daniel
Jones, David O.
Do, Aaron
Popovic, Brodie
Riess, Adam G.
Dwomoh, Arianna
Johansson, Joel
Rubin, David
Sánchez, Bruno O.
Shappee, Benjamin J.
Tonry, John L.
Tully, R. Brent
Vincenzi, Maria
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Measurements of Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) in the near-infrared (NIR) have been used both as an alternate path to cosmology compared to optical measurements and as a method of constraining key systematics for the larger optical studies. With the DEHVILS sample, the largest published NIR sample with consistent NIR coverage of maximum light across three NIR bands ($Y$, $J$, and $H$), we check three key systematics: (i) the reduction in Hubble residual scatter as compared to the optical, (ii) the measurement of a "mass step" or lack thereof and its implications, and (iii) the ability to distinguish between various dust models by analyzing slopes and correlations between Hubble residuals in the NIR and optical. We produce SN Ia simulations of the DEHVILS sample and find that it is $\textit{harder}$ to differentiate between various dust models than previously understood. Additionally, we find that fitting with the current SALT3-NIR model does not yield accurate wavelength-dependent stretch-luminosity correlations, and we propose a limited solution for this problem. From the data, we see that (i) the standard deviation of Hubble residual values from NIR bands treated as standard candles are 0.007-0.042 mag smaller than those in the optical, (ii) the NIR mass step is not constrainable with the current sample size of 47 SNe Ia from DEHVILS, and (iii) Hubble residuals in the NIR and optical are correlated in the data. We test a few variations on the number and combinations of filters and data samples, and we observe that none of our findings or conclusions are significantly impacted by these modifications.
title The DEHVILS in the Details: Type Ia Supernova Hubble Residual Comparisons and Mass Step Analysis in the Near-Infrared
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.13885