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Main Authors: Teja, Rishabh Singh, Goldberg, Jared A., Sahu, D. K., Anupama, G. C., Singh, Avinash, Swain, Vishwajeet, Bhalerao, Varun
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.13207
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author Teja, Rishabh Singh
Goldberg, Jared A.
Sahu, D. K.
Anupama, G. C.
Singh, Avinash
Swain, Vishwajeet
Bhalerao, Varun
author_facet Teja, Rishabh Singh
Goldberg, Jared A.
Sahu, D. K.
Anupama, G. C.
Singh, Avinash
Swain, Vishwajeet
Bhalerao, Varun
contents We present detailed multi-band photometric and spectroscopic observations and analysis of a rare core-collapse supernova SN 2021wvw, that includes photometric evolution up to 250 d and spectroscopic coverage up to 100 d post-explosion. A unique event that does not fit well within the general trends observed for Type II-P supernovae, SN 2021wvw shows an intermediate luminosity with a short plateau phase of just about 75 d, followed by a very sharp (~10 d) transition to the tail phase. Even in the velocity space, it lies at a lower velocity compared to a larger Type II sample. The observed peak absolute magnitude is -16.1 mag in r-band, and the nickel mass is well constrained to 0.020(6) Msol. Detailed hydrodynamical modeling using MESA+STELLA suggests a radially compact, low-metallicity, high-mass Red Supergiant progenitor (ZAMS mass=18 Msol), which exploded with ~0.2e51 erg/s leaving an ejecta mass of Mej~5 Msol. Significant late-time fallback during the shock propagation phase is also seen in progenitor+explosion models consistent with the light curve properties. As the faintest short-plateau supernova characterized to date, this event adds to the growing diversity of transitional events between the canonical ~100 d plateau Type IIP and stripped-envelope events.
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spellingShingle SN 2021wvw: A core-collapse supernova at the sub-luminous, slower, and shorter end of Type IIPs
Teja, Rishabh Singh
Goldberg, Jared A.
Sahu, D. K.
Anupama, G. C.
Singh, Avinash
Swain, Vishwajeet
Bhalerao, Varun
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
We present detailed multi-band photometric and spectroscopic observations and analysis of a rare core-collapse supernova SN 2021wvw, that includes photometric evolution up to 250 d and spectroscopic coverage up to 100 d post-explosion. A unique event that does not fit well within the general trends observed for Type II-P supernovae, SN 2021wvw shows an intermediate luminosity with a short plateau phase of just about 75 d, followed by a very sharp (~10 d) transition to the tail phase. Even in the velocity space, it lies at a lower velocity compared to a larger Type II sample. The observed peak absolute magnitude is -16.1 mag in r-band, and the nickel mass is well constrained to 0.020(6) Msol. Detailed hydrodynamical modeling using MESA+STELLA suggests a radially compact, low-metallicity, high-mass Red Supergiant progenitor (ZAMS mass=18 Msol), which exploded with ~0.2e51 erg/s leaving an ejecta mass of Mej~5 Msol. Significant late-time fallback during the shock propagation phase is also seen in progenitor+explosion models consistent with the light curve properties. As the faintest short-plateau supernova characterized to date, this event adds to the growing diversity of transitional events between the canonical ~100 d plateau Type IIP and stripped-envelope events.
title SN 2021wvw: A core-collapse supernova at the sub-luminous, slower, and shorter end of Type IIPs
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.13207