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author Gangopadhyay, Anjasha
Sollerman, Jesper
Tsalapatas, Konstantinos
Maeda, Keiichi
Dukiya, Naveen
Schulze, Steve
Fransson, Claes
Sarin, Nikhil
Pessi, Priscila J.
Singh, Mridweeka
Wise, Jacob
Nakaoka, Tatsuya
Singh, Avinash
Dastidar, Raya
Kawabata, Miho
Qing, Yu-Jing
Das, Kaustav K.
Perley, Daniel
Fremling, Christoffer
Taguchi, Kenta
Hinds, K-Ryan
Lunnan, Ragnhild
Teja, Rishabh Singh
Dubey, Monalisa
Ailawadhi, Bhavya
Banerjee, Smaranika
Kawabata, Koji S
Misra, Kuntal
Sahu, Devendra K
Brennan, Sean J.
Kasliwal, Mansi M.
Ho, Anna Y. C. Q
Bochenek, Aleksandra
Rusholme, Ben
Laher, Russ R.
Smith, Roger
Purdum, Josiah
Sravan, Niharika
author_facet Gangopadhyay, Anjasha
Sollerman, Jesper
Tsalapatas, Konstantinos
Maeda, Keiichi
Dukiya, Naveen
Schulze, Steve
Fransson, Claes
Sarin, Nikhil
Pessi, Priscila J.
Singh, Mridweeka
Wise, Jacob
Nakaoka, Tatsuya
Singh, Avinash
Dastidar, Raya
Kawabata, Miho
Qing, Yu-Jing
Das, Kaustav K.
Perley, Daniel
Fremling, Christoffer
Taguchi, Kenta
Hinds, K-Ryan
Lunnan, Ragnhild
Teja, Rishabh Singh
Dubey, Monalisa
Ailawadhi, Bhavya
Banerjee, Smaranika
Kawabata, Koji S
Misra, Kuntal
Sahu, Devendra K
Brennan, Sean J.
Kasliwal, Mansi M.
Ho, Anna Y. C. Q
Bochenek, Aleksandra
Rusholme, Ben
Laher, Russ R.
Smith, Roger
Purdum, Josiah
Sravan, Niharika
contents We present observations of SN~2023xgo, a transitional Type Ibn/Icn supernova, from $-5.6$ to $+63$~days relative to the $r$-band peak. Early spectra show C~III $λ5696$ emission reminiscent of Type~Icn SNe, which later gives way to Type~Ibn features. The He~I velocities ($1800$--$10{,}000$~km~s$^{-1}$) and pseudo-equivalent widths are among the highest in the Ibn/Icn class. The light curve declines at $0.14$~mag~d$^{-1}$ until $+30$~days, consistent with SNe~Ibn/Icn and slower than fast transients. SN~2023xgo is the faintest in our SN~Ibn sample ($M_r=-17.65\pm0.04$) but shows typical color and host properties. Semi-analytical modeling of the light curve suggests a compact CSM shell ($\sim 10^{12}$--$10^{13}$~cm) and a mass-loss rate of $10^{-4}$--$10^{-3}$~$M_{\odot}$~yr$^{-1}$, with CSM and ejecta masses of $\sim 0.22$ and $0.12$~$M_{\odot}$, respectively. Post-maximum light-curve and spectral modeling favor a $\sim 3$~$M_{\odot}$ helium-star progenitor with extended ($\sim 10^{15}$~cm), stratified CSM (density exponent $n=2.9$) and a mass-loss rate of $0.1$--$2.7$~$M_{\odot}$~yr$^{-1}$. These two mass-loss regimes imply a radially varying CSM, shaped by asymmetry or temporal changes in the progenitor's mass loss. This behavior is compatible with both binary and single-star evolution. We argue that the early Icn-like features arise from hot carbon ionization and fade to Ibn-like signatures as the ejecta and CSM cool, making SN~2023xgo a rare probe of the connection between SNe~Icn, SNe~Ibn, and Ibn events with ejecta signatures.
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spellingShingle SN 2023xgo: Helium-rich Type Icn or Carbon-Flash Type Ibn supernova?
Gangopadhyay, Anjasha
Sollerman, Jesper
Tsalapatas, Konstantinos
Maeda, Keiichi
Dukiya, Naveen
Schulze, Steve
Fransson, Claes
Sarin, Nikhil
Pessi, Priscila J.
Singh, Mridweeka
Wise, Jacob
Nakaoka, Tatsuya
Singh, Avinash
Dastidar, Raya
Kawabata, Miho
Qing, Yu-Jing
Das, Kaustav K.
Perley, Daniel
Fremling, Christoffer
Taguchi, Kenta
Hinds, K-Ryan
Lunnan, Ragnhild
Teja, Rishabh Singh
Dubey, Monalisa
Ailawadhi, Bhavya
Banerjee, Smaranika
Kawabata, Koji S
Misra, Kuntal
Sahu, Devendra K
Brennan, Sean J.
Kasliwal, Mansi M.
Ho, Anna Y. C. Q
Bochenek, Aleksandra
Rusholme, Ben
Laher, Russ R.
Smith, Roger
Purdum, Josiah
Sravan, Niharika
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
We present observations of SN~2023xgo, a transitional Type Ibn/Icn supernova, from $-5.6$ to $+63$~days relative to the $r$-band peak. Early spectra show C~III $λ5696$ emission reminiscent of Type~Icn SNe, which later gives way to Type~Ibn features. The He~I velocities ($1800$--$10{,}000$~km~s$^{-1}$) and pseudo-equivalent widths are among the highest in the Ibn/Icn class. The light curve declines at $0.14$~mag~d$^{-1}$ until $+30$~days, consistent with SNe~Ibn/Icn and slower than fast transients. SN~2023xgo is the faintest in our SN~Ibn sample ($M_r=-17.65\pm0.04$) but shows typical color and host properties. Semi-analytical modeling of the light curve suggests a compact CSM shell ($\sim 10^{12}$--$10^{13}$~cm) and a mass-loss rate of $10^{-4}$--$10^{-3}$~$M_{\odot}$~yr$^{-1}$, with CSM and ejecta masses of $\sim 0.22$ and $0.12$~$M_{\odot}$, respectively. Post-maximum light-curve and spectral modeling favor a $\sim 3$~$M_{\odot}$ helium-star progenitor with extended ($\sim 10^{15}$~cm), stratified CSM (density exponent $n=2.9$) and a mass-loss rate of $0.1$--$2.7$~$M_{\odot}$~yr$^{-1}$. These two mass-loss regimes imply a radially varying CSM, shaped by asymmetry or temporal changes in the progenitor's mass loss. This behavior is compatible with both binary and single-star evolution. We argue that the early Icn-like features arise from hot carbon ionization and fade to Ibn-like signatures as the ejecta and CSM cool, making SN~2023xgo a rare probe of the connection between SNe~Icn, SNe~Ibn, and Ibn events with ejecta signatures.
title SN 2023xgo: Helium-rich Type Icn or Carbon-Flash Type Ibn supernova?
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.10700