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author Macrie, Colin W.
Larison, Conor
Sears, Huei
Kwok, Lindsey A.
Jha, Saurabh W.
Dai, Mi
Johansson, Joel
Blondin, Stéphane
Andrews, Moira
Auchettl, K.
Badenes, Carles
Barna, Barnabás
Bostroem, K. Azalee
Brink, Thomas G.
Davis, Kyle W.
Farah, Joseph R.
Filippenko, Alexei V.
Fox, Ori D.
Graur, Or
Hall, Saarah
Howell, D. Andrew
Hosseinzadeh, Griffin
Jerkstrand, Anders
Konyves-Toth, Reka
Lidman, Christopher
Maeda, Keiichi
Maguire, Kate
Martin, Bailey
Newsome, Megan
Gonzalez, Estefania Padilla
Polin, Abigail
Rest, Armin
Rosenberg, Zoe
Sand, David
Schwab, Michaela
Siebert, Matthew
Singh, Mridweeka
Szalai, Támas
Temim, Tea
Terwel, Jacco
Tucker, Brad
Vinko, Jozsef
Wang, Lingzhi
Wang, Xiaofeng
Zheng, WeiKang
author_facet Macrie, Colin W.
Larison, Conor
Sears, Huei
Kwok, Lindsey A.
Jha, Saurabh W.
Dai, Mi
Johansson, Joel
Blondin, Stéphane
Andrews, Moira
Auchettl, K.
Badenes, Carles
Barna, Barnabás
Bostroem, K. Azalee
Brink, Thomas G.
Davis, Kyle W.
Farah, Joseph R.
Filippenko, Alexei V.
Fox, Ori D.
Graur, Or
Hall, Saarah
Howell, D. Andrew
Hosseinzadeh, Griffin
Jerkstrand, Anders
Konyves-Toth, Reka
Lidman, Christopher
Maeda, Keiichi
Maguire, Kate
Martin, Bailey
Newsome, Megan
Gonzalez, Estefania Padilla
Polin, Abigail
Rest, Armin
Rosenberg, Zoe
Sand, David
Schwab, Michaela
Siebert, Matthew
Singh, Mridweeka
Szalai, Támas
Temim, Tea
Terwel, Jacco
Tucker, Brad
Vinko, Jozsef
Wang, Lingzhi
Wang, Xiaofeng
Zheng, WeiKang
contents We present panchromatic observations of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2023qov, ranging from $\sim$2 weeks before to $\sim$1 year after maximum light. \textit{JWST} near- and mid-infrared spectra at $+$276 and $+$363~days show $\sim$400 K dust emission that cools by $\sim$75 K between epochs, the first unambiguous spectroscopic detection of dust emission in a normal SN Ia. We find that the emission is well described by models of carbonaceous dust placed within $\sim$1 light year of the SN, with a dust mass of $\sim$$10^{-4}$ M$_{\odot}$. We do not see evidence of active dust creation, suggesting an infrared light echo by pre-existing circumstellar dust as the likely source of the emission. The \textit{JWST} nebular line profiles suggest asymmetric, stratified ejecta, similar to other normal SNe Ia, though a slight double-horn structure in the argon lines indicate a toroidal enhancement. SN 2023qov exhibits a slightly red, fast-declining early light curve ($Δm_{15}(B) = 1.47 \pm 0.05$ mag), from which we determine a $^{56}$Ni mass of $M_{56} = 0.21 \pm 0.04$ M$_{\odot}$, and a distance of $d = 36.0 \pm 1.8$ Mpc to the SN and its host, NGC 7029.
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spellingShingle JWST Nebular Spectroscopy of SN 2023qov: Circumstellar Dust Emission in a Normal Type Ia Supernova
Macrie, Colin W.
Larison, Conor
Sears, Huei
Kwok, Lindsey A.
Jha, Saurabh W.
Dai, Mi
Johansson, Joel
Blondin, Stéphane
Andrews, Moira
Auchettl, K.
Badenes, Carles
Barna, Barnabás
Bostroem, K. Azalee
Brink, Thomas G.
Davis, Kyle W.
Farah, Joseph R.
Filippenko, Alexei V.
Fox, Ori D.
Graur, Or
Hall, Saarah
Howell, D. Andrew
Hosseinzadeh, Griffin
Jerkstrand, Anders
Konyves-Toth, Reka
Lidman, Christopher
Maeda, Keiichi
Maguire, Kate
Martin, Bailey
Newsome, Megan
Gonzalez, Estefania Padilla
Polin, Abigail
Rest, Armin
Rosenberg, Zoe
Sand, David
Schwab, Michaela
Siebert, Matthew
Singh, Mridweeka
Szalai, Támas
Temim, Tea
Terwel, Jacco
Tucker, Brad
Vinko, Jozsef
Wang, Lingzhi
Wang, Xiaofeng
Zheng, WeiKang
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
We present panchromatic observations of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2023qov, ranging from $\sim$2 weeks before to $\sim$1 year after maximum light. \textit{JWST} near- and mid-infrared spectra at $+$276 and $+$363~days show $\sim$400 K dust emission that cools by $\sim$75 K between epochs, the first unambiguous spectroscopic detection of dust emission in a normal SN Ia. We find that the emission is well described by models of carbonaceous dust placed within $\sim$1 light year of the SN, with a dust mass of $\sim$$10^{-4}$ M$_{\odot}$. We do not see evidence of active dust creation, suggesting an infrared light echo by pre-existing circumstellar dust as the likely source of the emission. The \textit{JWST} nebular line profiles suggest asymmetric, stratified ejecta, similar to other normal SNe Ia, though a slight double-horn structure in the argon lines indicate a toroidal enhancement. SN 2023qov exhibits a slightly red, fast-declining early light curve ($Δm_{15}(B) = 1.47 \pm 0.05$ mag), from which we determine a $^{56}$Ni mass of $M_{56} = 0.21 \pm 0.04$ M$_{\odot}$, and a distance of $d = 36.0 \pm 1.8$ Mpc to the SN and its host, NGC 7029.
title JWST Nebular Spectroscopy of SN 2023qov: Circumstellar Dust Emission in a Normal Type Ia Supernova
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.09777