Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-11-08
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Conference Proceedings, NOAO Workshop, Tucson, March, 2004, "Observing Dark Energy", eds. S. Wolff & T. Lauer; 10 pages, 2 fig
Scientific paper
The Carnegie Supernova Project (CSP) is aimed at providing an independent measure of change in the the Hubble expansion as a function of redshift, and setting constraints dark energy contribution to the total energy content of the universe. Using type Ia supernovae (SNIa), the CSP differs from other projects to date in its goal of providing an I-band restframe Hubble diagram. The CSP is focused on testing for and reducing systematic uncertainties, obtaining a sample of multiwavelength observations of approximately 200 supernovae over the redshift range 0 < z < 0.6. The UBVRIYJHK data for low-redshift supernova are intended to provide a database for the determination of the Hubble constant, accurate K- and S-corrections, comparison with theoretical models of supernovae, and for comparison with the RIYJ data of high-redshift supernovae. The goal is to measure the evolution of the expansion rate, to characterize the acceleration of the Universe, and constrain the equation of state, w, to a precision and accuracy of 10%. We are also exploring the use of Type II SNae as independent distance indicators. Following an ongoing, initial test period, the project has begun during the fall of 2004. Here an overview of the project is given, and some preliminary results from the pilot program are presented.
Freedman Wendy L.
Supernova Project for the Carnegie
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