SN 2005cs in M51 I. The first month of evolution of a subluminous SN II plateau

Details SN 2005cs in M51 I. The first month of evolution of a subluminous SN II plateau SN 2005cs in M51 I. The first month of evolution of a subluminous SN II plateau

2006-05-29

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0605700v1

Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.370:1752-1762,2006

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

12 pages, 11 Figures. Accepted for publication in MNRAS

Scientific paper

10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10587.x

Early time optical observations of supernova (SN) 2005cs in the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), are reported. Photometric data suggest that SN 2005cs is a moderately under-luminous Type II plateau supernova (SN IIP). The SN was unusually blue at early epochs (U-B ~ -0.9 about three days after explosion) which indicates very high continuum temperatures. The spectra show relatively narrow P-Cygni features, suggesting ejecta velocities lower than observed in more typical SNe IIP. The earliest spectra show weak absorption features in the blue wing of the He I 5876A absorption component and, less clearly, of H$\beta$ and H$\alpha$. Based on spectral modelling, two different interpretations can be proposed: these features may either be due to high-velocity H and He I components, or (more likely) be produced by different ions (N II, Si II). Analogies with the low-luminosity, $^{56}$Ni-poor, low-velocity SNe IIP are also discussed. While a more extended spectral coverage is necessary in order to determine accurately the properties of the progenitor star, published estimates of the progenitor mass seem not to be consistent with stellar evolution models.

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