Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-04-04
Astrophys.J. 629 (2005) 750-756
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
26 pages+6 figures, ApJ, in press
Scientific paper
10.1086/430433
An analysis of SNIa events in early type galaxies from the Cappellaro et al (1999) database provides conclusive evidence that the rate of type Ia Supernovae (SNe) in radio-loud galaxies is about 4 times higher than the rate measured in radio-quiet galaxies, i.e. SNIa-rate$(radio-loud galaxies) = 0.43^{+0.19}_{-0.14}h^2_{75}$ SNu as compared to SNIa-rate$(radio-quiet galaxies) = 0.11^{+0.06}_{-0.03}h^2_{75}$ SNu. The actual value of the enhancement is likely to be in the range $\sim 2-7$ (P$\sim 10^{-4}$). This finding puts on robust empirical grounds the results obtained by Della Valle & Panagia (2003) on the basis of a smaller sample of SNe. We analyse the possible causes of this result and conclude that the enhancement of SNIa explosion rate in radio-loud galaxies has the same origin as their being strong radio sources, but there is no causality link between the two phenomena. We argue that repeated episodes of interaction and/or mergers of early type galaxies with dwarf companions, on times-scale of about 1 Gyr, are responsible for inducing both strong radio activity observed in $\sim$14% of early type galaxies and to supply an adequate number of SNIa progenitors to the stellar population of ellipticals.
Cappellaro Enrico
Della Valle Massimo
Mannucci Filippo
Padovani Paolo
Panagia Nino
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