Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Jul 2007
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HST Proposal ID #11119. Cycle 16
Mathematics
Logic
Scientific paper
Supernovae SNe have a profound effect on galaxies, and have been used recently as precise cosmological probes, resulting in the discovery of the accelerating Universe. They are clearly very important events deserving of intense study. Yet, even with nearly 4000 known SNe, we know relatively little about the stars which give rise to these powerful explosions. The main limitation has been the lack of spatial resolution in pre-SN imaging data. However, since 1999 our team has been at the vanguard of directly identifying SN progenitor stars in HST images. From this exciting new line of study, the emerging trend from 5 detections for Type II-Plateau SNe is that their progenitors appear to be relatively low mass 8 to 20 Msun red supergiants, although more cases are needed. Nonetheless, the nature of the progenitors of Type Ib/c SNe, a subset of which are associated with the amazing gamma-ray bursts, remains ambiguous. Furthermore, we remain in the continually embarrassing situation that we still do not yet know which progenitor systems explode as Type Ia SNe, which are currently being used for precision cosmology. We propose to confirm the identities of the progenitors of 4 SNe within 17 Mpc, which we expect to occur during Cycle 16, through ToO observations using WFPC2/PC.;
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