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Dec 2009
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American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, #603.04
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We use a combination of near-infrared and optical data to study the diversity in intrinsic brightness of Type Ia supernovae and to learn how better to correct for the systematic errors involved in using them as standard candles. Our sample includes light curves of 29 nearby Type Ia SNe from the Carnegie Supernova Project (CSP) at Las Campanas observatory in Chile, which observes in both optical (uBVgri) and near-IR (YJHK) filters, and other well observed nearby Type Ia SNe having light curves with both optical and near-IR data published in the literature. We also use more than forty near-IR spectra from the Marion/IRTF data set plus eleven near-IR spectra of SN 1999ee from Hamuy et al. (2002). The combined set of near-IR spectra consists of many different SNe and covers the epoch range from -13 days to +76 days with respect to V-band maximum. We are working on deriving a set of near-IR, K-corrected, and extinction-corrected YJHK light curve templates and new methods for fitting future YJHK light curve data. From observations of 20 Type Ia supernovae obtained by the CSP collaboration, along with previously published results, I will present near-IR Hubble diagrams and derived absolute magnitudes at maximum brightness for the objects that have well observed near-IR light curves. Type Ia supernovae appear to be standard candles in the near-IR to ±0.15 mag or better and there is much less extinction by dust in the near-IR compared to the optical. A better understanding of the Standard Candle nature of SNe will enable us to improve their usefulness as precise distance indicators and enter deeper into the era of precision cosmology.
Gooding Samuel D.
Howie Marion G.
Hsiao Eric Y.
Krisciunas Kevin
Suntzeff Nicholas B.
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