The Late Time Light Curve of SN 1998bw Associated with GRB980425

Details The Late Time Light Curve of SN 1998bw Associated with GRB980425 The Late Time Light Curve of SN 1998bw Associated with GRB980425

1999-04-28

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9904397v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

15 pages, 1 figure, 1 table, Accepted for publication in PASP

Scientific paper

10.1086/316404

We report 139 photometric observations through the B, V, and I filters of the supernova SN 1998bw, an object which is associated with the Gamma-Ray Burst GRB 980425. Detailed light curves of this unique supernova can be compared to theoretical models, so we report here our light curve for 123 days between 27 June 1998 and 28 October 1998. The light curve of SN 1988bw is consistent with those of the Type Ic class. We find that the magnitude-versus-time relation for this supernova is linear to within 0.05 mags in all colors over the entire duration of our study. Our measured uniform decline rates are $0.0141 \pm 0.0002$, $0.0184 \pm 0.0003$, and $0.0181 \pm 0.0003$ magnitudes per day in the B, V, and I bands. The linear decline and the rate of that decline suggest that late time light curve is powered by the radioactive decay of cobalt with some leakage of the gamma rays.

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