Nebular Spectra of the Unusual Type IA Supernova 1991T

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Sep 1997

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Astrophysical Journal Letters v.486, p.L35

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

12

Stars: Supernovae: General

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The nebular optical spectra of the unusual Type Ia supernova 1991T are modeled by treating important atomic processes with reliable atomic data and by assuming both Chandrasekhar-mass and sub--Chandrasekhar-mass white dwarf explosion models. Similar to the case of normal Type Ia supernovae, a better agreement between the calculated and observed spectra of SN 1991T is obtained by assuming a sub--Chandrasekhar-mass model than Chandrasekhar-mass models, though the required white dwarf mass of ~1.1 Msolar is higher for SN 1991T than the ~0.9 Msolar for normal Type Ia supernovae. This demonstrates that variation in the behavior among Type Ia supernovae can be naturally realized by a range of sub--Chandrasekhar-mass models. The optical emission of SN 1991T is well accounted for by the sub--Chandrasekhar-mass model in both brightness and spectral shape from ~7 to 14 months for a distance of 14 Mpc to the supernova.

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