An Asymmetric, Energetic Type Ic Supernova Viewed Off-Axis, and a Link to Gamma-Ray Bursts

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2005-05-10

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0505199v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

To be published in Science on 27 May 2005. 14 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1126/science.1111384

Type Ic supernovae, the explosions following the core collapse of massive stars that have previously lost their hydrogen and helium envelopes, are particularly interesting because of the link with long-duration gamma-ray bursts. Although indications exist that these explosions are aspherical, direct evidence has still been missing. Late-time observations of SN 2003jd, a luminous Type Ic supernova, provide such evidence. Recent Subaru and Keck spectra reveal double-peaked profiles in the nebular lines of neutral oxygen and magnesium. These profiles are different from those of known Type Ic supernovae, with or without a gamma-ray burst, and they can be understood if SN 2003jd was an aspherical, axisymmetric explosion viewed from near the equatorial plane. If SN 2003jd was associated with a gamma-ray burst, we missed the burst as it was pointing away from us.

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