Luminosity Indicators in the Ultraviolet Spectra of Type Ia Supernovae

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2008-03-07

arxiv.org/abs/0803.1181v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

12 pages, 13 figures, submitted Feb 23, accepted May 1

Scientific paper

10.1086/590467

We present a complete sample of International Ultraviolet Explorer and Hubble Space Telescope ultraviolet (UV) spectra of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) through 2004. We measure the equivalent width (EW) and blueshifted velocity of the minimum of the one strong UV feature, Fe II 3250. We also quantify the slope of the near-UV spectra using a new parameter, the ``UV ratio.'' We find that the velocity of the Fe II line does not correlate with light-curve shape, while the EW shows distinct behavior for the slow and fast-declining objects. Using precise Cepheid and surface brightness fluctuation distance measurements of 6 objects with UV spectra observed near maximum light (a total of 12 spectra), we determine that the UV ratio at maximum light is highly correlated with SN Ia luminosity. A larger sample of UV spectra is necessary to increase the statistical certainty of these luminosity indicators and whether they can be combined with light-curve shape to improve measured SN Ia distances.

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