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Unprecedented Early Flux Excess in the Hybrid 02es-like Type Ia Supernova 2022ywc Indicates Interaction with Circumstellar Material
- Source :
- The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol 956, Iss 2, p L34 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- IOP Publishing, 2023.
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Abstract
- We present optical photometric and spectroscopic observations of the 02es-like type Ia supernova (SN) 2022ywc. The transient occurred in the outskirts of an elliptical host galaxy and showed a striking double-peaked light curve with an early excess feature detected in the ATLAS orange and cyan bands. The early excess is remarkably luminous with an absolute magnitude ∼ − 19, comparable in luminosity to the subsequent radioactively driven second peak. The spectra resemble the hybrid 02es-like SN 2016jhr, which is considered to be a helium shell detonation candidate. We investigate different physical mechanisms that could power such a prominent early excess and rule out massive helium shell detonation, surface ^56 Ni distribution, and ejecta–companion interaction. We conclude that SN ejecta interacting with circumstellar material (CSM) is the most viable scenario. Semianalytical modeling with MOSFiT indicates that SN ejecta interacting with ∼0.05 M _⊙ of CSM at a distance of ∼10 ^14 cm can explain the extraordinary light curve. A double-degenerate scenario may explain the origin of the CSM, by tidally stripped material from either the secondary white dwarf or disk-originated matter launched along polar axes following the disruption and accretion of the secondary white dwarf. A nonspherical CSM configuration could suggest that a small fraction of 02es-like events viewed along a favorable line of sight may be expected to display a very conspicuous early excess like SN 2022ywc.
- Subjects :
- Supernovae
Type Ia supernovae
Astrophysics
QB460-466
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20418213 and 20418205
- Volume :
- 956
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- The Astrophysical Journal Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.fc0161952c554de3a5563511b4151686
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acffaf