We study a small sample of z=0.1-0.6 core-collapse supernova (CCSN) host galaxies. Continuum observations at 250GHz have been performed with MAMBO at the IRAM-30m telescope. None of these sources has been detected and the error-weighted mean flux is 0.25+/-0.32 mJy. Upper limits on their dust masses are derived and the corresponding sample mean corresponds to 1.4 +/- 2.2 x 10^8 Msol. These results are comparable with previous submillimetre observations of SN-Ia hosts performed by Farrah et al. and by Clements et al. We conclude that CCSN hosts are not extreme at millimetre wavelengths, and as confirmed with the optical luminosities of a subset of our sample, they are typical of the local galaxy population.
@article{arxiv.0803.1934,
title = {Dust content of core-collapse supernova hosts},
author = {A. -L. Melchior and F. Combes},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0803.1934},
year = {2009}
}
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5 pages, 1 figure, accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics