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Multiband Optical Photometry and Bolometric Light Curve of the Type Ia Supernova 2004S

Astrophysics 2009-11-11 v1

Abstract

We present BVRcIc\rm BVR_{c}I_{c} broad band CCD photometry of the Type Ia supernova SN 2004S, which appeared in the galaxy MCG-05-16-021, obtained during 2004 February 12 to March 22. Multiband and bolometric light curves constructed using our data as well as other available data are presented. The time of B band maximum and the peak magnitudes in different bands are obtained using the fits of light curve and colour templates. We clearly see a strong shoulder in Rc\rm R_{c} band and a second maximum in Ic\rm I_{c} band. SN 2004S closely resembles SN 1992al after maximum. From the peak bolometric luminosity we estimate the ejected mass of 56Ni\rm ^{\rm 56}Ni to be 0.41 M\rm M_{\odot}.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0504183,
  title  = {Multiband Optical Photometry and Bolometric Light Curve of the Type Ia Supernova 2004S},
  author = {Kuntal Misra and Atish P. Kamble and D. Bhattacharya and Ram Sagar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0504183},
  year   = {2009}
}

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8 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS