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We study the effect of environment on the properties of type Ia supernovae by analyzing the integrated spectra of 57 local type Ia supernova host galaxies. We deduce from the spectra the metallicity, current star formation rate, and star…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. S. Gallagher , P. M. Garnavich , P. Berlind , P. Challis , S. Jha , R. P. Kirshner

We compare the rise times of nearby and distant Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) as a test for evolution using 73 high-redshift spectroscopically-confirmed SNe Ia from the first two years of the five year Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS) and…

Type Ia supernovae are a cornerstone of modern cosmology, providing first evidence for cosmic acceleration and new tests of dark energy. Son et al. 2025 (S25) claim a strong redshift evolution in standardized supernova luminosities driven…

Two particular challenges face type Ia supernovae (SNeIa) as probes of the expansion rate of the Universe. One is that they may not be fair tracers of the matter velocity field, and the second is that their peculiar velocities distort the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-16 Eleni Tsaprazi , Alan F. Heavens

The local distance ladder estimate of the Hubble constant ($H_0$) is important in cosmology, given the recent tension with the early universe inference. We estimate $H_0$ from the Type Ia supernova (SN~Ia) distance ladder, inferring SN~Ia…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-03 Suhail Dhawan , Stephen Thorp , Kaisey S. Mandel , Sam M. Ward , Gautham Narayan , Saurabh W. Jha , Thaisen Chant

The sample variance due to our local density fluctuations in measuring our local Hubble-constant ($H_0$) can be reduced to the percentage level by choosing the Hubble-flow type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) outside of the homogeneity scale. In…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-04-13 Wang-Wei Yu , Li Li , Shao-Jiang Wang

Recent studies on the environmental dependence of Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) luminosity focus on the local environment where the SN exploded, considering that this is more directly linked to the SN progenitors. However, there is a debate…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-11-15 Young-Lo Kim , Martin Briday , Yannick Copin , Isobel Hook , Mickael Rigault , Mat Smith

Relatively uniform light curves and spectral evolution of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) have led to the use of SNe Ia as a ``standard candle'' to determine cosmological parameters, such as the Hubble constant, the density parameter, and the…

We investigate the statistical dependence of the peak intrinsic colors of Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia) on their expansion velocities at maximum light, measured from the Si II 6355 spectral feature. We construct a new hierarchical Bayesian…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-12-01 Kaisey S. Mandel , Ryan J. Foley , Robert P. Kirshner

We report non-zero weak lensing convergence correlation signal of Type-Ia supernovae from 5-year Supernovae Legacy Survey data. For our analysis we utilize 296 supernovae magnification data from 5-year SNLS in the weak lensing limit. The…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-11-19 Ayan Mitra , Arnab Paul , Barun Pal , Supratik Pal

Bayesian graphical models are an efficient tool for modelling complex data and derive self-consistent expressions of the posterior distribution of model parameters. We apply Bayesian graphs to perform statistical analyses of Type Ia…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-15 Cong Ma , Pier-Stefano Corasaniti , Bruce A. Bassett

Recent studies suggested that the ejecta velocity of Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) is a promising indicator in distinguishing the progenitor systems and explosion mechanisms. By classifying the SNe Ia based on their ejecta velocities, studies…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-05-16 Han-Tang Lin , Yen-Chen Pan , Abdurro'uf

We compare the observed correlations between the maximum brightness, postmaximum decline rate and color at maximum light of Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia) with model predictions. The observations are based on a total of 40 SN Ia with 29 SN of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 P. Höflich , A. Khokhlov , J. C. Wheeler , M. Hamuy , M. M. Phillips , N. B. Suntzeff

Phenomenological relations exist between the peak luminosity and other observables of type Ia supernovae (SNe~Ia), that allow one to standardize their peak luminosities. However, several issues are yet to be clarified: SNe~Ia show color…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 K. Maeda , G. Leloudas , S. Taubenberger , M. Stritzinger , J. Sollerman , N. Elias-Rosa , S. Benetti , M. Hamuy , G. Folatelli , P. A. Mazzali

We have constructed a comprehensive statistical model for Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) light curves spanning optical through near infrared (NIR) data. A hierarchical framework coherently models multiple random and uncertain effects, including…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-17 Kaisey S. Mandel , Gautham Narayan , Robert P. Kirshner

Simulations of Type Ia Supernovae (SNIa) surveys are a critical tool for correcting biases in the analysis of SNIa to infer cosmological parameters. Large scale Monte Carlo simulations include a thorough treatment of observation history,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-05-25 Daniel Scolnic , Richard Kessler

The use of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) as cosmological standard candles is a key to solving the mystery of dark energy. Improving the calibration of SNe Ia increases their power as cosmological standard candles. We find tentative evidence…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Yun Wang , Nicholas Hall

Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are more precise standardizable candles when measured in the near-infrared (NIR) than in the optical. With this motivation, from 2012-2017 we embarked on the RAISIN program with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST)…