Simulation tool of a Supernova search with VST
Abstract
To improve the estimate of SN rates for all types as a function of redshift has been proposed and accepted a three years SN search with the VST telescope. To help planning an optimal strategy for the search, we have developed a simulation tool used to predict the numbers of Supernovae of different types which are expected to be discovered in a magnitude-limited survey. In our simulation a most important ingredient has been the determination of the K-correction as function of redshift for every SN types and filters set. We estimate to discover about 300 SNe in the course of this search. This number, above a given threshold, is constant even if the frequency of observation increases. Moreover we find that to high redshift the infrared band become more important.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0701669,
title = {Simulation tool of a Supernova search with VST},
author = {R. Calvi and E. Cappellaro and M. T. Botticella and M. Riello},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0701669},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
Published in the Proceedings of the "I Workshop of Astronomy and Astrophysics for Students", Eds. N.R. Napolitano & M. Paolillo, Naples, 19-20 April 2006 (astro-ph/0701577)