Abstract
We present extensive optical (UBV RI, griz, and open CCD) and near-infrared (ZY JH) photometry for the very nearby Type IIP SN 2013ej extending from +1 to +461 days after shock breakout, estimated to be MJD 56496.9 ± 0.3. Substantial time series ultraviolet and optical spectroscopy obtained from +8 to +135 days are also presented. Considering well-observed SNe IIP from the literature, we derive UBV RIJHK bolometric calibrations from UBV RI and unfiltered measurements that potentially reach 2% precision with a B-V colordependent correction. We observe moderately strong Si γ l6355 as early as +8 days. The photospheric velocity (vph) is determined by modeling the spectra in the vicinity of Fe γ l5169 whenever observed, and interpolating at photometric epochs based on a semianalytic method. This gives vph = 4500 ± 500 km s?1 at +50 days. We also observe spectral homogeneity of ultraviolet spectra at +1012 days for SNe IIP, while variations are evident a week after explosion. Using the expanding photosphere method, from combined analysis of SN 2013ej and SN 2002ap, we estimate the distance to the host galaxy to be 9.0+0.4 -0.6 Mpc, consistent with distance estimates from other methods. Photometric and spectroscopic analysis during the plateau phase, which we estimated to be 94 ± 7 days long, yields an explosion energy of 0.9 ± 0.3 × 1051 erg, a final pre-explosion progenitor mass of 15.2 ± 4.2 Mo and a radius of 250 ± 70 Ro. We observe a broken exponential profile beyond +120 days, with a break point at +183 ± 16 days. Measurements beyond this break time yield a 56Ni mass of 0.013 ± 0.001 Mo.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 6 |
Journal | Astrophysical Journal |
Volume | 822 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2016 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- galaxies: distances and redshifts
- supernovae: general
- supernovae: individual (SN 2013ej)
- techniques: photometric