Journal article
PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF CONVENTIONAL CORE-COLLAPSE SUPERNOVAE: THE EXTREMELY ENERGETIC SUPERNOVA SN 2003ma
Abstract
We report the discovery of a supernova (SN) with the highest apparent energy output to date and conclude that it represents an extreme example of the Type IIn subclass. The SN, which was discovered behind the Large Magellanic Cloud at z = 0.289 by the SuperMACHO microlensing survey, peaked at MR = −21.5 mag and only declined by 2.9 mag over 4.7 years after the peak. Over this period, SN 2003ma had an integrated bolometric luminosity of 4 × 1051 …
Authors
Rest A; Foley RJ; Gezari S; Narayan G; Draine B; Olsen K; Huber ME; Matheson T; Garg A; Welch DL
Journal
The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 729, No. 2,
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Publication Date
March 10, 2011
DOI
10.1088/0004-637x/729/2/88
ISSN
0004-637X