Journal article
THE HYDROGEN-POOR SUPERLUMINOUS SUPERNOVA iPTF 13ajg AND ITS HOST GALAXY IN ABSORPTION AND EMISSION
Abstract
We present imaging and spectroscopy of a hydrogen-poor superluminous supernova (SLSN) discovered by the intermediate Palomar Transient Factory, iPTF 13ajg. At a redshift of z = 0.7403, derived from narrow absorption lines, iPTF 13ajg peaked at an absolute magnitude of Mu, AB = −22.5, one of the most luminous supernovae to date. The observed bolometric peak luminosity of iPTF 13ajg is 3.2 × 1044 erg s−1, while the estimated total radiated energy …
Authors
Vreeswijk PM; Savaglio S; Gal-Yam A; De A; Quimby RM; Sullivan M; Cenko SB; Perley DA; Filippenko AV; Clubb KI
Journal
The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 797, No. 1,
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Publication Date
December 10, 2014
DOI
10.1088/0004-637x/797/1/24
ISSN
0004-637X