New LBT/MODS spectra of type Ia SN 2011fe

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We present three new spectra of the nearby Type Ia supernova (SNIa) 2011fe covering ~480-850days after maximum light and show that the ejecta undergoes a rapid ionization shift at ~500days after explosion. The prominent FeIII emission lines at ~4600{AA} are replaced with FeI+FeII blends at ~4400{AA} and ~5400{AA}. The ~7300{AA} feature, which is produced by [FeII]+[NiII] at <~400days after explosion, is replaced by broad (~+/-15000km/s) symmetric [CaII] emission. Models predict this ionization transition occurring ~100 days later than what is observed, which we attribute to clumping in the ejecta. Finally, we use the nebular-phase spectra to test several proposed progenitor scenarios for SN 2011fe. Nondetections of H and He exclude nearby nondegenerate companions, [OI] nondetections disfavor the violent merger of two white dwarfs, and the symmetric emission-line profiles favor a symmetric explosion.

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DOI http://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.19269025
Source https://dc.g-vo.org/rr/q/lp/custom/CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/926/L25
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Creator Tucker M.A.; Ashall C.; Shappee B.J.; Kochanek C.S.; Stanek K.Z.,Garnavich P.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2023
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Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Interdisciplinary Astronomy; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics; Stellar Astronomy