An intensive hubble space telescope survey for z>1 type Ia supernovae by targeting galaxy clusters

  • K. S. Dawson
  • , G. Aldering
  • , R. Amanullah
  • , K. Barbary
  • , L. F. Barrientos
  • , M. Brodwin
  • , N. Connolly
  • , A. Dey
  • , M. Doi
  • , M. Donahue
  • , P. Eisenhardt
  • , E. Ellingson
  • , L. Faccioli
  • , V. Fadeyev
  • , H. K. Fakhouri
  • , A. S. Fruchter
  • , D. G. Gilbank
  • , M. D. Gladders
  • , G. Goldhaber
  • , A. H. Gonzalez
  • A. Goobar, A. Gude, T. Hattori, H. Hoekstra, X. Huang, Y. Ihara, B. T. Jannuzi, D. Johnston, K. Kashikawa, B. Koester, K. Konishi, M. Kowalski, C. Lidman, E. V. Linder, L. Lubin, J. Meyers, T. Morokuma, F. Munshi, C. Mullis, T. Oda, N. Panagia, S. Perlmutter, M. Postman, T. Pritchard, J. Rhodes, P. Rosati, D. Rubin, D. J. Schlegel, A. Spadafora, S. A. Stanford, V. Stanishev, D. Stern, M. Strovink, N. Suzuki, N. Takanashi, K. Tokita, M. Wagner, L. Wang, N. Yasuda, H. K.C. Yee

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Abstract

We present a new survey strategy to discover and study high-redshift Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). By targeting massive galaxy clusters at 0.9 < z < 1.5, we obtain a twofold improvement in the efficiency of finding SNe compared to an HST field survey and a factor of 3 improvement in the total yield of SN detections in relatively dust-free red-sequence galaxies. In total, sixteen SNe were discovered at z>0.95, nine of which were in galaxy clusters. This strategy provides an SN sample that can be used to decouple the effects of host-galaxy extinction and intrinsic color in high-redshift SNe, thereby reducing one of the largest systematic uncertainties in SN cosmology.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1271-1283
Number of pages13
JournalAstronomical Journal
Volume138
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cosmology
  • General
  • Observations supernovae

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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