SN 2016coi/ASASSN-16fp: An example of residual helium in a type Ic supernova?

  • S. J. Prentice
  • , C. Ashall
  • , P. A. Mazzali
  • , J. J. Zhang
  • , P. A. James
  • , X. F. Wang
  • , J. Vinkó
  • , S. Percival
  • , L. Short
  • , A. Piascik
  • , F. Huang
  • , J. Mo
  • , L. M. Rui
  • , J. G. Wang
  • , D. F. Xiang
  • , Y. X. Xin
  • , W. M. Yi
  • , X. G. Yu
  • , Q. Zhai
  • , T. M. Zhang
  • G. Hosseinzadeh, D. A. Howell, C. McCully, S. Valenti, B. Cseh, O. Hanyecz, L. Kriskovics, A. Pál, K. Sárneczky, A. Sódor, R. Szakáts, P. Székely, E. Varga-Verebélyi, K. Vida, M. Bradac, D. E. Reichart, D. Sand, L. Tartaglia

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Abstract

The optical observations of Ic-4 supernova (SN) 2016coi/ASASSN-16fp, from ~2 to ~450 d after explosion, are presented along with analysis of its physical properties. The SN shows the broad lines associated with SNe Ic-3/4 but with a key difference. The early spectra display a strong absorption feature at ~5400 Å which is not seen in other SNe Ic-3/4 at this epoch. This feature has been attributed to He I in the literature. Spectral modelling of the SN in the early photospheric phase suggests the presence of residual He in a C/O dominated shell. However, the behaviour of the He I lines is unusual when compared with He-rich SNe, showing relatively low velocities and weakening rather than strengthening over time. The SN is found to rise to peak ~16 d after core-collapse reaching a bolometric luminosity of Lp~3 × 1042 erg s-1. Spectral models, including the nebular epoch, show that the SN ejected 2.5-4M of material, with ~1.5M below 5000 km s-1, and with a kinetic energy of (4.5-7) × 1051 erg. The explosion synthesized ~0.14M of 56Ni. There are significant uncertainties in E(B - V)host and the distance, however, which will affect Lp andMNi. SN 2016coi exploded in a host similar to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and away from star-forming regions. The properties of the SN and the host-galaxy suggest that the progenitor had MZAMS of 23-28M and was stripped almost entirely down to its C/O core at explosion.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4162-4192
Number of pages31
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume478
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2018

Keywords

  • SN2016coi/ASASSN16-fp
  • Supernovae: individual

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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