SN 2022acko: the First Early Far-Ultraviolet Spectra of a Type IIP Supernova

We present five far- and near-ultraviolet spectra of the Type II plateau supernova, SN 2022acko, obtained 5, 6, 7, 19, and 21 days after explosion, all observed with the Hubble Space Telescope/Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph. The first three epochs are earlier than any Type II plateau supernova...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2023-12
Main Authors: Bostroem, K Azalee, Dessart, Luc, Hillier, D John, Lundquist, Michael, Andrews, Jennifer E, Sand, David J, Dong, Yize, Valenti, Stefano, Haislip, Joshua, Hoang, Emily T, Griffin Hosseinzadeh, Janzen, Daryl, Jencson, Jacob E, Jha, Saurabh W, Kouprianov, Vladimir, Pearson, Jeniveve, Meza Retamal, Nicolas E, Reichart, Daniel E, Shrestha, Manisha, Ashall, Christopher, Baron, E, Brown, Peter J, DerKacy, James M, Farah, Joseph, Galbany, Lluis, Gonzalez Hernandez, Jonay I, Green, Elizabeth, Hoeflich, Peter, Howell, D Andrew, Kwok, Lindsey A, McCully, Curtis, Muller-Bravo, Tomas E, Newsome, Megan, Estefania Padilla Gonzalez, Pellegrino, Craig, Rho, Jeonghee, Rowe, Micalyn, Schwab, Michaela, Shahbandeh, Melissa, Smith, Nathan, Strader, Jay, Terreran, Giacomo, Van Dyk, Schuyler D, Wyatt, Samuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blanketing
Ejecta
Far ultraviolet radiation
Hubble Space Telescope
Local thermodynamic equilibrium
Radiation transport
Red giant stars
Space telescopes
Spectrum analysis
Stellar spectra
Supergiant stars
Supernovae
Time series
Ultraviolet astronomy
Ultraviolet radiation
Ultraviolet spectra
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Summary:We present five far- and near-ultraviolet spectra of the Type II plateau supernova, SN 2022acko, obtained 5, 6, 7, 19, and 21 days after explosion, all observed with the Hubble Space Telescope/Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph. The first three epochs are earlier than any Type II plateau supernova has been observed in the far-ultraviolet revealing unprecedented characteristics. These three spectra are dominated by strong lines, primarily from metals, which contrasts with the relatively featureless early optical spectra. The flux decreases over the initial time series as the ejecta cools and line-blanketing takes effect. We model this unique dataset with the non-local thermodynamic equilibrium radiation transport code CMFGEN, finding a good match to the explosion of a low mass red supergiant with energy Ekin = 6 x 10^50 erg. With these models we identify, for the first time, the ions that dominate the early UV spectra. We also present optical photometry and spectroscopy, showing that SN 2022acko has a peak absolute magnitude of V = -15.4 mag and plateau length of ~115d. The spectra closely resemble those of SN 2005cs and SN 2012A. Using the combined optical and UV spectra, we report the fraction of flux redwards of the uvw2, U, B, and V filters on days 5, 7, and 19. We also create a spectral time-series of Type II supernovae in the ultraviolet, demonstrating the rapid decline of UV flux over the first few weeks of evolution. Future observations of Type II supernovae will continue to explore the diversity seen in the limited set of high-quality UV spectra.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2305.01654