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Slowly fading super-luminous supernovae that are not pair-instability explosions

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  • M. Nicholl

    (Astrophysics Research Centre, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK)

  • S. J. Smartt

    (Astrophysics Research Centre, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK)

  • A. Jerkstrand

    (Astrophysics Research Centre, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK)

  • C. Inserra

    (Astrophysics Research Centre, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK)

  • M. McCrum

    (Astrophysics Research Centre, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK)

  • R. Kotak

    (Astrophysics Research Centre, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK)

  • M. Fraser

    (Astrophysics Research Centre, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK)

  • D. Wright

    (Astrophysics Research Centre, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK)

  • T.-W. Chen

    (Astrophysics Research Centre, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK)

  • K. Smith

    (Astrophysics Research Centre, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK)

  • D. R. Young

    (Astrophysics Research Centre, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK)

  • S. A. Sim

    (Astrophysics Research Centre, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK)

  • S. Valenti

    (Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, 6740 Cortona Drive, Suite 102 Goleta, California 93117, USA
    Broida Hall, University of California)

  • D. A. Howell

    (Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, 6740 Cortona Drive, Suite 102 Goleta, California 93117, USA
    Broida Hall, University of California)

  • F. Bresolin

    (Institute of Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA)

  • R. P. Kudritzki

    (Institute of Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA)

  • J. L. Tonry

    (Institute of Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA)

  • M. E. Huber

    (Institute of Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA)

  • A. Rest

    (Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive)

  • A. Pastorello

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Vicolo dell’Osservatorio 5, 35122 Padova, Italy)

  • L. Tomasella

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Vicolo dell’Osservatorio 5, 35122 Padova, Italy)

  • E. Cappellaro

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Vicolo dell’Osservatorio 5, 35122 Padova, Italy)

  • S. Benetti

    (INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Vicolo dell’Osservatorio 5, 35122 Padova, Italy)

  • S. Mattila

    (Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO (FINCA), University of Turku, Väisäläntie 20, FI-21500 Piikkiö, Finland
    Tuorla Observatory, University of Turku, Väisäläntie 20, FI-21500 Piikkiö, Finland)

  • E. Kankare

    (Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO (FINCA), University of Turku, Väisäläntie 20, FI-21500 Piikkiö, Finland
    Tuorla Observatory, University of Turku, Väisäläntie 20, FI-21500 Piikkiö, Finland)

  • T. Kangas

    (Tuorla Observatory, University of Turku, Väisäläntie 20, FI-21500 Piikkiö, Finland)

  • G. Leloudas

    (The Oskar Klein Centre, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
    Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • J. Sollerman

    (The Oskar Klein Centre, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • F. Taddia

    (The Oskar Klein Centre, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • E. Berger

    (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street)

  • R. Chornock

    (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street)

  • G. Narayan

    (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street)

  • C. W. Stubbs

    (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street)

  • R. J. Foley

    (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street)

  • R. Lunnan

    (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street)

  • A. Soderberg

    (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street)

  • N. Sanders

    (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street)

  • D. Milisavljevic

    (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street)

  • R. Margutti

    (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street)

  • R. P. Kirshner

    (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street
    Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California Santa Barbara)

  • N. Elias-Rosa

    (Institut de Ciències de l’Espai (IEEC-CSIC), Facultat de Ciències, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain)

  • A. Morales-Garoffolo

    (Institut de Ciències de l’Espai (IEEC-CSIC), Facultat de Ciències, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain)

  • S. Taubenberger

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 1, 85741 Garching, Germany)

  • M. T. Botticella

    (INAF–Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, Salita Moiariello 16, I-80131 Napoli, Italy)

  • S. Gezari

    (University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-2421, USA)

  • Y. Urata

    (Institute of Astronomy, National Central University, Chung-Li 32054, Taiwan)

  • S. Rodney

    (Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA)

  • A. G. Riess

    (Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA)

  • D. Scolnic

    (Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA)

  • W. M. Wood-Vasey

    (Pittsburgh Particle Physics, Astrophysics, and Cosmology Center, University of Pittsburgh, 3941 O’Hara Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA)

  • W. S. Burgett

    (Institute of Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA)

  • K. Chambers

    (Institute of Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA)

  • H. A. Flewelling

    (Institute of Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA)

  • E. A. Magnier

    (Institute of Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA)

  • N. Kaiser

    (Institute of Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA)

  • N. Metcalfe

    (Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK)

  • J. Morgan

    (Institute of Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA)

  • P. A. Price

    (Princeton University)

  • W. Sweeney

    (Institute of Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA)

  • C. Waters

    (Institute of Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA)

Abstract

Observations of two slow-to-fade super-luminous supernovae are reported; both show relatively fast rise times and blue colours, which are incompatible with pair-instability models.

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  • M. Nicholl & S. J. Smartt & A. Jerkstrand & C. Inserra & M. McCrum & R. Kotak & M. Fraser & D. Wright & T.-W. Chen & K. Smith & D. R. Young & S. A. Sim & S. Valenti & D. A. Howell & F. Bresolin & R. P, 2013. "Slowly fading super-luminous supernovae that are not pair-instability explosions," Nature, Nature, vol. 502(7471), pages 346-349, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:502:y:2013:i:7471:d:10.1038_nature12569
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12569
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