Myung-Hee Yoon Kim

The Type Ia Supernova Rate at z ~ 0.4

We present the first measurement of the rate of Type Ia supernovae at high redshift. The result is derived by using a large subset of data from the Supernova Cosmology Project. Three supernovae were discovered in a surveyed area of 1.7 deg2. The survey spanned a ~3 week baseline and used images with 3 σ limiting magnitudes of R ~ 23. We present our methods for estimating the numbers of galaxies and the number of solar luminosities to which the survey is sensitive, as well as the supernova detection efficiency, which is used to determine the control time, the effective time for which the survey is sensitive to a Type Ia event. We derive a rest-frame Type Ia supernova (SN) rate at z ~ 0.4 of 0.82−0.37–0.25+0.54 + 0.37 h2 SNu (1 SNu = 1 SN per century per 1010LB☉), where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second includes systematic effects. For the purposes of observers, we also determine the rate of SNe, per sky area surveyed, to be 34.4+23.9−16.2 SNe yr −1 deg −2 for SN magnitudes in the range 21.3 < R < 22.3.We present the first measurement of the rate of Type Ia supernovae at high redshift. The result is derived by using a large subset of data from the Supernova Cosmology Project. Three supernovae were discovered in a surveyed area of 1.7 deg{sup 2}. The survey spanned a {approximately}3 week baseline and used images with 3 {sigma} limiting magnitudes of {ital R}{approximately}23. We present our methods for estimating the numbers of galaxies and the number of solar luminosities to which the survey is sensitive, as well as the supernova detection efficiency, which is used to determine the control time, the effective time for which the survey is sensitive to a Type Ia event. We derive a rest-frame Type Ia supernova (SN) rate at {ital z}{approximately}0.4 of 0.82{sub {minus}0.37{minus}0.25}{sup +0.54+0.37} {ital h}{sup 2} SNu (1 SNu=1 SN per century per 10{sup 10} {ital L}{sub {ital B}{circle_dot}}), where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second includes systematic effects. For the purposes of observers, we also determine the rate of SNe, per sky area surveyed, to be 34.4{sub {minus}16.2}{sup +23.9} SNe yr{sup {minus}1} deg{sup {minus}2} for SN magnitudes in the range 21.3{lt}{ital R}{lt}22.3. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Astronomical Society.}

Scheduled Discoveries of 7+ High-Redshift Supernovae:First Cosmology Results and Bounds on q 0

Our search for high-redshift Type Ia supernovae discovered, in its first years, a sample of seven supernovae. Using a ``batch`` search strategy, almost all were discovered before maximum light and were observed over the peak of their light curves. The spectra and light curves indicate that almost all were Type Ia supernovae at redshifts z = 0.35 - 0.5. These high-redshift supernovae can provide a distance indicator and ``standard clock`` to study the cosmological parameters q{sub 0} , {Lambda}, {Omega}{sub 0} , and H{sub 0}. This presentation and the following presentations of Kim et al. (1996), Goldhaber et al. (1996), and Pain et al. (1996) will discuss observation strategies and rates, analysis and calibration issues, the sources of measurement uncertainty, and the cosmological implications, including bounds on q{sub 0} , of these first high-redshift supernovae from our ongoing search.

The Type Ia Supernova Rate at z

We present the first measurement of the rate of Type Ia supernovae at high redshift. The result is derived by using a large subset of data from the Supernova Cosmology Project. Three supernovae were discovered in a surveyed area of 1.7 deg2. The survey spanned a ~3 week baseline and used images with 3 σ limiting magnitudes of R ~ 23. We present our methods for estimating the numbers of galaxies and the number of solar luminosities to which the survey is sensitive, as well as the supernova detection efficiency, which is used to determine the control time, the effective time for which the survey is sensitive to a Type Ia event. We derive a rest-frame Type Ia supernova (SN) rate at z ~ 0.4 of 0.82−0.37–0.25+0.54 + 0.37 h2 SNu (1 SNu = 1 SN per century per 1010LB☉), where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second includes systematic effects. For the purposes of observers, we also determine the rate of SNe, per sky area surveyed, to be 34.4+23.9−16.2 SNe yr −1 deg −2 for SN magnitudes in the range 21.3 < R < 22.3.We present the first measurement of the rate of Type Ia supernovae at high redshift. The result is derived by using a large subset of data from the Supernova Cosmology Project. Three supernovae were discovered in a surveyed area of 1.7 deg{sup 2}. The survey spanned a {approximately}3 week baseline and used images with 3 {sigma} limiting magnitudes of {ital R}{approximately}23. We present our methods for estimating the numbers of galaxies and the number of solar luminosities to which the survey is sensitive, as well as the supernova detection efficiency, which is used to determine the control time, the effective time for which the survey is sensitive to a Type Ia event. We derive a rest-frame Type Ia supernova (SN) rate at {ital z}{approximately}0.4 of 0.82{sub {minus}0.37{minus}0.25}{sup +0.54+0.37} {ital h}{sup 2} SNu (1 SNu=1 SN per century per 10{sup 10} {ital L}{sub {ital B}{circle_dot}}), where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second includes systematic effects. For the purposes of observers, we also determine the rate of SNe, per sky area surveyed, to be 34.4{sub {minus}16.2}{sup +23.9} SNe yr{sup {minus}1} deg{sup {minus}2} for SN magnitudes in the range 21.3{lt}{ital R}{lt}22.3. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Astronomical Society.}