The Astrophysical Journal Letters (Jan 2025)
Testing for Intrinsic Type Ia Supernova Luminosity Evolution at z > 2 with JWST
- J. D. R. Pierel,
- D. A. Coulter,
- M. R. Siebert,
- H. B. Akins,
- M. Engesser,
- O. D. Fox,
- M. Franco,
- A. Rest,
- A. Agrawal,
- Y. Ajay,
- N. Allen,
- C. M. Casey,
- C. DeCoursey,
- N. E. Drakos,
- E. Egami,
- A. L. Faisst,
- S. Gezari,
- G. Gozaliasl,
- O. Ilbert,
- D. O. Jones,
- M. Karmen,
- J. S. Kartaltepe,
- A. M. Koekemoer,
- Z. G. Lane,
- R. L. Larson,
- T. Li,
- D. Liu,
- T. J. Moriya,
- H. J. McCracken,
- L. Paquereau,
- R. M. Quimby,
- R. M. Rich,
- J. Rhodes,
- B. E. Robertson,
- D. B. Sanders,
- M. Shahbandeh,
- M. Shuntov,
- J. D. Silverman,
- L. G. Strolger,
- S. Toft,
- Y. Zenati
Affiliations
- J. D. R. Pierel
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- Space Telescope Science Institute , Baltimore, MD 21218, USA ; [email protected]
- D. A. Coulter
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- Space Telescope Science Institute , Baltimore, MD 21218, USA ; [email protected]
- M. R. Siebert
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- Space Telescope Science Institute , Baltimore, MD 21218, USA ; [email protected]
- H. B. Akins
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- The University of Texas at Austin , 2515 Speedway Blvd. Stop C1400, Austin, TX 78712, USA
- M. Engesser
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- Space Telescope Science Institute , Baltimore, MD 21218, USA ; [email protected]
- O. D. Fox
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- Space Telescope Science Institute , Baltimore, MD 21218, USA ; [email protected]
- M. Franco
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- The University of Texas at Austin , 2515 Speedway Blvd. Stop C1400, Austin, TX 78712, USA; CEA , Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, AIM, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- A. Rest
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- Space Telescope Science Institute , Baltimore, MD 21218, USA ; [email protected]; Physics and Astronomy Department, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- A. Agrawal
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , 1002 W. Green St., IL 61801, USA
- Y. Ajay
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- N. Allen
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- Cosmic Dawn Center (DAWN) , Denmark; Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen , Jagtvej 128, DK-2200, Copenhagen, Denmark
- C. M. Casey
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- The University of Texas at Austin , 2515 Speedway Blvd. Stop C1400, Austin, TX 78712, USA; Cosmic Dawn Center (DAWN) , Denmark; Department of Physics, University of California , Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93109, USA
- C. DeCoursey
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- Steward Observatory, University of Arizona , 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
- N. E. Drakos
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawaii , Hilo, 200 W. Kawili St, Hilo, HI 96720, USA
- E. Egami
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- Steward Observatory, University of Arizona , 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
- A. L. Faisst
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- Caltech/IPAC , MS 314-6, 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
- S. Gezari
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- Space Telescope Science Institute , Baltimore, MD 21218, USA ; [email protected]
- G. Gozaliasl
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- Department of Computer Science, Aalto University , P.O. Box 15400, FI-00076 Espoo, Finland; Department of Physics , University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
- O. Ilbert
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- Aix Marseille Univ , CNRS, CNES, LAM, Marseille, France
- D. O. Jones
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- Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawai’i , 640 N. A’ohoku Pl., Hilo, HI 96720, USA
- M. Karmen
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- J. S. Kartaltepe
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- Lab for Multiwavelength Astrophysics , School of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology, 84 Lomb Memorial Dr., Rochester, NY 14623, USA
- A. M. Koekemoer
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- Space Telescope Science Institute , Baltimore, MD 21218, USA ; [email protected]
- Z. G. Lane
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- School of Physical and Chemical Sciences—Te Kura Matū, University of Canterbury , Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
- R. L. Larson
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- Lab for Multiwavelength Astrophysics , School of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology, 84 Lomb Memorial Dr., Rochester, NY 14623, USA
- T. Li
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- Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth , Burnaby Road, Portsmouth, PO1 3FX, UK
- D. Liu
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- Purple Mountain Observatory , Chinese Academy of Sciences, 10 Yuanhua Road, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
- T. J. Moriya
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- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan , National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan; Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies , SOKENDAI, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan; School of Physics and Astronomy , Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
- H. J. McCracken
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- Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris , UMR 7095, CNRS, and Sorbonne Université, 98 bis boulevard Arago, F-75014 Paris, France
- L. Paquereau
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- Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris , UMR 7095, CNRS, and Sorbonne Université, 98 bis boulevard Arago, F-75014 Paris, France
- R. M. Quimby
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- Department of Astronomy/Mount Laguna Observatory , SDSU, 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, CA 92812-1221, USA; Kavli Institute for Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo , Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8583, Japan
- R. M. Rich
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy , UCLA, PAB 430 Portola Plaza, Box 951547, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1547, USA
- J. Rhodes
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory , California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, CA 91001, USA
- B. E. Robertson
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California , Santa Cruz, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
- D. B. Sanders
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- Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawai’i at Manoa , 2680 Woodlawn Dr., Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
- M. Shahbandeh
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- Space Telescope Science Institute , Baltimore, MD 21218, USA ; [email protected]
- M. Shuntov
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- Cosmic Dawn Center (DAWN) , Denmark; Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen , Jagtvej 128, DK-2200, Copenhagen, Denmark
- J. D. Silverman
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- Kavli Institute for Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo , Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8583, Japan; Department of Astronomy, School of Science, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- L. G. Strolger
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- Space Telescope Science Institute , Baltimore, MD 21218, USA ; [email protected]
- S. Toft
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- Cosmic Dawn Center (DAWN) , Denmark; Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen , Jagtvej 128, DK-2200, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Y. Zenati
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- Space Telescope Science Institute , Baltimore, MD 21218, USA ; [email protected]; Physics and Astronomy Department, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/adb1d9
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 981,
no. 1
p. L9
Abstract
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is opening new frontiers of transient discovery and follow-up at high redshift. Here we present the discovery of a spectroscopically confirmed Type Ia supernova (SN Ia; SN 2023aeax) at z = 2.15 with JWST, including a NIRCam multiband light curve. SN 2023aeax lands at the edge of traditional low- z cosmology cuts because of its blue color (peak rest-frame B − V ∼ −0.3) but with a normal decline rate (Δ m _15 ( B ) ∼ 1.25), and applying a fiducial standardization with the BayeSN model we find the SN 2023aeax luminosity distance is in ∼0.1 σ agreement with ΛCDM. SN 2023aeax is only the second spectroscopically confirmed SN Ia in the dark matter–dominated Universe at z > 2 (the other is SN 2023adsy), giving it rare leverage to constrain any potential evolution in SN Ia standardized luminosities. Similar to SN 2023adsy ( B − V ∼ 0.8), SN 2023aeax has a fairly extreme (but opposite) color, which may be due to the small sample size or a secondary factor, such as host galaxy properties. Nevertheless, the SN 2023aeax spectrum is well represented by normal low- z SN Ia spectra, and we find no definitive evolution in SN Ia standardization with redshift. Still, the first two spectroscopically confirmed z > 2 SNe Ia have peculiar colors and combine for a ∼1 σ distance slope relative to ΛCDM, though in agreement with recent SN Ia cosmological measurements.
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