Recovering Lost Light: Discovery of Supernova Remnants with Integral Field Spectroscopy

Héctor Martínez-Rodríguez; Lluís Galbany; Carles Badenes; Joseph P. Anderson; Inmaculada Domínguez; Hanindyo Kuncarayakti; Joseph D. Lyman; Sebastián F. Sánchez; José M. Vílchez; Nathan Smith; Dan Milisavljevic

doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ad1bcf

The Astrophysical Journal (Jan 2024)

Recovering Lost Light: Discovery of Supernova Remnants with Integral Field Spectroscopy

Héctor Martínez-Rodríguez,
Lluís Galbany,
Carles Badenes,
Joseph P. Anderson,
Inmaculada Domínguez,
Hanindyo Kuncarayakti,
Joseph D. Lyman,
Sebastián F. Sánchez,
José M. Vílchez,
Nathan Smith,
Dan Milisavljevic

Affiliations

Héctor Martínez-Rodríguez: ORCiD; Department of Physics and Astronomy and Pittsburgh Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology Center (PITT PACC), University of Pittsburgh , 3941 O’Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA ; [email protected]
Lluís Galbany: ORCiD; Institute of Space Sciences (ICE, CSIC) , Campus UAB, Carrer de Can Magrans, s/n, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain; Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC) , c. Gran Capità, 2-4, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain
Carles Badenes: ORCiD; Department of Physics and Astronomy and Pittsburgh Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology Center (PITT PACC), University of Pittsburgh , 3941 O’Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA ; [email protected]
Joseph P. Anderson: ORCiD; European Southern Observatory , Alonso de Córdova 3107, Vitacura, Casilla 190001, Santiago, Chile; Millennium Institute of Astrophysics MAS , Nuncio Monsenor Sotero Sanz 100, Off. 104, Providencia, Santiago, Chile
Inmaculada Domínguez: ORCiD; Departamento de Física Teórica y del Cosmos, Universidad de Granada , E-18071 Granada, Spain
Hanindyo Kuncarayakti: ORCiD; Tuorla Observatory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Turku , Väisäläntie 20, FI-21500 Piikkiö, Finland
Joseph D. Lyman: ORCiD; Department of Physics, University of Warwick , Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
Sebastián F. Sánchez: ORCiD; Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autóonoma de México , A.P. 70-264, C.P. 04510, México, D.F., Mexico
José M. Vílchez: ORCiD; Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía—CSIC , Glorieta de la Astronomía s.n., E-18008 Granada, Spain
Nathan Smith: ORCiD; Steward Observatory, University of Arizona , 933 N. Cherry Aveue, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Dan Milisavljevic: ORCiD; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University , West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; Integrative Data Science Initiative, Purdue University , West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad1bcf
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 963, no. 2
p. 125

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We present results from a systematic search for broad (≥ 400 km s ^−1 ) H α emission in integral field spectroscopy data cubes of ∼1200 nearby galaxies obtained with PMAS and MUSE. We found 19 unique regions that pass our quality cuts, four of which match the locations of previously discovered supernovae (SNe): one Type IIP and three Type IIn, including the well-known SN 2005ip. We suggest that these objects are young Supernova remnants (SNRs), with bright and broad H α emission powered by the interaction between the SN ejecta and dense circumstellar material. The stellar ages measured at the locations of these SNR candidates are systematically lower by about 0.5 dex than those measured at the locations of core-collapse (CC) SNe, implying that their progenitors might be shorter lived and therefore more massive than a typical CCSN progenitor. The methods laid out in this work open a new window into the study of nearby SNe with integral field spectroscopy.

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ISSN: 1538-4357 (Online)
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Astronomy: Astrophysics
Website: https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/0004-637X

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