We propose a pilot program to investigate the nature of thenon-standard extinction law of Type Ia supernovae through sub-mmobservations near the supernova lightcurve maximum. If scattering andabsorption by circumstellar dust contributes to the observedextinction, dust emission at sub-mm wavelengths is expected. Thus, weplan to target nearby reddened Type Ia supernovae around peakluminosity. A detection of sub-mm emission from the supernova locationwould dramatically improve our understanding of the processes behindthe dimming of supernovae, with far reaching implications for theiruse as distance indicators in cosmology.
Publication
DustPedia: Multiwavelength photometry and imagery of 875 nearby galaxies in 42 ultraviolet-microwave bands | Clark C. J. R. et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 609 id.A37 30 pp. | 609 | 10.1051\\/0004-6361\\/201731419 | 2018A&A...609A..37C | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018A%26A...609A..37C
Probing the spectral shape of dust emission with the DustPedia galaxy sample | Nersesian Angelos et al. | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | null | null | 2021MNRAS.506.3986N |
A nearby galaxy perspective on dust evolution. Scaling relations and constraints on the dust build-up in galaxies with the DustPedia and DGS samples | Galliano Frederic et al. | Astronomy and Astrophysics | null | null | 2021A&A...649A..18G |
Dust emissivity and absorption cross section in DustPedia late-type galaxies | Bianchi S. et al. | Astronomy and Astrophysics | null | null | 2019A&A...631A.102B |
UV to submillimetre luminosity functions of TNG50 galaxies | Trcka Ana et al. | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | null | null | 2022MNRAS.516.3728T |
Herschel limits on far-infrared emission from circumstellar dust around three nearby Type Ia supernovae | Johansson J. et al. | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters Volume 431 Issue 1 p.L43-L47 | 431 | 10.1093\\/mnrasl\\/slt005 | 2013MNRAS.431L..43J | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013MNRAS.431L..43J
DustPedia: A Definitive Study of Cosmic Dust in the Local Universe | Davies J. I. et al. | Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Volume 129 Issue 974 pp. 044102 (2017). | 129 | 10.1088\\/1538-3873\\/129\\/974\\/044102 | 2017PASP..129d4102D | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017PASP..129d4102D
Instrument
PACS_PacsPhoto_largeScan
Temporal Coverage
2011-05-22T22:59:54Z/2012-06-11T04:47:53Z
Version
SPG v14.2.0
Mission Description
Herschel was launched on 14 May 2009! It is the fourth cornerstone mission in the ESA science programme. With a 3.5 m Cassegrain telescope it is the largest space telescope ever launched. It is performing photometry and spectroscopy in approximately the 55-671 µm range, bridging the gap between earlier infrared space missions and groundbased facilities.
European Space Agency, goobar et al., 2012, 'Search for dust emission from circumstellar dust in Type Ia supernovae', SPG v14.2.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-vihqsjp