Abstract
We present our observations of SN 2010mb, a Type Ic supernova (SN) lacking spectroscopic signatures of H and He. SN 2010mb has a slowly declining light curve (LC) (600 days) that cannot be powered by 56Ni/56Co radioactivity, the common energy source for Type Ic SNe. We detect signatures of interaction with hydrogen-free circumstellar material including a blue quasi-continuum and, uniquely, narrow oxygen emission lines that require high densities (109 cm-3). From the observed spectra and LC, we estimate that the amount of material involved in the interaction was 3 M . Our observations are in agreement with models of pulsational pair-instability SNe described in the literature.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 37 |
Journal | Astrophysical Journal |
Volume | 785 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 10 Apr 2014 |
Keywords
- stars: Population III
- stars: mass-loss
- supernovae: general