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Spatially resolved MaNGA observations of the host galaxy of superluminous supernova 2017EGM

Spatially resolved MaNGA observations of the host galaxy of superluminous supernova 2017EGM
Spatially resolved MaNGA observations of the host galaxy of superluminous supernova 2017EGM
Superluminous supernovae (SLSNe) are found predominantly in dwarf galaxies, indicating that their progenitors have a low metallicity. However, the most nearby SLSN to date, SN 2017egm, occurred in the spiral galaxy NGC 3191, which has a relatively high stellar mass and correspondingly high metallicity. In this Letter, we present detailed analysis of the nearby environment of SN 2017egm using MaNGA IFU data, which provides spectral data on kiloparsec scales. From the velocity map we find no evidence that SN 2017egm occurred within some intervening satellite galaxy, and at the SN position most metallicity diagnostics yield a solar and above solar metallicity ($12+\mathrm{log}({\rm{O}}/{\rm{H}})\sim 8.8\mbox{--}9.1$). Additionally, we measure a small Hα equivalent width (EW) at the SN position of just 34 Å, which is one of the lowest EWs measured at any SLSN or gamma-ray burst position, and indicative of the progenitor star being comparatively old. We also compare the observed properties of NGC 3191 with other SLSN host galaxies. The solar-metallicity environment at the position of SN 2017egm presents a challenge to our theoretical understanding, and our spatially resolved spectral analysis provides further constraints on the progenitors of SLSNe.
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Chen, Ting-Wan
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Chen, Ting-Wan, Schady, Patricia, Xiao, Lin, Eldridge, J.J., Schweyer, Tassilo, Lee, Chein-Hsiu, Yu, Po-Chieh, Smartt, Stephen and Inserra, Cosimo (2017) Spatially resolved MaNGA observations of the host galaxy of superluminous supernova 2017EGM. The Astrophysical Journal, 849 (1). (doi:10.3847/2041-8213/aa8f40).

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Abstract

Superluminous supernovae (SLSNe) are found predominantly in dwarf galaxies, indicating that their progenitors have a low metallicity. However, the most nearby SLSN to date, SN 2017egm, occurred in the spiral galaxy NGC 3191, which has a relatively high stellar mass and correspondingly high metallicity. In this Letter, we present detailed analysis of the nearby environment of SN 2017egm using MaNGA IFU data, which provides spectral data on kiloparsec scales. From the velocity map we find no evidence that SN 2017egm occurred within some intervening satellite galaxy, and at the SN position most metallicity diagnostics yield a solar and above solar metallicity ($12+\mathrm{log}({\rm{O}}/{\rm{H}})\sim 8.8\mbox{--}9.1$). Additionally, we measure a small Hα equivalent width (EW) at the SN position of just 34 Å, which is one of the lowest EWs measured at any SLSN or gamma-ray burst position, and indicative of the progenitor star being comparatively old. We also compare the observed properties of NGC 3191 with other SLSN host galaxies. The solar-metallicity environment at the position of SN 2017egm presents a challenge to our theoretical understanding, and our spatially resolved spectral analysis provides further constraints on the progenitors of SLSNe.

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SPATIALLY RESOLVED MANGA OBSERVATIONS OF THE HOST GALAXY OF SUPERLUMINOUS - Accepted Manuscript
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Accepted/In Press date: 26 September 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 20 October 2017
Additional Information: author Inserra confirmed Arxvi record 1708.04618v2 is AM.

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Local EPrints ID: 415905
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/415905
ISSN: 0004-637X
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ORCID for Cosimo Inserra: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3968-4409

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Date deposited: 28 Nov 2017 17:30
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 17:00

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Author: Ting-Wan Chen
Author: Patricia Schady
Author: Lin Xiao
Author: J.J. Eldridge
Author: Tassilo Schweyer
Author: Chein-Hsiu Lee
Author: Po-Chieh Yu
Author: Stephen Smartt
Author: Cosimo Inserra ORCID iD

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