Hostname: page-component-89b8bd64d-ksp62 Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2026-05-11T13:00:18.618Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Near-Infrared Properties of Type Ia Supernovae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2013

M. M. Phillips
Affiliation:
Las Campanas Observatory, Carnegie Observatories, Casilla 601, La Serena, Chile Email: mmp@lco.cl
Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the 'Save PDF' action button.

The photometric properties of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) in the near-infrared as garnered from observations made over the last 30 years are reviewed. During this period, light curves for more than 120 nearby SNe Ia have been published, revealing considerable homogeneity but also some fascinating differences. These data have confirmed that, for all but the fastest declining objects, SNe Ia are essentially perfect standard candles in the near-infrared, displaying only a slight dependence of peak luminosity on decline rate and color.

Information

Type
Research Front: 2. Supernovae and their Host Galaxies
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2012