. (2011) XRF 100316D / SN 2010bh and the Nature of Gamma Ray Burst Supernovae. Astrophysical Journal, Vol.740 (No.1). Article No.41. ISSN 0004-637X

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Abstract

We present ground-based and Hubble Space Telescope optical and infrared observations of Swift XRF 100316D/SN 2010bh. It is seen that the optical light curves of SN 2010bh evolve at a faster rate than the archetype gamma-ray burst supernova (GRB-SN) 1998bw, but at a similar rate to SN 2006aj, an SN that was spectroscopically linked with XRF 060218, and at a similar rate to the non-GRB associated Type Ic SN 1994I. We estimate the rest-frame extinction of this event from our optical data to be E(B - V) = 0.18 +/- 0.08 mag. We find the V-band absolute magnitude of SN 2010bh to be M(V) = -18.62 +/- 0.08, which is the faintest peak V-band magnitude observed to date for spectroscopically confirmed GRB-SNe. When we investigate the origin of the flux at t - t(0) = 0.598 days, it is shown that the light is not synchrotron in origin, but is likely coming from the SN shock breakout. We then use our optical and infrared data to create a quasi-bolometric light curve of SN 2010bh, which we model with a simple analytical formula. The results of our modeling imply that SN 2010bh synthesized a nickel mass of M(Ni) approximate to 0.1 M(circle dot), ejected M(ej) approximate to 2.2 M(circle dot), and has an explosion energy of E(k) approximate to 1.4 x 10(52) erg. Thus, while SN 2010bh is an energetic explosion, the amount of nickel created during the explosion is much less than that of SN 1998bw and only marginally more than SN 1994I. Finally, for a sample of 22 GRB-SNe we check for a correlation between the stretch factors and luminosity factors in the R band and conclude that no statistically significant correlation exists.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Physics
Journal or Publication Title:	Astrophysical Journal
Publisher:	IOP Publishing
ISSN:	0004-637X
Date:	2011
Volume:	Vol.740
Number:	No.1
Page Range:	Article No.41
Identification Number:	10.1088/0004-637X/740/1/41
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/39617

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