Spectroscopic observations of sn 2012fr: A luminous, normal type ia supernova with early high-velocity features and a late velocity plateau

Date

2013

Authors

Childress, Michael
Scalzo, Richard
Sim, Stuart A.
Tucker, Bradley
Yuan, Fang
Schmidt, Brian
Cenko, S. Bradley
Silverman, J. M.
Contreras, C.
Hsiao, E. Y.

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IOP Publishing

Abstract

We present 65 optical spectra of the Type Ia SN 2012fr, 33 of which were obtained before maximum light. At early times, SN 2012fr shows clear evidence of a high-velocity feature (HVF) in the Si II λ6355 line that can be cleanly decoupled from the lower v

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Keywords: galaxies: individual (NGC 1365); supernovae: general; supernovae: individual (SN 2012fr)

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Astrophysical Journal, The

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Open Access

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