On the rates of type Ia supernovae in dwarf and giant hosts with rotse-IIIb

Quimby, Robert M.Yuan, FangAkerlof, C. W.Wheeler, J. CraigWarren, Michael S.2015-12-130004-6256http://hdl.handle.net/1885/71900We present a sample of 23 spectroscopically confirmed Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) that were discovered in the background of galaxy clusters targeted by ROTSE-IIIb and use up to 18 of these to determine the local (z̄ = 0.05) volumetric rate. Since our surKeywords: supernovae: generalOn the rates of type Ia supernovae in dwarf and giant hosts with rotse-IIIb201210.1088/0004-6256/144/6/1772016-02-24