Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-6-2006

Publication Title

The Astrophysical Journal

Department

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Abstract

We present near-infrared spectra of late-phase (>200 days) Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) taken at the Subaru Telescope. The [Fe II] line of SN 2003hv shows a clear flat-topped feature, while that of SN 2005W shows a less prominent flatness. In addition, a large shift in their line center, varying from -3000 to 1000 km s-1 with respect to the host galaxies, is seen. Such a shift suggests the occurrence of an off-center, nonspherical explosion in the central region and provides important, new constraints on the explosion models of SNe Ia.

DOI

10.1086/509919

Original Citation

Kentaro Motohara et al 2006 ApJ 652 L101

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