The first Hubble diagram and cosmological constraints using superluminous supernovae

C. Inserra; M. Sullivan; C. R. Angus; E. Macaulay; R. C. Nichol; M. Smith; C. Frohmaier; C. P. Gutierrez; M. Vicenzi; A. Moller; D. Brout; P. J. Brown; T. M. Davis; C. B. D'Andrea; L. Galbany; R. Kessler; A. G. Kim; Y-C Pan; M. Pursiainen; D. Scolnic; B. P. Thomas; P. Wiseman; T. M. C. Abbott; J. Annis; S. Avila; E. Bertin; D. Brooks; D. L. Burke; A. Carnero Rosell; M. Carrasco Kind; J. Carretero; F. J. Castander; R. Cawthon; S. Desai; H. T. Diehl; T. F. Eifler; D. A. Finley; B. Flaugher; P. Fosalba; J. Frieman; J. Garcia-Bellido; E. Gaztanaga; D. W. Gerdes; T. Giannantonio; D. Gruen; R. A. Gruendl; J. Gschwend; G. Gutierrez; D. L. Hollowood; K. Honscheid; D. J. James; E. Krause; K. Kuehn; N. Kuropatkin; T. S. Li; C. Lidman; M. Lima; M. A. G. Maia; J. L. Marshall; P. Martini; F. Menanteau; R. Miquel; A. A. Plazas Malagon; A. K. Romer; A. Roodman; M. Sako; E. Sanchez; Scarpine; M. Schubnell; S. Serrano; Sevilla-Noarbe; M. Soares-Santos; F. Sobreira; E. Suchyta; M. E. C. Swanson; G. Tarle; D. Thomas; D. L. Tucker; V. Vikram; A. R. Walker; Y. Zhang; J. Asorey; J. Calcino; D. Carollo; K. Glazebrook; S. R. Hinton; J. K. Hoormann; G. F. Lewis; R. Sharp; E. Swann; B. E. Tucker; DES Collaboration

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The first Hubble diagram and cosmological constraints using superluminous supernovae

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The first Hubble diagram and cosmological constraints using superluminous supernovae

C. Inserra, M. Sullivan, C. R. Angus, E. Macaulay, R. C. Nichol, M. Smith, C. Frohmaier, C. P. Gutierrez, M. Vicenzi, A. Moller, …

Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol.504(2), pp.2535-2549

04/30/2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab978

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We present the first Hubble diagram of superluminous supernovae (SLSNe) out to a redshift of two, together with constraints on the matter density, Omega(M), and the dark energy equation-of-state parameter, w(equivalent to p/rho). We build a sample of 20 cosmologically useful SLSNe I based on light curve and spectroscopy quality cuts. We confirm the robustness of the peak-decline SLSN I standardization relation with a larger data set and improved fitting techniques than previous works. We then solve the SLSN model based on the above standardization via minimization of the chi(2) computed from a covariance matrix that includes statistical and systematic uncertainties. For a spatially flat Lambda cold dark matter (Lambda CDM) cosmological model, we find Omega(M) = 0.38(-0.19)(+0.24), with an rms of 0.27 mag for the residuals of the distance moduli. For a w(0)w(a) CDM cosmological model, the addition of SLSNe I to a 'baseline' measurement consisting of Planck temperature together with Type Ia supernovae, results in a small improvement in the constraints of w(0) and w(a) of 4 per cent. We present simulations of future surveys with 868 and 492 SLSNe I (depending on the configuration used) and show that such a sample can deliver cosmological constraints in a flat Lambda CDM model with the same precision (considering only statistical uncertainties) as current surveys that use Type Ia supernovae, while providing a factor of 2-3 improvement in the precision of the constraints on the time variation of dark energy, w(0) and w(a). This paper represents the proof of concept for superluminous supernova cosmology, and demonstrates they can provide an independent test of cosmology in the high-redshift (z > 1) universe.

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Title: The first Hubble diagram and cosmological constraints using superluminous supernovae
Creators: C. Inserra - Cardiff University
M. Sullivan - University of Southampton
C. R. Angus - University of Copenhagen
E. Macaulay - University of North Georgia
R. C. Nichol - Univ Portsmouth, Inst Cosmol & Gravitat, Portsmouth, Hants PO1 3FX, England
M. Smith - University of Southampton
C. Frohmaier - University of Portsmouth
C. P. Gutierrez - University of Turku
M. Vicenzi - University of Portsmouth
A. Moller - Univ Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, IN2P3, LPC, F-63000 Clermont Ferrand, France
D. Brout - University of Pennsylvania
P. J. Brown - Mitchell Institute
T. M. Davis - The University of Queensland
C. B. D'Andrea - Univ Penn, Dept Phys & Astron, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
L. Galbany - Universidad de Granada
R. Kessler - University of Chicago
A. G. Kim - Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
Y-C Pan - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
M. Pursiainen - University of Southampton
D. Scolnic - Univ Chicago, Kavli Inst Cosmol Phys, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
B. P. Thomas - University of Portsmouth
P. Wiseman - University of Southampton
T. M. C. Abbott - Cerro Tololo Interamer Observ, Natl Opt Astron Observ, Casilla 603, La Serena, Chile
J. Annis - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
S. Avila - Univ Autonoma Madrid, CSIC, Inst Fis Teor UAM, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
E. Bertin - CNRS, UMR 7095, Inst dAstrophys Paris, F-75014 Paris, France
D. Brooks - University College London
D. L. Burke - Stanford Univ, Kavli Inst Particle Astrophys & Cosmol, POB 2450, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
A. Carnero Rosell - Ctr Invest Energet Med & Tecnol CIEMAT, Madrid 28040, Spain
M. Carrasco Kind - Univ Illinois, Dept Astron, 1002 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
J. Carretero - Barcelona Inst Sci & Technol, Inst Fis dAltes Energ IFAE, Campus UAB, E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain
F. J. Castander - Inst dEstudis Espacials Catalunya IEEC, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain
R. Cawthon - Univ Wisconsin Madison, Phys Dept, 2320 Chamberlin Hall,1150 Univ Ave, Madison, WI 53706 USA
S. Desai - Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
H. T. Diehl - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
T. F. Eifler - University of Arizona
D. A. Finley - Fermilab Natl Accelerator Lab, POB 500, Batavia, IL 60510 USA
B. Flaugher - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
P. Fosalba - Inst dEstudis Espacials Catalunya IEEC, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain
J. Frieman - Univ Chicago, Kavli Inst Cosmol Phys, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
J. Garcia-Bellido - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
E. Gaztanaga - Inst dEstudis Espacials Catalunya IEEC, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain
D. W. Gerdes - University of Michigan
T. Giannantonio - Univ Cambridge, Inst Astron, Madingley Rd, Cambridge CB3 0HA, England
D. Gruen - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
R. A. Gruendl - National Center for Supercomputing Applications
J. Gschwend - Lab Interinst eAstron LIneA, Rua Gal Jose Cristino 77, BR-20921400 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
G. Gutierrez - Fermilab Natl Accelerator Lab, POB 500, Batavia, IL 60510 USA
D. L. Hollowood - University of California, Santa Cruz
K. Honscheid - The Ohio State University
D. J. James - Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian
E. Krause - University of Arizona
K. Kuehn - Macquarie Univ, Australian Astron Opt, N Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia
N. Kuropatkin - Fermilab Natl Accelerator Lab, POB 500, Batavia, IL 60510 USA
T. S. Li - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
C. Lidman - Australian Natl Univ, Res Sch Astron & Astrophys, Canberra, ACT 2611, Australia
M. Lima - Lab Interinst eAstron LIneA, Rua Gal Jose Cristino 77, BR-20921400 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
M. A. G. Maia - Laboratório Interinstitucional de e-Astronomia
J. L. Marshall - Univ Penn, Dept Phys & Astron, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
P. Martini - Ohio State Univ, Ctr Cosmol & AstroParticle Phys, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
F. Menanteau - Univ Illinois, Dept Astron, 1002 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
R. Miquel - Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
A. A. Plazas Malagon - Princeton University
A. K. Romer - Univ Sussex, Dept Phys & Astron, Pevensey Bldg, Brighton, E Sussex BN1 9QH, England
A. Roodman - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
M. Sako - University of Pennsylvania
E. Sanchez - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
Scarpine - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
M. Schubnell - University of Michigan
S. Serrano - Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
Sevilla-Noarbe - Ctr Invest Energet Med & Tecnol CIEMAT, Madrid 28040, Spain
M. Soares-Santos - Brandeis University, Martin A. Fisher School of Physics
F. Sobreira - Ctr Invest Energet Med & Tecnol CIEMAT, Madrid 28040, Spain
E. Suchyta - Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Comp Sci & Math Div, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
M. E. C. Swanson - National Center for Supercomputing Applications
G. Tarle - Univ Michigan, Dept Phys, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
D. Thomas - University of Portsmouth
D. L. Tucker - Fermilab Natl Accelerator Lab, POB 500, Batavia, IL 60510 USA
V. Vikram - Argonne Natl Lab, 9700 South Cass Ave, Lemont, IL 60439 USA
A. R. Walker - Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
Y. Zhang - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
J. Asorey - Korea Astron & Space Sci Inst, Daejeon 305348, South Korea
J. Calcino - The University of Queensland
D. Carollo - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino
K. Glazebrook - Swinburne Univ Technol, Ctr Astrophys & Supercomp, Melbourne, Vic 3122, Australia
S. R. Hinton - The University of Queensland
J. K. Hoormann - The University of Queensland
G. F. Lewis - The University of Sydney
R. Sharp - Australian National University
E. Swann - Univ Southampton, Sch Phys & Astron, Southampton, Hants SO17 1BJ, England
B. E. Tucker - Australian National University
DES Collaboration
Publication Details: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol.504(2), pp.2535-2549
Publisher: Oxford Univ Press
Number of pages: 15
Grant note: 615929 / STFC; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) University of Edinburgh U.S. Department of Energy; United States Department of Energy (DOE) University of Cambridge, Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas, Medioambientales y Tecnologicas-Madrid Ministry of Science and Education of Spain; Spanish Government Collaborating Institutions in the Dark Energy Survey European Research Council under the European Union; European Research Council (ERC) 240672; 291329; 306478 / ERC; European Research Council (ERC); European Commission CE110001020 / Brazilian Instituto Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnologia (INCT) e-Universe (CNPq); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPQ); Fundacao de Apoio a Pesquisa do Distrito Federal (FAPDF) PGC2018-095317-B-C21 / European Funds for Regional Development (FEDER); European Commission
Identifiers: 9924552855501921
Academic Unit: Martin A. Fisher School of Physics
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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