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与宿主星系的投影距离减少了SNIa的色散

Projected distances to host galaxy reduce SNIa dispersion

R. Hill, H. Shariff, R. Trotta, S. Ali-Khan, X. Jiao, Y. Liu, S. K. Moon, W. Parker, M. Paulus, D. A. van Dyk, L. B. Lucy

摘要:

我们使用斯隆数字巡天(SDSS)的多波段图像数据来测量302个Ia型超新星(SNIa)从其宿主星系中心的投影距离,归一化到星系的亮度标度长度,采用贝叶斯方法。我们测试的假设,SNIas远离他们的宿主星系的中心较少受到尘埃污染(在他们的环境中的尘埃柱密度较小)和/或来自一个更均匀的环境。使用Mann-Whitney U检验,我们发现在靠近和远离其主机中心的SNIas之间观察到的颜色校正分布存在统计学显著差异。局部p值为3 x 10^{-3},经别处效应校正后,在5%水平上具有显著性。我们估计两个亚组的剩余离散度为0.073 +/- 0.018,远SNIas为0.114 +/- 0.009,近SNIas为0.114 +/- 0.009--提高了30%,尽管统计学显著性较低,为2sigma。这证实了宿主星系的性质在正确解释SNIa观测宇宙学推论中的重要性。

英文摘要:

We use multi-band imagery data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) to measure projected distances of 302 supernova type Ia (SNIa) from the centre of their host galaxies, normalized to the galaxy's brightness scale length, with a Bayesian approach. We test the hypothesis that SNIas further away from the centre of their host galaxy are less subject to dust contamination (as the dust column density in their environment is smaller) and/or come from a more homogeneous environment. Using the Mann-Whitney U test, we find a statistically significant difference in the observed colour correction distribution between SNIas that are near and those that are far from the centre of their host. The local p-value is 3 x 10^{-3}, which is significant at the 5 per cent level after look-elsewhere effect correction. We estimate the residual scatter of the two subgroups to be 0.073 +/- 0.018 for the far SNIas, compared to 0.114 +/- 0.009 for the near SNIas -- an improvement of 30 per cent, albeit with a low statistical significance of 2sigma. This confirms the importance of host galaxy properties in correctly interpreting SNIa observations for cosmological inference.

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