Time Dilation in Type Ia Supernova Spectra at High Redshift

dc.creatorBlondin, S.
dc.creatorDavis, T. M.
dc.creatorKrisciunas, K.
dc.creatorSchmidt, B. P.
dc.creatorSollerman, J.
dc.creatorWood-Vasey, W. M.
dc.creatorBecker, A. C.
dc.creatorChallis, P.
dc.creatorClocchiatti, A.
dc.creatorDamke, G.
dc.creatorFilippenko, A. V.
dc.creatorFoley, R. J.
dc.creatorGarnavich, P. M.
dc.creatorJha, S. W.
dc.creatorKirshner, R. P.
dc.creatorLeibundgut, B.
dc.creatorLi, W.
dc.creatorMatheson, T.
dc.creatorMiknaitis, G.
dc.creatorNarayan, G.
dc.creatorPignata, G.
dc.creatorRest, A.
dc.creatorRiess, A. G.
dc.creatorSilverman, J. M.
dc.creatorSmith, R. C.
dc.creatorSpyromilio, J.
dc.creatorStritzinger, M.
dc.creatorStubbs, C. W.
dc.creatorSuntzeff, N. B.
dc.creatorTonry, J. L.
dc.creatorTucker, B. E.
dc.creatorZenteno, A.
dc.date2008-04-22
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:54:53Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:54:53Z
dc.descriptionWe present multiepoch spectra of 13 high-redshift Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) drawn from the literature, the ESSENCE and SNLS projects, and our own separate dedicated program on the ESO Very Large Telescope. We use the Supernova Identification (SNID) code of Blondin & Tonry to determine the spectral ages in the supernova rest frame. Comparison with the observed elapsed time yields an apparent aging rate consistent with the 1/(1+z) factor (where z is the redshift) expected in a homogeneous, isotropic, expanding universe. These measurements thus confirm the expansion hypothesis, while unambiguously excluding models that predict no time dilation, such as Zwicky's "tired light" hypothesis. We also test for power-law dependencies of the aging rate on redshift. The best-fit exponent for these models is consistent with the expected 1/(1+z) factor.
dc.description14 pages (emulateapj), 10 figures; accepted for publication in ApJ. Version with full-resolution figures available at http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~sblondin/publications/timedilation/
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0804.3595
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0804.3595
dc.identifierAstrophys.J. 682 (2008) 724-736
dc.identifierdoi:10.1086/589568
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/166483
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleTime Dilation in Type Ia Supernova Spectra at High Redshift
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