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Title: OPTICAL AND NEAR-INFRARED POLARIMETRY OF HIGHLY REDDENED Type Ia SUPERNOVA 2014J: PECULIAR PROPERTIES OF DUST IN M82

Abstract

We present optical and near-infrared multi-band linear polarimetry of the highly reddened Type Ia supernova (SN) 2014J that appeared in M82. SN 2014J exhibits large polarization at shorter wavelengths, e.g., 4.8% in the B band, which decreases rapidly at longer wavelengths, while the position angle of the polarization remains at approximately 40° over the observed wavelength range. These polarimetric properties suggest that the observed polarization is likely predominantly caused by the interstellar dust within M82. Further analysis shows that the polarization peaks at a wavelengths much shorter than those obtained for the Galactic dust. The wavelength dependence of the polarization can be better described by an inverse power law rather than by the Serkowski law for Galactic interstellar polarization. These points suggest that the nature of the dust in M82 may be different from that in our Galaxy, with polarizing dust grains having a mean radius of <0.1 μm.

Authors:
; ; ;  [1];  [2]; ;  [3]; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;  [4]; ;  [5];
  1. Hiroshima Astrophysical Science Center, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526 (Japan)
  2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Konan University, Okamoto, Kobe, Hyogo 658-8501 (Japan)
  3. Department of Astronomy, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502 (Japan)
  4. Department of Physical Science, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526 (Japan)
  5. Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8583 (Japan)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22364570
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Astrophysical Journal Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 795; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 2041-8205
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; APPROXIMATIONS; COSMIC DUST; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; GALAXIES; INTERSTELLAR SPACE; NEAR INFRARED RADIATION; POLARIMETRY; POLARIZATION; TYPE I SUPERNOVAE; VISIBLE RADIATION

Citation Formats

Kawabata, K. S., Akitaya, H., Itoh, R., Moritani, Y., Yamanaka, M., Maeda, K., Nogami, D., Ui, T., Kawabata, M., Mori, K., Takaki, K., Ueno, I., Chiyonobu, S., Harao, T., Matsui, R., Miyamoto, H., Nagae, O., Nomoto, K., Suzuki, N., Tanaka, M., E-mail: kawabtkj@hiroshima-u.ac.jp, and others, and. OPTICAL AND NEAR-INFRARED POLARIMETRY OF HIGHLY REDDENED Type Ia SUPERNOVA 2014J: PECULIAR PROPERTIES OF DUST IN M82. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/795/1/L4.
Kawabata, K. S., Akitaya, H., Itoh, R., Moritani, Y., Yamanaka, M., Maeda, K., Nogami, D., Ui, T., Kawabata, M., Mori, K., Takaki, K., Ueno, I., Chiyonobu, S., Harao, T., Matsui, R., Miyamoto, H., Nagae, O., Nomoto, K., Suzuki, N., Tanaka, M., E-mail: kawabtkj@hiroshima-u.ac.jp, & others, and. OPTICAL AND NEAR-INFRARED POLARIMETRY OF HIGHLY REDDENED Type Ia SUPERNOVA 2014J: PECULIAR PROPERTIES OF DUST IN M82. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/795/1/L4
Kawabata, K. S., Akitaya, H., Itoh, R., Moritani, Y., Yamanaka, M., Maeda, K., Nogami, D., Ui, T., Kawabata, M., Mori, K., Takaki, K., Ueno, I., Chiyonobu, S., Harao, T., Matsui, R., Miyamoto, H., Nagae, O., Nomoto, K., Suzuki, N., Tanaka, M., E-mail: kawabtkj@hiroshima-u.ac.jp, and others, and. 2014. "OPTICAL AND NEAR-INFRARED POLARIMETRY OF HIGHLY REDDENED Type Ia SUPERNOVA 2014J: PECULIAR PROPERTIES OF DUST IN M82". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/795/1/L4.
@article{osti_22364570,
title = {OPTICAL AND NEAR-INFRARED POLARIMETRY OF HIGHLY REDDENED Type Ia SUPERNOVA 2014J: PECULIAR PROPERTIES OF DUST IN M82},
author = {Kawabata, K. S. and Akitaya, H. and Itoh, R. and Moritani, Y. and Yamanaka, M. and Maeda, K. and Nogami, D. and Ui, T. and Kawabata, M. and Mori, K. and Takaki, K. and Ueno, I. and Chiyonobu, S. and Harao, T. and Matsui, R. and Miyamoto, H. and Nagae, O. and Nomoto, K. and Suzuki, N. and Tanaka, M., E-mail: kawabtkj@hiroshima-u.ac.jp and others, and},
abstractNote = {We present optical and near-infrared multi-band linear polarimetry of the highly reddened Type Ia supernova (SN) 2014J that appeared in M82. SN 2014J exhibits large polarization at shorter wavelengths, e.g., 4.8% in the B band, which decreases rapidly at longer wavelengths, while the position angle of the polarization remains at approximately 40° over the observed wavelength range. These polarimetric properties suggest that the observed polarization is likely predominantly caused by the interstellar dust within M82. Further analysis shows that the polarization peaks at a wavelengths much shorter than those obtained for the Galactic dust. The wavelength dependence of the polarization can be better described by an inverse power law rather than by the Serkowski law for Galactic interstellar polarization. These points suggest that the nature of the dust in M82 may be different from that in our Galaxy, with polarizing dust grains having a mean radius of <0.1 μm.},
doi = {10.1088/2041-8205/795/1/L4},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22364570}, journal = {Astrophysical Journal Letters},
issn = {2041-8205},
number = 1,
volume = 795,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}