The type IIb SN 2008ax: Spectral and light curve evolution

We present spectroscopy and photometry of the He-rich supernova (SN) 2008ax. The early-time spectra show prominent P-Cygni H lines, which decrease with time and disappear completely about 2 months after the explosion. In the same period He i lines become the most prominent spectral features. SN 2008...

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Main Authors: Pastorello, A., Kasliwal, M., Crockett, R., Valenti, S., Arbour, R., Itagaki, K., Kaspi, S., Gal-Yam, A., Smartt, S., Griffith, R., Maguire, K., Ofek, E., Seymour, Nick, Stern, D., Wiethoff, W.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39180