Binary progenitor systems for Type Ic supernovae
Core-collapse supernovae are explosions of massive stars at the end of their evolution. They are responsible for metal production and for halting star formation, having a significant impact on galaxy evolution. The details of these processes depend on the nature of supernova progenitors, but it is unclear if Type Ic supernovae (without hydrogen or helium lines in their spectra) originate from core-collapses of very massive stars (>30 M<sub>⊙</sub>) or from less massive stars in binary systems. Here we show that Type II (with hydrogen lines) and Ic supernovae are located in environments with similar molecular gas densities, therefore their progenitors have comparable lifetimes and initial masses. This supports a binary interaction for most Type Ic supernova progenitors, which explains the lack of hydrogen and helium lines. This finding can be implemented in sub-grid prescriptions in numerical cosmological simulations to improve the feedback and chemical mixing.
Authors
- L. K. Hunt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9162-2371)
- J. Hjorth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4571-2306)
- Jakub Nadolny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1440-9061)
- S. Klose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8413-7917)
- L. Galbany (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1296-6887)
- M. J. Michałowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9033-4140)
- A. de Ugarte Postigo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7717-5085)
- D. Watson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4465-8264)
- J. Sollerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1546-6615)
- Aleksandra Leśniewska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8723-3533)
- M. P. Koprowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5785-1154)
- Steve Schulze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6797-1889)
- Emmanouil Zapartas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7464-498X)
- S. D. Vergani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9398-4907)
- P. Schady (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1214-770X)
- S. Savaglio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2354-3238)
- Oleh Ryzhov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4932-2956)
- Martín Solar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3148-1359)
- Radosław Wróblewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3007-1868)
- Ana Maria Nicuesa Guelbenzu
- Michał Małkowski
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Institute of Space Sciences (ES)
- Stockholm University (SE)
- Université Côte d'Azur (FR)
- Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (FR)
- Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory (IT)
- Observatoire de Paris (FR)
- Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (FR)
- Nicolaus Copernicus University (PL)
- Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (ES)
- Galaxies, Etoiles, Physique et Instrumentation (FR)
- Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur (FR)
- FORTH Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (GR)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT)
- Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg (DE)
- Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio
- University of Calabria (IT)
- University of Bath (GB)
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (PL)
- National Institute for Astrophysics (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2024-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51863-z
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.32
Funders
- Villum Fonden
- Narodowe Centrum Nauki
- Narodowym Centrum Nauki
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
- Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation
- Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej
- Agencia Estatal de Investigación
- European Social Fund