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An Asymmetric, Energetic Type Ic Supernova Viewed Off-Axis, and a Link to Gamma-Ray Bursts

P. A. Mazzali·K. S. Kawabata·K. Maeda·K. Nomoto·A. V. Filippenko·E. Ramirez-Ruiz·S. Benetti·E. Pian·J. Deng·N. Tominaga·Y. Ohyama·M. Iye·R. J. Foley·T. Matheson·L. Wang·A. Gal-Yam
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Type Ic supernovae, the explosions following the core collapse of massive stars that have previously lost their hydrogen and helium envelopes, are particularly interesting because of the link with long-duration gamma-ray bursts. Although indications exist that these explosions are aspherical, direct evidence has still been missing. Late-time observations of SN 2003jd, a luminous Type Ic supernova, provide such evidence. Recent Subaru and Keck spectra reveal double-peaked profiles in the nebular lines of neutral oxygen and magnesium. These profiles are different from those of known Type Ic supernovae, with or without a gamma-ray burst, and they can be understood if SN 2003jd was an aspherical, axisymmetric explosion viewed from near the equatorial plane. If SN 2003jd was associated with a gamma-ray burst, we missed the burst as it was pointing away from us.

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P. A. Mazzali, K. S. Kawabata, K. Maeda, K. Nomoto, A. V. Filippenko, E. Ramirez-Ruiz, S. Benetti, E. Pian, J. Deng, N. Tominaga, Y. Ohyama, M. Iye, R. J. Foley, T. Matheson, L. Wang, A. Gal-Yam. 2005-05-10. An Asymmetric, Energetic Type Ic Supernova Viewed Off-Axis, and a Link to Gamma-Ray Bursts. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1111384

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