Type Ia supernova

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf supernova
gptkbp:associatedWith cosmic acceleration discovery
gptkbp:class subtype a
supernova type I
gptkbp:cosmologicalSignificance evidence for dark energy
evidence for accelerating universe
gptkbp:detonationMechanism carbon-oxygen fusion
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Walter_Baade
gptkb:Fritz_Zwicky
gptkbp:distance up to billions of light-years
gptkbp:distanceModulus used in cosmology
gptkbp:elementProduced iron
cobalt
nickel
gptkbp:explosionOutcome complete disruption of white dwarf
gptkbp:explosionType thermonuclear
gptkbp:firstObserved 1930s
gptkbp:hostedBy gptkb:galaxy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Type Ia supernova
gptkbp:lightCurve characteristic shape
gptkbp:lightCurveDecline correlates with peak brightness
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Rudolph_Minkowski
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:SN_1991T
gptkb:SN_1994D
gptkb:SN_1006
gptkb:SN_1572
gptkb:SN_2011fe
gptkbp:observedWavelengths gptkb:X-rays
infrared
optical
gptkbp:occurredIn binary star system
gptkbp:peakLuminosity ~5 billion times Sun
gptkbp:powerOutput ~10^44 joules
gptkbp:progenitor white dwarf
gptkbp:progenitorMass Chandrasekhar limit (~1.4 solar masses)
gptkbp:rating ~1 per 1000 years per galaxy
gptkbp:remnants supernova
no neutron star or black hole
gptkbp:spectralType strong silicon absorption line
absence of hydrogen lines
gptkbp:triggeredBy accretion from companion star
merger with another white dwarf
gptkbp:usedFor measuring cosmic distances
studying universe expansion
standard candle
gptkbp:usedIn dark energy research
Hubble constant measurement
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Type_Ia_supernova_(in_binary_systems)
gptkb:Subdwarf
gptkb:core-collapse_supernova
gptkb:supernova_of_1572
gptkb:supernova
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6