Spectropolarimetry of the Type Ib/c SN 2005bf

Abstract

We present spectropolarimetric observations of the peculiar Type Ib/c SN 2005bf, in MCG+00-27-005, from 3600-8550Å. The SN was observed on 2005 April 30.9, 18 days after the first B-band light-curve maximum and 6 days before the second B-band light-curve maximum. The degree of the Interstellar Polarization, determined from depolarized emission lines in the spectrum, is found to be large with $p_{max}(ISP)=1.6$ and $\theta (ISP)=149$\fdg$7\pm 4.0$, but this may be an upper limit on the real value of the ISP. After ISP subtraction, significant polarization is observed over large wavelength regions, indicating a significant degree of global asymmetry, $\gtrsim 10$. Polarizations of 3.5% and 4% are observed for absorption components of Ca II H&K and IR triplet, and 1.3% for He I 5876Åand Fe II. On the $Q-U$ plane clear velocity-dependent loop structure is observed for the He I 5876Åline, suggestive of departures from an axial symmetry and possible clumping of the SN ejecta. Weak High Velocity components of $\mathrm{H}\alpha$, $\mathrm{H}\beta$ and $\mathrm{H}\gamma$ are observed, with velocities of -15 000\kms. The low degree of polarization observed at H$\beta$ suggests that the polarization observed for the other Balmer lines ($\sim 0.4$ above the background polarization) may rather be due to blending of $\mathrm{H}\alpha$ and $\mathrm{H}\gamma$ with polarized Si II and Fe II lines, respectively. We suggest a model in which a jet of material, that is rich in ${}^{56}\mathrm{Ni}$, has penetrated the C-O core, but not the He mantle. The jet axis is tilted with respect to the axis of the photosphere. This accounts for the lack of significant polarization of O I 7774Å, the delayed excitation and, hence, observability of He I and, potentially, the varied geometries of He and Ca.

arXiv comment12 pages, 7 figures (3 colour), MNRAS accepted

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