The two most recent thermonuclear supernovae in the Local Group: radio constraints on their progenitors and evolution

Abstract

Young supernova remnants (SNRs) provide a unique perspective on supernova (SN) progenitors and connect the late evolution of SNe with the onset of the SNR phase. Here we study SN 1885A and G1.9+0.3, the most recent thermonuclear SNe in the Local Group (with ages $\sim 100$ years) with radio data, which provides a sensitive probe of the SN environment and energetics. We reduce and co-add 4-8 GHz observations from Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) to produce the deepest radio image of the M31 central region (RMS noise of 1.3 $\mu$Jy/beam at 6.2 GHz). We detect some diffuse emission near SN 1885A at 2.6 $\sigma$, but the association with SN 1885A is uncertain because diffuse radio emission pervades the M31 central region. The VLA upper limit and HST measurements yield an ambient density, $n_0<0.04$ cm${}^{-3}$ ($\pm$ 0.03 cm${}^{-3}$ due to systematics) for SN 1885A, and kinetic energies, $E_k\sim (1.3-1.7)\times 10^{51}$ ergs for ejecta masses of $1-1.4$ M${}_{\odot }$. For the same ejecta mass range, VLA observations of G1.9+0.3 yield $n_0=0.18$ cm${}^{-3}$, and $E_k=(1-1.3)\times 10^{51}$ ergs. We argue that a sub-Chandrasekhar explosion model may be likely for SN 1885A, in agreement with X-ray studies, but in tension with models for the HST absorption spectra. The analysis of G1.9+0.3 is consistent with both Chandrasekhar and sub-Chandrasekhar SN Ia models, but rules out Type Iax explosions.

Submitted to ApJ. 15 pages, 9 figures

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