Hydrogen-rich supernovae beyond the neutrino-driven core-collapse paradigm

Abstract

We present our study of OGLE-2014-SN-073, one of the brightest Type II SN ever discovered, with an unusually broad lightcurve combined with high ejecta velocities. From our hydrodynamical modelling we infer a remarkable ejecta mass of $60_{-16}^{+42}$~M${}_{\odot }$, and a relatively high explosion energy of $12.4_{-5.9}^{+13.0}\times 10^{51}$~erg. We show that this object belongs, with a very small number of other hydrogen-rich SNe, to an energy regime that is not explained by standard core-collapse (CC) neutrino-driven explosions. We compare the quantities inferred by the hydrodynamical modelling with the expectations of various exploding scenarios, trying to explain the high energy and luminosity released. We find some qualitative similarities with pair-instabilities SNe, although a prompt injection of energy by a magnetar seems also a viable alternative to explain such extreme event.

arXiv comment49 pages, 10 figure, including Methods and Supplementary Information. Accepted for publication on Nature Astronomy

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