Ultraviolet Detection of the Binary Companion to the Type IIb SN 2001ig

Abstract

We present HST/WFC3 ultraviolet imaging in the F275W and F336W bands of the Type IIb SN 2001ig at an age of more than 14 years. A clear point source is detected at the site of the explosion having $m_{F275W}=25.39\pm 0.10$ and $m_{F336W}=25.88\pm 0.13$ mag. Despite weak constraints on both the distance to the host galaxy NGC 7424 and the line-of-sight reddening to the supernova, this source matches the characteristics of an early B-type main sequence star having $19,000<T_{\mathrm{eff}}<22,000$ K and $\log (L_{\mathrm{bol}}/L_{\odot })=3.92\pm 0.14$. A BPASS v2.1 binary evolution model, with primary and secondary masses of 13 M${}_{\odot }$ and 9 M${}_{\odot }$ respectively, is found to resemble simultaneously in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram both the observed location of this surviving companion, and the primary star evolutionary endpoints for other Type IIb supernovae. This same model exhibits highly variable late-stage mass loss, as expected from the behavior of the radio light curves. A Gemini/GMOS optical spectrum at an age of 6 years reveals a narrow He II emission line, indicative of continuing interaction with a dense circumstellar medium at large radii from the progenitor. We review our findings on SN 2001ig in the context of binary evolution channels for stripped-envelope supernovae. Owing to the uncrowded nature of its environment in the ultraviolet, this study of SN 2001ig represents one of the cleanest detections to date of a surviving binary companion to a Type IIb supernova.

8 pages, 3 figures. Resubmitted to ApJ after minor changes requested by referee

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