The Type II Superluminous SN 2008es at Late Times: Near-Infrared Excess and Circumstellar Interaction

Abstract

SN 2008es is one of the rare cases of a Type II superluminous supernova (SLSN) showing no relatively narrow features in its early-time spectra, and therefore its powering mechanism is under debate between circumstellar interaction (CSI) and magnetar spin-down. Late-time data are required for better constraints. We present optical and near-infrared (NIR) photometry obtained from Gemini, Keck, and Palomar Observatories from 192 to 554 days after explosion. Only broad H$\alpha$ emission is detected in a Gemini spectrum at 288 days. The line profile exhibits red-wing attenuation relative to the early-time spectrum. In addition to the cooling SN photosphere, a NIR excess with blackbody temperature $\sim 1500$ K and radius $\sim 10^{16}$ cm is observed. This evidence supports dust condensation in the cool dense shell being responsible for the spectral evolution and NIR excess. We favour CSI, with $\sim 2$--3 ${\text{M}}_{\odot }$ of circumstellar material (CSM) and $\sim$10--20 ${\text{M}}_{\odot }$ of ejecta, as the powering mechanism, which still dominates at our late-time epochs. Both models of uniform density and steady wind fit the data equally well, with an effective CSM radius $\sim 10^{15}$ cm, supporting the efficient conversion of shock energy to radiation by CSI. A low amount ($\lesssim 0.4$ ${\text{M}}_{\odot }$) of ${}^{56}$Ni is possible but cannot be verified yet, since the light curve is dominated by CSI. The magnetar spin-down powering mechanism cannot be ruled out, but is less favoured because it overpredicts the late-time fluxes and may be inconsistent with the presence of dust.

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