Detection and classification of supernovae beyond z~2 redshift with the James Webb Space Telescope

Abstract

Future time-domain surveys for transient events in the near- and mid-infrared bands will significantly extend our understanding about the physics of the early Universe. In this paper we study the implications of a deep (~27 mag), long-term (~3 years), observationally inexpensive survey with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) within its Continuous Viewing Zone, aimed at discovering luminous supernovae beyond z~2 redshift. We explore the possibilities for detecting Superluminous Supernovae (SLSNe) as well as Type Ia supernovae at such high redshifts and estimate their expected numbers within a relatively small (~0.1 deg^2) survey area. It is found that we can expect ~10 new SLSNe and ~50 SNe Ia discovered in the 1 < z < 4 redshift range. We show that it is possible to get relatively accurate (sigma_z < 0.25) photometric redshifts for Type Ia SNe by fitting their Spectral Energy Distributions (SED), redshifted into the observed near-IR bands, with SN templates. We propose that Type Ia SNe occupy a relatively narrow range on the JWST F220W-F440W vs F150W-F356W color-color diagram between +/- 7 rest-frame days around maximum light, which could be a useful classification tool for such type of transients. We also study the possibility of extending the Hubble-diagram of Type Ia SNe beyond redshift 2 up to z~4. Such high-z SNe Ia may provide new observational constraints for their progenitor scenario.

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