Constraining Type Ia Supernova Asymmetry with the Gamma-Ray Escape Timescale

Abstract

We calculate the effects of an asymmetric ${}^{56}\mathrm{Ni}$ distribution in Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) ejecta on the gamma-ray escape timescale ($t_0$) that characterizes the late light curve ($>40$ days after peak) and find the effect is modest compared to other possible variations in ejecta structure. We parameterize asymmetry in the ${}^{56}\mathrm{Ni}$ distribution and calculate $t_0$ for a grid of SN ejecta models spanning a large volume of the asymmetry parameter space. The models have spherical density profiles while the ${}^{56}\mathrm{Ni}$ distribution in them has various levels of asymmetry. By placing constraints based on the observational measurement of $t_0$ and other general properties of SN Ia ejecta, we find the range of allowed asymmetry in the ${}^{56}\mathrm{Ni}$ distribution. Considering these constraints we find that some level of asymmetry in the distribution is not ruled out. However, models with a single ejecta mass and varying ${}^{56}\mathrm{Ni}$ distributions cannot explain the full range of observed $t_0$ values. This strengthens the claim that both Chandrasekhar mass and sub-Chandrasekhar mass explosions are required to explain the diversity of SN Ia observations.

arXiv comment7 pages, 4 figures. Accepted to MNRAS

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