SN 2018hti: a nearby superluminous supernova discovered in a metal-poor galaxy

Abstract

SN 2018hti is a Type I superluminous supernova (SLSN~I) with an absolute $g$-band magnitude of $-22.2$ at maximum brightness, discovered in a metal-poor galaxy at a redshift of 0.0612. We present extensive photometric and spectroscopic observations of this supernova, covering the phases from $\sim -35$ days to more than +340 days from the $r$-band maximum. Combining our $BVgri$-band photometry with {\it Swift} UVOT optical/ultraviolet photometry, we calculated the peak luminosity as $\sim 3.5\times 10^{44}$ erg s${}^{-1}$. Modeling the observed light curve reveals that the luminosity evolution of SN 2018hti can be produced by an ejecta mass of 5.8 $M_{\odot }$ and a magnetar with a magnetic field of $B=1.8\times 10^{13}$~G having an initial spin period of $P_0=1.8$ ms. Based on such a magnetar-powered scenario and a larger sample, a correlation between the spin of the magnetar and the kinetic energy of the ejecta can be inferred for most SLSNe~I, suggesting a self-consistent scenario. Like for other SLSNe~I, the host galaxy of SN 2018hti is found to be relatively faint ($M_g=-17.75$ mag) and of low metallicity ($Z=0.3Z_{\odot }$), with a star-formation rate of 0.3 $M_{\odot }$ yr${}^{-1}$. According to simulation results of single-star evolution, SN 2018hti could originate from a massive, metal-poor star with a zero-age main sequence (ZAMS) mass of 25--40 $M_{\odot }$, or from a less massive rotating star with $M_{\mathrm{ZAMS}}\approx 16$--25 $M_{\odot }$. For the case of a binary system, its progenitor could also be a star with $M_{\mathrm{ZAMS}}\gtrsim 25$ $M_{\odot }$.

arXiv comment26 pages, 12 figures, 7 tables, published in MNRAS

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