Circumstellar Medium Constraints on the Environment of Two Nearby Type Ia Supernovae: SN 2017cbv and SN 2020nlb

Abstract

We present deep Chandra X-ray observations of two nearby Type Ia supernovae, SN 2017cbv and SN 2020nlb, which reveal no X-ray emission down to a luminosity $L_X$$\lesssim$5.3$\times$10${}^{37}$ and $\lesssim$5.4$\times$10${}^{37}$ erg s${}^{-1}$ (0.3--10 keV), respectively, at $\sim$16--18 days after the explosion. With these limits, we constrain the pre-explosion mass-loss rate of the progenitor system to be $\dot{M}$$<$7.2$\times$10${}^{-9}$ and $<$9.7$\times$10${}^{-9}$ M${}_{\odot }$ yr${}^{-1}$ for each (at a wind velocity $v_w$=100 km s${}^{-1}$ and a radius of $R$$\approx$10${}^{16}$ cm), assuming any X-ray emission would originate from inverse Compton emission from optical photons up-scattered by the supernova shock. If the supernova environment was a constant density medium, we find a number density limit of n${}_{CSM}$$<$36 and $<$65 cm${}^{-3}$, respectively. These X-ray limits rule out all plausible symbiotic progenitor systems, as well as large swathes of parameter space associated with the single degenerate scenario, such as mass loss at the outer Lagrange point and accretion winds. We also present late-time optical spectroscopy of SN 2020nlb, and set strong limits on any swept up hydrogen ($L_{H\alpha }$$<$2.7$\times$10${}^{37}$ ergs s${}^{-1}$) and helium ($L_{He,\lambda 6678}$$<$2.7$\times$10${}^{37}$ ergs s${}^{-1}$) from a nondegenerate companion, corresponding to $M_H$$\lesssim$0.7--2$\times$10${}^{-3}$ M${}_{\odot }$ and $M_{He}$$\lesssim$4$\times$10${}^{-3}$ M${}_{\odot }$. Radio observations of SN 2020nlb at 14.6 days after explosion also yield a non-detection, ruling out most plausible symbiotic progenitor systems. While we have doubled the sample of normal type Ia supernovae with deep X-ray limits, more observations are needed to sample the full range of luminosities and sub-types of these explosions, and set statistical constraints on their circumbinary environments.

arXiv comment19 pages, 6 figures, ApJ Accepted

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