Chandra Fails to Detect X-ray Emission from Type Ia SN 2018fhw/ASASSN-18tb

Abstract

We report on Chandra X-ray observations of ASASSN-18tb/SN 2018fhw, a low luminosity Type Ia supernova that showed a H line in its optical spectrum. No X-ray emission was detected at the location of the SN. Upper limits to the luminosity of up to 3 $\times 10^{39}$ erg s${}^{-1}$ are calculated, depending on the assumed spectral model, temperature and column density. These are compared to two Type Ia-CSM SNe, SN 2005gj and SN 2002ic, that have been observed with Chandra in the past. The upper limits are lower than the X-ray luminosity found for the Type Ia-CSM SN 2012ca, the only Type Ia SN to have been detected in X-rays. Consideration of various scenarios for the H$\alpha$ line suggests that the density of the surrounding medium at the time of H$\alpha$ line detection could have been as high as 10${}^8$ cm${}^{-3}$, but must have decreased below 5 $\times 10^6$ cm${}^{-3}$ at the time of X-ray observation. Continual X-ray observations of SNe which show a H line in their spectrum are necessary in order to establish Type Ia SNe as an X-ray emitting class.

arXiv comment9 pages, 1 figure, 3 tables. Accepted to MNRAS

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