SN 2021tsz: A luminous, short photospheric phase Type II supernova in a low-metallicity host

Abstract

We present the analysis of the luminous Type II Supernova (SN) 2021tsz, which exploded in a low-luminosity galaxy. It reached a peak magnitude of -18.88 $\pm$ 0.13 mag in the $r$ band and exhibited an initial rapid decline of 4.05 $\pm$ 0.14 mag (100 d)${}^{-1}$ from peak luminosity till $\sim$30 d. The photospheric phase is short, with the SN displaying bluer colours and a weak H$\alpha$ absorption component--features consistent with other luminous, short-photospheric phase Type II SNe. A distinct transition from the photospheric to the radioactive tail phase in the $V$ band--as is common in hydrogen-rich Type II SNe--is not visible in SN 2021tsz, although a modest $\sim$1 mag drop is apparent in the redder filters. Hydrodynamic modelling suggests the luminosity is powered by ejecta-circumstellar material (CSM) interaction during the early phases (<30 days). Interaction with 0.6 M${}_{\odot }$ of dense CSM extending to 3100 R${}_{\odot }$ reproduces the observed luminosity, with an explosion energy of 1.3$\times$10${}^{51}$ erg. The modelling indicates a pre-SN mass of 9 M${}_{\odot }$, which includes a hydrogen envelope of 4 M${}_{\odot }$, and a radius of $\sim$1000 R${}_{\odot }$. Spectral energy distribution analysis and strong-line diagnostics reveal that the host galaxy of SN 2021tsz is a low-metallicity, dwarf galaxy. The low-metallicity environment and the derived high mass loss from the hydrodynamical modelling strongly support a binary progenitor system for SN 2021tsz.

arXiv comment17 pages, 12 figures, accepted for publication in A&A

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