Distribution of ${}^{56}$Ni Yields of Type Ia Supernovae and its Implication for Progenitors

Bo Wang, Xiangcun Meng, Xiaofeng Wang +1

The amount of ${}^{56}$Ni produced in type Ia supernova (SN Ia) explosion is probably the most important physical parameter underlying the observed correlation of SN Ia luminosities…