Line Polarization of Si II $\hat{I}»$6355 Ã in Type Ia Supernovae: A New Statistical Approach to Probe the Explosion Physics and Diversity

Aleksandar Cikota, Peter Hoeflich, Dietrich Baade +6

Spectropolarimetry provides a unique probe of ejecta asphericities, offering direct insights into the underlying explosion physics of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). We analyze the st…