The type Ia supernova SNLS-03D3bb from a super-Chandrasekhar-mass white dwarf star

Nature

Volumn 443, Issue 7109, 2006, Pages 308-311

  Howell, D Andrew ^a   Sullivan, Mark ^a   Nugent, Peter E ^b   Ellis, Richard S ^c   Conley, Alexander J ^a   Le Borgne, Damien ^d   Carlberg, Raymond G ^a   Guy, Julien ^e   Balam, David ^f   Basa, Stephane ^g   Fouchez, Dominique ^h   Hook, Isobel M ⁱ   Hsiao, Eric Y ^f   Neill, James D ^f   Pain, Reynald ^e   Perrett, Kathryn M ^a   Pritchet, Christopher J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d CEA SACLAY   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^g AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^h AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COSMIC RAYS; KINETIC ENERGY; OXYGEN; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS;

SUPER-CHANDRASEKHAR-MASS WHITE DWARF STAR; THERMONUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; YOUNG STELLAR POPULATION;

ASTROPHYSICS;

CARBON; FUEL; OXYGEN;

COSMOLOGY; EXPANSION; EXPLOSION; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CALIBRATION; COSMOS; ENERGY; KINETICS; LUMINANCE; MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

EID: 33748935942     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05103     Document Type: Article

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