Constraints on cosmological models from Hubble Space Telescope observations of high-z supernovae

被引:621
作者
Garnavich, PM
Kirshner, RP
Challis, P
Tonry, J
Gilliland, RL
Smith, RC
Clocchiatti, A
Diercks, A
Filippenko, AV
Hamuy, M
Hogan, CJ
Leibundgut, B
Phillips, MM
Reiss, D
Riess, AG
Schmidt, BP
Schommer, RA
Spyromilio, J
Stubbs, C
Suntzeff, NB
Wells, L
机构
[1] Harvard Smithsonian Ctr Astrophys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[2] Univ Hawaii Manoa, Inst Astron, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
[3] Space Telescope Sci Inst, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
[4] Univ Michigan, Dept Astron, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[5] Cerro Tololo Interamer Observ, La Serena, Chile
[6] Univ Washington, Dept Astron, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[7] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Astron, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[8] Univ Arizona, Steward Observ, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
[9] European So Observ, D-8046 Garching, Germany
[10] Mt Stromlo & Siding Spring Observ, Weston, Australia
基金
美国国家航空航天局;
关键词
cosmology; observations; galaxies; distances and redshifts; supernovae; general; individual; (SN; 1995K; SN; 1997ce; 1997cj; 1997ck);
D O I
10.1086/311140
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We have coordinated Hubble Space Telescope (HST) photometry with ground-based discovery for three supernovae: Type Ia supernovae near z approximate to 0.5 (SN 1997ce, SN 1997cj) and a third event at z = 0.97 (SN 1997 ck). The superb spatial resolution of HST separates each supernova from its host galaxy and leads to good precision in the light curves. We use these light curves and relations between luminosity, light-curve shape, and color calibrated from low-z samples to derive relative luminosity distances that are accurate to 10% at z approximate to 0.5 and 20% at z = 1. When the HST sample is combined with the distance to SN 1995K (z = 0.48), analyzed by the same precepts, we find that matter alone is insufficient to produce a flat universe. Specifically, for Omega(m) + Omega(Lambda) = 1, Omega(m) is less than 1 with more than 95% confidence, and our best estimate of Omega(m) is -0.1 +/- 0.5 if Omega(Lambda) = 0. Although this result is based on a very small sample whose systematics remain to be explored, it demonstrates the power of HST measurements for high-redshift supernovae.
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页数:6
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