Prospective Type Ia Supernova Surveys From Dome A

• Published in: Astroparticle Physics
• Main Authors: Kim A., A., Bonissent, A., Christiansen, J.L., Ealet, A., Faccioli, L., Gladney, L., Kushner, G., Linder, E., Stoughton, C., Wang, L.
• Other Authors: Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille (CPPM), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), SNAP
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2010
• Subjects: Supernova: Type Ia; Dome A; Surveys; Cosmology; [SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]; [PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]; Hubble; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hal.in2p3.fr/in2p3-00457914; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.02.004

Dome A, the highest plateau in Antarctica, is being developed as a site for an astronomical observatory. The planned telescopes and instrumentation and the unique site characteristics are conducive toward Type Ia supernova surveys for cosmology. A self-contained search and survey over five years can yield a spectro-photometric time series of not, vert, similar1000 z<0.08 supernovae. These can serve to anchor the Hubble diagram and quantify the relationship between luminosities and heterogeneities within the Type Ia supernova class, reducing systematics. Larger aperture (greater-than or equivalent to94-m) telescopes are capable of discovering supernovae shortly after explosion out to z not, vert, similar 3.These can be fed to space telescopes, and can isolate systematics and extend the redshift range over which we measure the expansion history of the universe.