The distant Type Ia supernova rate by Pain, R, Fabbro, S, Sullivan, M, Ellis, R, Aldering, G, Astier, P, Duestua, SE, Fruchter, A, Goldhaber, G, Goobar, A, Groom, D, Hardin, D, Hook, I, Howell, D, Irwin, M, Kim, A, Kim, M, Knop, R, Lee, J, Lidman, C, McMahon, R, Nugent, P, Panagia, N, Pennypacker, C, Perlmutter, S