EVOLUTION IN THE VOLUMETRIC TYPE Ia SUPERNOVA RATE FROM THE SUPERNOVA LEGACY SURVEY

We present a measurement of the volumetric Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) rate (SNR Ia) as a function of redshift for the first four years of data from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS). This analysis includes 286 spectroscopically confirmed and more than 400 additional ph...

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Main Authors: Perrett, K, Sullivan, M, Conley, A, Gonzalez-Gaitan, S, Carlberg, R, Fouchez, D, Ripoche, P, Neill, J, Astier, P, Balam, D, Balland, C, Basa, S, Guy, J, Hardin, D, Hook, I, Howell, D, Pain, R, Palanque-Delabrouille, N, Pritchet, C, Regnault, N, Rich, J, Ruhlmann-Kleider, V, Baumont, S, Lidman, C, Perlmutter, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012