SN2024bch
Contents
General Information
- Name of the source: SN2024bch
- Brief description of the source:
- Object type: CCSN type IIn-L
- Distance (Mpc): 16.56
- Redshift: 0.00387
- Host galaxy: NGC 3206
- RA: 10:21:49.740 (hh mm ss), Dec: +56:55:40.51 (dd mm ss)
- RA, Dec in deg (ICRS): 155.45725, +56.927919
- Other relevant information and data:
- Date of discovery: 2024-01-29 06:27:21
- Date of explosion (inferred): 2024-01-28 14:38:24
- Discovery report: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024bch/discovery-cert
- Optical photometry: https://app.aavso.org/webobs/results/?star=000-BPV-330&num_results=200
- Optical spectroscopy: https://www.wiserep.org/object/24751
People involved
Alphabetical order (corresponding authors)
- Arnau Aguasca-Cabot
- Alessandro Carosi
- Alicia López-Oramas
- Andrea Simongini (andrea.simongini@inaf.it)
Presentations
- 2024-06-21 LST Galactic group Meeting: link to pdf
- 2024-06-10 LST Analysis Call: link to pdf
- 2024-05-21 LST General Meeting, Prague: link to pdf
Data-taking Information
- General information:
- Start observation date: 2024-02-13
- Total nights: 6
- Total hours: 14.6
- Total runs: 53
- Observation condition: moon and dark
- Observation mode: wobbles
- Joint observations with MAGIC?: yes (16845-16863)
- Joint analysis with MAGIC?: no
Run Number | Night | Run Start Time [UTC] | Run Elapsed Time [min] | Mean pointing zenith [deg] | Wobble Position | Used in stacked analysis | Conditions | ELOG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16771 | 20240213 | 00:29 | 20 | 32.6 | W1 | True | dark | 20240213 |
16772 | 20240213 | 00:49 | 19 | 30.5 | W2 | True | dark | 20240213 |
16773 | 20240213 | 01:08 | 24 | 29.9 | W3 | True | dark | 20240213 |
16774 | 20240213 | 01:32 | 17 | 28.1 | W4 | True | dark | 20240213 |
16775 | 20240213 | 01:49 | 20 | xx | W1 | True | dark | 20240213 |
16776 | 20240213 | 02:09 | 20 | xx | W2 | True | dark | 20240213 |
16777 | 20240213 | 02:29 | 20 | 28.9 | W3 | True | dark | 20240213 |
16778 | 20240213 | 02:49 | 20 | xx | W4 | True | dark | 20240213 |
16779 | 20240213 | 03:09 | 22 | 30.3 | W1 | True | dark | 20240213 |
16780 | 20240213 | 03:31 | 19 | 32.5 | W2 | True | dark | 20240213 |
16781 | 20240213 | 03:50 | 17 | 34.3 | W3 | True | dark | 20240213 |
16803 | 20240214 | 01:11 | 26 | 29.3 | W1 | True | dark | 20240214 |
16804 | 20240214 | 01:37 | 18 | 28 | W2 | True | dark | 20240214 |
16805 | 20240214 | 01:55 | 15 | 28.5 | W3 | True | dark | 20240214 |
16806 | 20240214 | 02:10 | 20 | 27.8 | W4 | True | dark | 20240214 |
16807 | 20240214 | 02:30 | 23 | 28.5 | W1 | True | dark | 20240214 |
16808 | 20240214 | 02:53 | 18 | 30 | W2 | True | dark | 20240214 |
16809 | 20240214 | 03:11 | 20 | 31.4 | W3 | True | dark | 20240214 |
16810 | 20240214 | 03:31 | 21 | 32.3 | W4 | True | dark | 20240214 |
16811 | 20240214 | 03:52 | 4 | 34.4 | W1 | True | dark | 20240214 |
16815 | 20240215 | 00:14 | 16 | 33.3 | W1 | False | dark | 20240215 |
16816 | 20240215 | 00:30 | 20 | 31.4 | W2 | False | dark | 20240215 |
16817 | 20240215 | 00:50 | 21 | 30.5 | W3 | False | dark | 20240215 |
16818 | 20240215 | 01:11 | 21 | 28.7 | W4 | True | dark | 20240215 |
16819 | 20240215 | 01:32 | 18 | 28.3 | W1 | True | dark | 20240215 |
16820 | 20240215 | 01:50 | 20 | 28 | W2 | True | dark | 20240215 |
16821 | 20240215 | 02:10 | 22 | 28.6 | W3 | True | dark | 20240215 |
16822 | 20240215 | 02:32 | 19 | 28.5 | W4 | True | dark | 20240215 |
16823 | 20240215 | 02:51 | 19 | 29.7 | W1 | True | dark | 20240215 |
16824 | 20240215 | 03:10 | 22 | 31.9 | W2 | True | dark | 20240215 |
16825 | 20240215 | 03:32 | 18 | 33.4 | W3 | True | dark | 20240215 |
16826 | 20240215 | 03:50 | 12 | 34.6 | W4 | True | dark | 20240215 |
16845 | 20240216 | 01:02 | 21 | 29.4 | W1 | False | dark | 20240216 |
16846 | 20240216 | 01:23 | 20 | 28.3 | W2 | False | dark | 20240216 |
16847 | 20240216 | 01:43 | 22 | 28 | W3 | False | dark | 20240216 |
16848 | 20240216 | 02:05 | 19 | 27.8 | W4 | False | dark | 20240216 |
16849 | 20240216 | 02:24 | 21 | 28.6 | W1 | True | dark | 20240216 |
16850 | 20240216 | 02:45 | 20 | 29.9 | W2 | True | dark | 20240216 |
16851 | 20240216 | 03:05 | 21 | 31.4 | W3 | True | dark | 20240216 |
16852 | 20240216 | 03:26 | 20 | 32.5 | W2 | True | dark | 20240216 |
16853 | 20240216 | 03:46 | 14 | 34.5 | W3 | True | dark | 20240216 |
16863 | 20240218 | 03:10 | 19 | 32 | W1 | False | moon | 20240218 |
16864 | 20240218 | 03:29 | 18 | 34.7 | W2 | False | moon | 20240218 |
16866 | 20240218 | 03:47 | 19 | 36.1 | W2 | False | moon | 20240218 |
16867 | 20240218 | 04:06 | 28 | 38.1 | W3 | False | moon | 20240218 |
16868 | 20240218 | 04:25 | 3 | xx | xx | False | moon | 20240218 |
16869 | 20240218 | 04:34 | 19 | 41.1 | W4 | True | moon | 20240218 |
16870 | 20240218 | 04:53 | 7 | 43.4 | W1 | True | moon | 20240218 |
16980 | 20240306 | 00:15 | 20 | 28 | W1 | True | dark | 20240306 |
16981 | 20240306 | 00:35 | 20 | 28 | W2 | True | dark | 20240306 |
16982 | 20240306 | 00:55 | 20 | 28.7 | W3 | True | dark | 20240306 |
16983 | 20240306 | 01:15 | 20 | 28.7 | W4 | True | dark | 20240306 |
16984 | 20240306 | 01:35 | 8 | 30 | W1 | True | dark | 20240306 |
Data quality cuts
We performed a standard source independent analysis for this source. The data quality is performed using the data_quality.ipynb notebook from the 2024-LST-School.
- Source selection:
- zenith_range = [0, 90]
- min_angle_to_source = 0.35
- max_angle_to_source = 0.45
- Global cuts:
- max_diffuse_nsb_std = 2.3
- max_pointing_dec_std = 0.01
- min_mean_fit_p = -3.
- max_LS_periodogram_maxamplitude = 1e-2
- min_drdi_index = -2.35
- max_drdi_index = -2.1
- min_drdi_at_422pe = 1.4
- min_fraction_around_mode = 0.8
- max_intensity_at_half_peak_rate = 70
- Data quality plots:
- Relative light yield of the selected nights:
- Results:
- Good quality runs: 41/53(77%)
- Total time: 12.1 h
- Extra notes:
- 16868 is a very short run (3.4939323 min) due to data taking interruption by shifters
- 16815 16816 16817 16847 16848 16867 were removed due to different NSB level
Data analysis
MC production
According to the data_quality.ipynb, the NSB level in the FoV of SN2024bch is low enough to consider the standard MC.
- MC used:
- 20240131_allsky_v0.10.5_all_dec_base
- Declination line:
- dec_6166 (4.8 deg away from SN 2024bch)
Pointing issues
We could not fit 3 OFF positions in several runs due to small offset angular distance of the wobbles.
- Possible solutions (applied in this analysis):
- Reduce the max_theta_cut to 0.26 deg
- Use only 1 OFF position
DL3 production
The DL3 are produced using the following standard parameters:
- Intensity cut: [50GeV, infty]
- w1: [0.01, 1]
- r: [0, 1]
- leakage_intensity_width_2: [0, 1]
- event_type: [32, 32]
- theta_containment: 0.7
- gh_efficiency: 0.7
- min_livetime: 300
- max_zenith: 90
DL3 data are stored here:
- /fefs/aswg/workspace/andrea.simongini/Analysis/SN2024bch/DL3
Theta-squared plots
- We produced theta-squared plots with all good quality data:
- n_wobbles: 4
- theta2_cut: 0.04
- energy bounds: [50GeV-100GeV]; [100GeV-1TeV]; [1TeV-10TeV]
- gammaness_cut: 0.7
- theta2_cut: 0.07 deg2
- Plots:
- Results:
- [50GeV-100GeV]: N_on = 287155; N_off = 6220812; Significance = -0.572341
- [100GeV-1TeV]: N_on = 107335; N_off = 2284060; Significance = -1.255360
- [1TeV-10TeV]: N_on = 267; N_off = 6189; Significance = -1.701900
No significant excess coming from this source! We go for upper-limits
High-level analysis
For the high-level analysis we set:
- n_off_regions: 1
- safe_mask_method: aeff-max (5%)
- e_reco: [35GeV - 10TeV]
- e_true: [1GeV - 50TeV]
- n_reco_bin_p_dec: 3.5
- n_true_bin_p_dec: 10
Note that the energy treshold (Eth) is ~30GeV. As discussed in the LST analysis call (see presentation from 2024-06-10) the safest and most conservative way to integrate fluxes is to set the lower energy bound of the reconstructed energy to 100GeV.
Spectral Energy Distribution
We are fitting our data with a simple power law distribution with the following parameters:
- Gamma: -2.5
- amplitude: 2e-12 cm−2s−1TeV−1
- bounds: [1e-18, 1e-5] cm−2s−1TeV−1
- ref_energy: 2TeV
We use all good quality data
Light curves
We produced run-wise and night-wise light curves between 100GeV and 10TeV.
Cross-check
Crab check
- General information:
- we applied the same data-quality cuts as SN2024bch
- we used the same period of data taking (Feb-Mar 2024)
- we applied the same max_theta_cut for IRF production
- we employed a different Monte Carlo production
- the DL3 and DL4 files are produced with the same specifications as SN2024bch
- Data saved:
- 29/33 runs (88%)
- 8.5h
- Relative light yield:
- Monte Carlo production:
- We used a different production with respect to SN2024bch
- 20230927_v0.10.4_crab_tuned
- dec_2276
- Theta-squared plots:
- High-level analysis:
We fitted the spectral energy distribution using:
- spectral_model = LogParabolaSpectralModel
- index = 2.5
- amplitude = 2e-12cm-2 s-1 TeV-1
- ref = 0.7TeV
- lambda_ = 0.1TeV-1
Both the spectral energy distribution and the light curves are built between 100GeV and 10TeV.
Progenitor analysis
We performed a 4-steps analysis to investigate the progenitor star of SN2024bch. The data employed are:
- LST-1 data:
- telescope: LST-1 in mono configuration
- type: light curves upper limits
- range: 100GeV-10TeV
- availability: proprietary data
- Optical data:
- Optical spectrum:
- telescope: Liverpool Telescope
- type: spectrum
- range: 4000-9000 A
- availability: proprietary data
- Pre-explosion images:
- telescope: Hubble Space Telescope
- type: images
- range: optical
- availability: public at HLA
The analysis is performed with our own written python codes and with CASTOR (Simongini et al. 2024), an open access software for CCSN data analysis.
Theoretical modeling
VHE photons are thought to be produced from the non-thermal interaction between the fast-moving shock-wave of the supernova ejecta and a dense circumstellar medium (CSM) surrounding a massive progenitor. As the CSM density decreases moving away from the progenitor, the potential gamma-ray signal is expected to peak shortly after the explosion as a dense CSM enhances p-p interaction}. However, during the first tens to hundreds of days after the explosion, the putative VHE signal is significantly attenuated by the gamma-gamma absorption with the optical photons emitted by the supernova photosphere. Several parameters need to be taken into account for a detailed description of the gamma absorption. Among them, the mass-loss rate and the wind velocity of the progenitor star before the onset of the explosion, play a key role is suppressing the VHE signal by up to several orders of magnitude.
To model the gamma flux we use the model from Dwarkadas 2013:
Optical analysis
Pre-explosion images
We collected one image of the host galaxy (NGC 3206) taken with the Hubble Space Telescope on the 14th of May 2001. Some sources are identified within the coordinates of the events:
Catalog | RA [deg] | DEC [deg] | MAG | Log (L/L0) |
---|---|---|---|---|
DAOphot | 155.45741 | 56.92795 | 21.59 | 3.80 |
DAOphot | 155.45735 | 56.92793 | 21.57 | 3.81 |
SExtractor | 155.45735 | 56.92800 | 20.50 | 4.24 |
GSCII | 155.45735 | 56.92793 | 19.76 | 4.53 |
HSC | 155.45730 | 56.92801 | 21.84 | 3.70 |
PS1 | 155.45735 | 56.92794 | 19.32 | 4.71 |
Thanks to this image we are able to identify the luminosity of the progenitor star, either in a direct or indirect way:
- if the progenitor star is identified by the catalogs, then we have its luminosity
- if the progenitor star is not identified by the catalogs, then we have an upper limit to its luminosity.