Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
modeling supernovae, light curves, photometric classification
College
Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Department
Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Type Ia supernovae play a critical role in understanding the nature of the evolving universe. The Dark Energy Survey is currently investigating the expansion rate of the universe, with the intent to gain insight into the nature of dark energy. One of their primary measures of expansion is Type Ia supernovae (DES Projects, 2011). Due to this type of supernova’s uniformity in formation, most supernova of this type explode to approximately the same absolute brightness (Goobar, 2011).
Recommended Citation
Spencer, Brittany and Reese, Dr. Shane
(2014)
"Modeling Supernovae Light Curves: A Vital Step Toward Photometric Classification,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 1282.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/1282