
TL;DR
This paper reports the detection and analysis of light echoes from Supernova 2014J in M82, revealing details about the surrounding dust and gas structures through high-resolution imaging.
Contribution
It provides the first detailed imaging and analysis of light echoes from SN 2014J, offering insights into the three-dimensional structure of the circumstellar and interstellar medium.
Findings
Detected light echoes at 0.4 and 0.6 arcsec radii from SN 2014J
Echoing material located approximately 80 and 330 parsecs in front of the SN
Indications of additional echo structures emerging a year after maximum light
Abstract
Type Ia SN 2014J exploded in the nearby starburst galaxy M82 = NGC 3032, and was discovered at Earth about seven days later on 2014 January 21, reaching V maximum light around 2014 February 5. SN 2014J is the closest SN Ia in at least four decades and probably many more. Recent HST/WFC3 imaging (2014 September 5 and 2015 February 2) of M82 around SN 2014J reveals a light echo at radii of about 0.6 arcsec from the SN (corresponding to about 12 pc at the distance of M82). Likely additional light echoes reside at a smaller radii of about 0.4 arcsec. The major echo signal corresponds to echoing material about 330 pc in the foreground of SN 2014J, and tends to be bright where pre-existing nebular structure in M82 is also bright. The second, likely echo corresponds to foreground distances of 80 pc in front of the SN. Even one year after maximum light, there are indications of further echo…
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