Our physical understanding of the processes underlying supernovae (SNe) is still incomplete. This can in parts be improved by detailed observations. In this thesis, hydrogen-deficient core-collapse SNe (type Ib/c) and thermonuclear SNe (type Ia) are considered, the focus being on peculiar objects and - closely related - the diversity encountered in these explosions. In particular, an underluminous type Ia SN, whose spectra suggest a large amount of unburned material and a low metallicity of the precursor star, and a relatively energetic type Ic SN, which might provide a link between "normal" type Ic SNe and those highly energetic "hypernovae" related to gamma-ray bursts, are studied. In addition, emission-line profiles are analysed in a large number of type Ib/c nebular spectra, allowing conclusions on the geometry of the ejected matter to be drawn.
«Our physical understanding of the processes underlying supernovae (SNe) is still incomplete. This can in parts be improved by detailed observations. In this thesis, hydrogen-deficient core-collapse SNe (type Ib/c) and thermonuclear SNe (type Ia) are considered, the focus being on peculiar objects and - closely related - the diversity encountered in these explosions. In particular, an underluminous type Ia SN, whose spectra suggest a large amount of unburned material and a low metallicity of the...
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