Light curves of Type Ia Supernovae have been analyzed using an analytic model. This model is ideally suited to objectively evaluate the variety among individual Type Ia Supernova light curve parameters, because it provides a continuous representation of the observational data and avoids a-priori assumptions commonly made. The filter light curves also can be used to construct bolometric light curves. They form an important link between theoretical models and observations. A number of physical parameters of the supernovae are derived directly from the bolometric light curves, e.g. the amount of Ni synthesized during the explosion and the gamma-ray transport.
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Light curves of Type Ia Supernovae have been analyzed using an analytic model. This model is ideally suited to objectively evaluate the variety among individual Type Ia Supernova light curve parameters, because it provides a continuous representation of the observational data and avoids a-priori assumptions commonly made. The filter light curves also can be used to construct bolometric light curves. They form an important link between theoretical models and observations. A number of physical par...
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