2025ApJ...993..191M


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2025ApJ...993..191M - Astrophys. J., 993, 191 (2025/November-2)

JWST Observations of SN 2023ixf. II. The Panchromatic Evolution between 250 and 720 Days after the Explosion.

MEDLER K., ASHALL C., HOEFLICH P., BARON E., DERKACY J.M., SHAHBANDEH M., MERA T., PFEFFER C.M., HOOGENDAM W.B., JONES D.O., SHIBER S., FEREIDOUNI E., FOX O.D., JENCSON J., GALBANY L., HINKLE J.T., TUCKER M.A., SHAPPEE B.J., HUBER M.E., AUCHETTL K., ANGUS C.R., DESAI D.D., DO A., PAYNE A.V., SHI J., KONG M.Y., ROMAGNOLI S., SYNCATTO A., BURNS C.R., CLAYTON G., DULUDE M., ENGESSER M., FILIPPENKO A.V., GOMEZ S., HSIAO E.Y., DE JAEGER T., JOHANSSON J., KRISCIUNAS K., KUMAR S., LU J., MATSUURA M., MAZZALI P.A., MILISAVLJEVIC D., MORRELL N., O'STEEN R., PARK S., PHILLIPS M.M., RAVI A.P., REST A., RHO J., SUNTZEFF N.B., SARANGI A., SMITH N., STRITZINGER M.D., STROLGER L., SZALAI T., TEMIM T., TINYANONT S., VAN DYK S.D., WANG L., WANG Q., WESSON R., YANG Y. and ZSIROS S.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present the nebular phase spectroscopic and photometric observations of the nearby hydrogen-rich core-collapse supernova (CCSN) SN 2023ixf, obtained through our JWST programs. These observations, combined with ground-based optical and near-infrared spectra, cover +252.67-719.96 days, creating a comprehensive, panchromatic time-series data set spanning 0.32-30 μm. In this second paper of the series, we focus on identifying key spectral emission features and tracking their evolution through the nebular phase. The JWST data reveal hydrogen emission from the Balmer to Humphreys series, as well as prominent forbidden lines from Ne, Ar, Fe, Co, and Ni. NIRSpec observations display strong emission from the first-overtone and fundamental bands of carbon monoxide, which weaken with time as the ejecta cools and dust emission dominates. The spectral energy distribution shows a clear infrared excess emerging by +252.67 days peaking around 10.0 μm, with a secondary bump at 18.0 μm developing by +719.96 days. We suggest that this evolution could arise from multiple warm dust components. In upcoming papers in this series, we will present detailed modeling of the molecular and dust properties. Overall, this work provides the community with a unique data set that can be used to advance our understanding of the mid-infrared properties of CCSNe, offering an unprecedented resource for studying their late-time line, molecular, and dust emission.

Abstract Copyright: © 2025. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Type II supernovae - James Webb Space Telescope - Dust formation - Infrared astronomy - Core-collapse supernovae

Simbad objects: 9

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Number of rows : 9
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 SN 2017gmr SN* 02 35 30.15 -09 21 15.0           SNII 64 0
2 SN 1999em SN* 04 41 27.04 -02 51 45.2   13.79 13.7     SNIIP 727 1
3 SN 1987A SN* 05 35 27.98840 -69 16 11.1134           SNIIpec 5203 2
4 2MASS J07371703+6535579 HXB 07 37 17.0432126424 +65 35 57.826001220           SNIIP 317 1
5 SN 1993J SN* 09 55 24.77476 +69 01 13.7026   10.8 12.0     SNIIb 1507 1
6 SN 2005af SN* 13 04 44.06 -49 33 59.8     12.8     SNIIP 76 1
7 SN 2023ixf SN* 14 03 38.562 +54 18 41.94           SNII 209 0
8 SN 2004et SN* 20 35 25.33 +60 07 17.7   12.88       SNIIP 547 1
9 NAME Cas A SNR 23 23 26.0 +58 48 41     14.30     ~ 3033 1

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