SN Ia Rate in Intermediate-Redshift Galaxy Clusters - Eli Kasai
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Eli KasaiNASSP Masters 2011
UCTSAAO
Thesis: SN Ia Rate in Intermediate-Redshift Galaxy Clusters
Supervisor: Dr Steve CrawfordCo-supervisor: Prof Bruce Bassett
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OUTLINE
SN Ia rate measurement• Importance
Physical Processes• Single and Double degenerate
Image Subtraction Algorithm• IRAF
Automated Image Subtraction Algorithm• ISIS (Alard & Lupton, 1998)
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Importance SN Ia rate measurements
Progenitor Models Delay Time Distribution
Iron Abundance in the ICM
Intra-cluster stellar component tracer
Cosmology• Improved cosmological parameters
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Physical Processes
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Image Subtraction Algorithm – IRAF
Measure FWHM of few stars
Convolve images to seeing of worst frame
tw05.R186.1001.fits > conv_tw05.R186.s23.fits
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Image Subtraction Algorithm – IRAF cont...
tw05.R128.1004.fits > conv_tw05.R128.1004.s23.fits
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Image Subtraction Algorithm – IRAF cont...
Scale flux of convolved reference frame to match the rest of the convolved frames
Flux conv_tw05.R186.1001.s23.fits = Flux conv_tw05.R128.1004.s23.fits
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Image Subtraction Algorithm – IRAF cont...
Subtract scaled convolved reference from each convolved image
Normalize difference image with Poisson fluctuations > S/N image
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Automated Subtraction Algorithm – ISIS
Measure FWHM of few stars - IRAF
Crop out common area > 3600 x 3600 - Python script
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Automated Subtraction Algorithm – ISIS cont...
Produce 900 x 900 cutouts (for MS0451) – Python script
Apply automated subtraction steps
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Automated Subtraction Algorithm – ISIS cont...
interp.csh image registration – match coordinates to reference frame
ref.csh composite reference frame
subtract.csh mrj_phot C code, convolution kernel modeling, difference images
detect.csh normalize subtracted images with photon noise
find.csh positions of candidate transients
phot.csh light curve production
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Automated subtraction steps – ISIS cont...
Mosaic the sub-images to produce complete difference image – Python script
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Automated Subtraction Algorithm – ISIS cont...
Left: difference sub-image
Centre: difference sub-image normalized by poisson fluctuations
Right: positions of variables located by “find.csh”
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Transients found by both Algorithm in the same images
Top row: Iraf Algorithm Bottom row: ISIS algorithm
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Comparison of the algorithms,Left – IRAF; Right – ISIS
Time span from image convolution to differencing
IRAF algorithm ~ 1 week ISIS automated algorithm ~ 3 - 4 hours
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THANK YOU
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