A comparison between star formation rate diagnostics and rate of core collapse supernovae within 11 Mpc

2011/11/07 by M. T. Botticella, S. J. Smartt, R. C. Kennicutt Jr. +4 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #COSMIC cancer database #Core (optical fiber) #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Radiative transfer #Star formation #Supernova #Type II supernova #astro-ph.CO

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117343

accepted for publication in A&A

arxiv created 2011/11/07 · openalex publication_date 2011/11/10 · arxiv updated 2015/06/03 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/08

Abstract

Aims. The core collapse supernova rate provides a strong lower limit for the star formation rate (SFR). Progress in using it as a cosmic SFR tracer requires some confidence that it is consistent with more conventional SFR diagnostics in the nearby Universe. This paper compares standard SFR measurements based on Hα, far ultraviolet (FUV) and total infrared (TIR) galaxy luminosities with the observed core collapse supernova rate in the same galaxy sample. The comparison can be viewed from two perspectives. Firstly, by adopting an estimate of the minimum stellar mass to produce a core collapse supernova one can determine a SFR from supernova numbers. Secondly, the radiative SFR can be assumed to be robust and then the supernova statistics provide a constrain on the minimum stellar mass for core collapse supernova progenitors.

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