Can the violent merger of white dwarfs explain the slowest declining Type Ia supernova SN 2011aa?

arXiv (Cornell University)(2022)

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We present optical observations and Monte Carlo radiative transfer modeling of the Type Ia supernova SN 2011aa. With a $\Delta m_{15} (B)$ of $0.59 \pm 0.07$ mag and a peak magnitude $M_{\rm B}$ of $-19.30 \pm 0.27$ mag, SN 2011aa has the slowest decline rate among SNe Ia. The secondary maximum in the $I$-band is absent or equally bright as the primary maximum. The velocity of C II is lower than the velocity of Si II. This indicates either presence of C at lower velocities than Si or a line of sight effect. Application of Arnett's radiation diffusion model to the bolometric light curve indicates a massive ejecta $M_{\rm{ej}} ~ 1.8 - 2.6~M_{\odot}$. The slow decline rate and large ejecta mass, with a normal peak magnitude, are well explained by double degenerate, violent merger explosion model. The synthetic spectra and light curves generated with SEDONA considering a violent merger density profile match the observations.
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white dwarfs,violent merger
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