EP 250108a/SN 2025kg: Observations of the most nearby Broad-Line Type Ic Supernova following an Einstein Probe Fast X-ray Transient
EP 250108a/SN 2025kg: Observations of the most nearby Broad-Line Type Ic Supernova following an Einstein Probe Fast X-ray Transient
With a small sample of fast X-ray transients (FXTs) with multi-wavelength counterparts discovered to date, the progenitors of FXTs and their connections to gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and supernovae (SNe) remain ambiguous. Here, we present photometric and spectroscopic observations of SN 2025kg, the supernova counterpart to the FXT EP 250108a. At $z=0.17641$, this is the closest known SN discovered following an Einstein Probe (EP) FXT. We show that SN 2025kg's optical spectra reveal the hallmark features of a broad-lined Type Ic SN. Its light curve evolution and expansion velocities are also comparable to those of GRB-SNe, including SN 1998bw, and several past FXT SNe. We present JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy taken around SN 2025kg's maximum light, and find weak absorption due to He I $\lambda 1.0830, \lambda 2.0581$ $\mu$m and a broad, unidentified feature at $\sim$ 4-4.5 $\mu$m. Further, we observe clear evidence for broadened H$\alpha$ in optical data at 42.5 days that is not detected at other epochs, indicating interaction with hydrogen-rich material. From its light curve, we derive a $^{56}$Ni mass of 0.2 - 0.6 $M_{\odot}$. Together with our companion paper (Eyles-Ferris et al. 2025), our broadband data of EP 250108a/SN 2025kg are consistent with a trapped or low energy ($\lesssim 10^{51}$ ergs) jet-driven explosion from a collapsar with a zero-age main sequence mass of 15-30 $M_{\odot}$. Finally, we show that the sample of EP FXT SNe support past rate estimates that low-luminosity jets seen through FXTs are more common than successful (GRB) jets, and that similar FXT-like signatures are likely present in at least a few percent of the brightest Ic-BL SNe.
J. Palmerio、D. L. A. Pieterse、G. Pugliese、J. van Roestel、A. Rossi、J. A. Quirola Vasquez、B. Schneider、M. A. P. Torres、S. J. Smartt、K. Smith、I. A. Smith、S. Srivastav、P. Vreeswijk、C. Ventura、R. Wainscoat、Y. -J. Yang、S. Yang、A. P. C. van Hoof、M. E. Huber、L. Izzo、W. Jacobson-Galan、P. Jakobsson、A. Kong、T. Laskar、T. B. Lowe、E. A. Magnier、E. Maiorano、A. Martin-Carrillo、L. Mas-Ribas、D. Mata Sanchez、M. Nicholl、C. J. Nixon、S. R. Oates、G. Paek、J. C. Rastinejad、A. J. Levan、P. G. Jonker、C. D. Kilpatrick、C. L. Fryer、N. Sarin、B. P. Gompertz、C. Liu、R. A. J. Eyles-Ferris、W. Fong、E. Burns、J. H. Gillanders、I. Mandel、D. B. Malesani、P. T. O'Brien、N. R. Tanvir、K. Ackley、A. Aryan、F. E. Bauer、S. Bloemen、T. de Boer、C. R. Bom、J. A. Chacon、K. Chambers、T. -W. Chen、A. A. Chrimes、J. N. D. van Dalen、V. D'Elia、M. De Pasquale、M. D. Fulton、P. J. Groot、R. Gupta、D. H. Hartmann、D. Paris、A. Rouco Escorial. R. Salvaterra
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J. Palmerio,D. L. A. Pieterse,G. Pugliese,J. van Roestel,A. Rossi,J. A. Quirola Vasquez,B. Schneider,M. A. P. Torres,S. J. Smartt,K. Smith,I. A. Smith,S. Srivastav,P. Vreeswijk,C. Ventura,R. Wainscoat,Y. -J. Yang,S. Yang,A. P. C. van Hoof,M. E. Huber,L. Izzo,W. Jacobson-Galan,P. Jakobsson,A. Kong,T. Laskar,T. B. Lowe,E. A. Magnier,E. Maiorano,A. Martin-Carrillo,L. Mas-Ribas,D. Mata Sanchez,M. Nicholl,C. J. Nixon,S. R. Oates,G. Paek,J. C. Rastinejad,A. J. Levan,P. G. Jonker,C. D. Kilpatrick,C. L. Fryer,N. Sarin,B. P. Gompertz,C. Liu,R. A. J. Eyles-Ferris,W. Fong,E. Burns,J. H. Gillanders,I. Mandel,D. B. Malesani,P. T. O'Brien,N. R. Tanvir,K. Ackley,A. Aryan,F. E. Bauer,S. Bloemen,T. de Boer,C. R. Bom,J. A. Chacon,K. Chambers,T. -W. Chen,A. A. Chrimes,J. N. D. van Dalen,V. D'Elia,M. De Pasquale,M. D. Fulton,P. J. Groot,R. Gupta,D. H. Hartmann,D. Paris,A. Rouco Escorial. R. Salvaterra.EP 250108a/SN 2025kg: Observations of the most nearby Broad-Line Type Ic Supernova following an Einstein Probe Fast X-ray Transient[EB/OL].(2025-04-11)[2025-05-21].https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.08889.点此复制
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