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A Uniform Type Ia Supernova Distance Ladder with the Zwicky Transient Facility: Absolute Calibration Based on the Tip of the Red Giant Branch Method

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A Uniform Type Ia Supernova Distance Ladder with the Zwicky Transient Facility: Absolute Calibration Based on the Tip of the Red Giant Branch Method. / Dhawan, Suhail; Goobar, Ariel; Johansson, Joel et al.
In: The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 934, No. 2, 185, 01.08.2022.

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Dhawan, S, Goobar, A, Johansson, J, Jang, IS, Rigault, M, Harvey, L, Maguire, K, Freedman, WL, Madore, BF, Smith, M, Sollerman, J, Kim, Y-L, Andreoni, I, Bellm, EC, Coughlin, MW, Dekany, R, Graham, MJ, Kulkarni, SR, Laher, RR, Medford, MS, Neill, JD, Nir, G, Riddle, R & Rusholme, B 2022, 'A Uniform Type Ia Supernova Distance Ladder with the Zwicky Transient Facility: Absolute Calibration Based on the Tip of the Red Giant Branch Method', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 934, no. 2, 185. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac7ceb

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Dhawan, S., Goobar, A., Johansson, J., Jang, I. S., Rigault, M., Harvey, L., Maguire, K., Freedman, W. L., Madore, B. F., Smith, M., Sollerman, J., Kim, Y.-L., Andreoni, I., Bellm, E. C., Coughlin, M. W., Dekany, R., Graham, M. J., Kulkarni, S. R., Laher, R. R., ... Rusholme, B. (2022). A Uniform Type Ia Supernova Distance Ladder with the Zwicky Transient Facility: Absolute Calibration Based on the Tip of the Red Giant Branch Method. The Astrophysical Journal, 934(2), Article 185. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac7ceb

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Dhawan S, Goobar A, Johansson J, Jang IS, Rigault M, Harvey L et al. A Uniform Type Ia Supernova Distance Ladder with the Zwicky Transient Facility: Absolute Calibration Based on the Tip of the Red Giant Branch Method. The Astrophysical Journal. 2022 Aug 1;934(2):185. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac7ceb

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Dhawan, Suhail ; Goobar, Ariel ; Johansson, Joel et al. / A Uniform Type Ia Supernova Distance Ladder with the Zwicky Transient Facility : Absolute Calibration Based on the Tip of the Red Giant Branch Method. In: The Astrophysical Journal. 2022 ; Vol. 934, No. 2.

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title = "A Uniform Type Ia Supernova Distance Ladder with the Zwicky Transient Facility: Absolute Calibration Based on the Tip of the Red Giant Branch Method",
abstract = "The current Cepheid-calibrated distance ladder measurement of H 0 is reported to be in tension with the values inferred from the cosmic microwave background (CMB), assuming standard cosmology. However, some tip of the red giant branch (TRGB) estimates report H 0 in better agreement with the CMB. Hence, it is critical to reduce systematic uncertainties in local measurements to understand the Hubble tension. In this paper, we propose a uniform distance ladder between the second and third rungs, combining Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) observed by the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) with a TRGB calibration of their absolute luminosity. A large, volume-limited sample of both calibrator and Hubble flow SNe Ia from the same survey minimizes two of the largest sources of systematics: host-galaxy bias and nonuniform photometric calibration. We present results from a pilot study using the existing TRGB distance to the host galaxy of ZTF SN Ia SN 2021rhu (aka ZTF21abiuvdk) in NGC7814. Combining the ZTF calibrator with a volume-limited sample from the first data release of ZTF Hubble flow SNe Ia, we infer H 0 = 76.94 ± 6.4 km s−1 Mpc−1, an 8.3% measurement. The error budget is dominated by the single object calibrating the SN Ia luminosity in this pilot study. However, the ZTF sample includes already five other SNe Ia within ∼20 Mpc for which TRGB distances can be obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope. Finally, we present the prospects of building this distance ladder out to 80 Mpc with James Webb Space Telescope observations of more than 100 ZTF SNe Ia.",
keywords = "310, Galaxies and Cosmology, Observational cosmology, Hubble constant, Type Ia supernovae",
author = "Suhail Dhawan and Ariel Goobar and Joel Johansson and Jang, {In Sung} and Mickael Rigault and Luke Harvey and Kate Maguire and Freedman, {Wendy L.} and Madore, {Barry F.} and Mathew Smith and Jesper Sollerman and Young-Lo Kim and Igor Andreoni and Bellm, {Eric C.} and Coughlin, {Michael W.} and Richard Dekany and Graham, {Matthew J.} and Kulkarni, {Shrinivas R.} and Laher, {Russ R.} and Medford, {Michael S.} and Neill, {James D.} and Guy Nir and Reed Riddle and Ben Rusholme",
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T2 - Absolute Calibration Based on the Tip of the Red Giant Branch Method

AU - Dhawan, Suhail

AU - Goobar, Ariel

AU - Johansson, Joel

AU - Jang, In Sung

AU - Rigault, Mickael

AU - Harvey, Luke

AU - Maguire, Kate

AU - Freedman, Wendy L.

AU - Madore, Barry F.

AU - Smith, Mathew

AU - Sollerman, Jesper

AU - Kim, Young-Lo

AU - Andreoni, Igor

AU - Bellm, Eric C.

AU - Coughlin, Michael W.

AU - Dekany, Richard

AU - Graham, Matthew J.

AU - Kulkarni, Shrinivas R.

AU - Laher, Russ R.

AU - Medford, Michael S.

AU - Neill, James D.

AU - Nir, Guy

AU - Riddle, Reed

AU - Rusholme, Ben

PY - 2022/8/1

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N2 - The current Cepheid-calibrated distance ladder measurement of H 0 is reported to be in tension with the values inferred from the cosmic microwave background (CMB), assuming standard cosmology. However, some tip of the red giant branch (TRGB) estimates report H 0 in better agreement with the CMB. Hence, it is critical to reduce systematic uncertainties in local measurements to understand the Hubble tension. In this paper, we propose a uniform distance ladder between the second and third rungs, combining Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) observed by the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) with a TRGB calibration of their absolute luminosity. A large, volume-limited sample of both calibrator and Hubble flow SNe Ia from the same survey minimizes two of the largest sources of systematics: host-galaxy bias and nonuniform photometric calibration. We present results from a pilot study using the existing TRGB distance to the host galaxy of ZTF SN Ia SN 2021rhu (aka ZTF21abiuvdk) in NGC7814. Combining the ZTF calibrator with a volume-limited sample from the first data release of ZTF Hubble flow SNe Ia, we infer H 0 = 76.94 ± 6.4 km s−1 Mpc−1, an 8.3% measurement. The error budget is dominated by the single object calibrating the SN Ia luminosity in this pilot study. However, the ZTF sample includes already five other SNe Ia within ∼20 Mpc for which TRGB distances can be obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope. Finally, we present the prospects of building this distance ladder out to 80 Mpc with James Webb Space Telescope observations of more than 100 ZTF SNe Ia.

AB - The current Cepheid-calibrated distance ladder measurement of H 0 is reported to be in tension with the values inferred from the cosmic microwave background (CMB), assuming standard cosmology. However, some tip of the red giant branch (TRGB) estimates report H 0 in better agreement with the CMB. Hence, it is critical to reduce systematic uncertainties in local measurements to understand the Hubble tension. In this paper, we propose a uniform distance ladder between the second and third rungs, combining Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) observed by the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) with a TRGB calibration of their absolute luminosity. A large, volume-limited sample of both calibrator and Hubble flow SNe Ia from the same survey minimizes two of the largest sources of systematics: host-galaxy bias and nonuniform photometric calibration. We present results from a pilot study using the existing TRGB distance to the host galaxy of ZTF SN Ia SN 2021rhu (aka ZTF21abiuvdk) in NGC7814. Combining the ZTF calibrator with a volume-limited sample from the first data release of ZTF Hubble flow SNe Ia, we infer H 0 = 76.94 ± 6.4 km s−1 Mpc−1, an 8.3% measurement. The error budget is dominated by the single object calibrating the SN Ia luminosity in this pilot study. However, the ZTF sample includes already five other SNe Ia within ∼20 Mpc for which TRGB distances can be obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope. Finally, we present the prospects of building this distance ladder out to 80 Mpc with James Webb Space Telescope observations of more than 100 ZTF SNe Ia.

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KW - Galaxies and Cosmology

KW - Observational cosmology

KW - Hubble constant

KW - Type Ia supernovae

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DO - 10.3847/1538-4357/ac7ceb

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VL - 934

JO - The Astrophysical Journal

JF - The Astrophysical Journal

SN - 0004-637X

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ER -