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The Type I superluminous supernova catalogue I: light-curve properties, models, and catalogue description

Sebastián GómezSpace Telescope Science Institute , 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218 ,M. NichollAstrophysics Research Centre, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast , Belfast BT7 1NN ,E. BergerCenter for Astrophysics ∣ Harvard & Smithsonian , 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-1516 ,P. K. BlanchardCenter for Astrophysics ∣ Harvard & Smithsonian , 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-1516 ,V. Ashley VillarCenter for Astrophysics ∣ Harvard & Smithsonian , 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-1516 ,S. RestDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University , 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 ,Griffin HosseinzadehSteward Observatory, University of Arizona , 933 North Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721 ,A. AamerAstrophysics Research Centre, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast , Belfast BT7 1NN ,Yukta AjayDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University , 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 ,Wasundara AthukoralalageCenter for Astrophysics ∣ Harvard & Smithsonian , 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-1516 ,David CoulterSpace Telescope Science Institute , 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218 ,Tarraneh EftekhariCenter for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University , Evanston, IL 60208 ,A. FioreINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova , Vicolo dell’Osservatorio 5, I-35122 Padova ,Noah FranzSteward Observatory, University of Arizona , 933 North Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721 ,Ori D. FoxSpace Telescope Science Institute , 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218 ,Alexander GaglianoCenter for Astrophysics ∣ Harvard & Smithsonian , 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-1516 ,Daichi HiramatsuCenter for Astrophysics ∣ Harvard & Smithsonian , 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-1516 ,D. A. HowellDepartment of Physics, University of California , Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9530 ,Brian HsuSteward Observatory, University of Arizona , 933 North Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721 ,Mitchell KarmenDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University , 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 ,M. R. SiebertSpace Telescope Science Institute , 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218 ,Réka Könyves-TóthCSFK, MTA Centre of Excellence , Konkoly Thege út 15-17., H-1121 Budapest ,Harsh KumarCenter for Astrophysics ∣ Harvard & Smithsonian , 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-1516 ,Curtis McCullyLas Cumbres Observatory , 6740 Cortona Drive, Suite 102, Goleta, CA 93117-5575 ,C. PellegrinoDepartment of Astronomy, University of Virginia , Charlottesville, VA 22904 ,Justin PierelSpace Telescope Science Institute , 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218 ,A. RestDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University , 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 ,Qinan WangDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University , 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 ,

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ABSTRACT We present the most comprehensive catalogue to date of Type I superluminous supernovae (SLSNe), a class of stripped-envelope supernovae (SNe) characterized by exceptionally high luminosities. We have compiled a sample of 262 SLSNe reported through 2022 December 31. We verified the spectroscopic classification of each SLSN and collated an exhaustive data set of ultraviolet, optical, and infrared photometry totalling over 30 000 photometric detections. Using these data, we derive observational parameters such as the peak absolute magnitudes, rise and decline time-scales, as well as bolometric luminosities, temperature, and photospheric radius evolution for all SLSNe. Additionally, we model all light curves using a hybrid model that includes contributions from both a magnetar central engine and the radioactive decay of $^{56}$Ni. We explore correlations among various physical and observational parameters, and recover the previously found relation between ejecta mass and magnetar spin, as well as the overall progenitor pre-explosion mass distribution with a peak at $\approx 6.5$ M$_\odot$. We find no significant redshift dependence for any parameter, and no evidence for distinct subtypes of SLSNe. We find that only a small fraction of SLSNe, $\lt 3$ per cent, are best fit with a significant radioactive decay component $\gtrsim 50$ per cent. We provide several analytical tools designed to simulate typical SLSN light curves across a broad range of wavelengths and phases, enabling accurate K-corrections, bolometric scaling calculations, and inclusion of SLSNe in survey simulations or future comparison works.

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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stae2270

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