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Type Ia SN Light Curve Fitting

Type Ia supernova light curve fitting is a technique for measuring cosmic distances by observing the brightness evolution of thermonuclear explosions in binary star systems. Developed systematically by Mark Phillips in 1993, this method revealed that SNe Ia can be standardized to provide precise distance measurements, playing a central role in the discovery of cosmic acceleration and dark energy.

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Type Ia Supernova Light Curve Fitting for Distance Measurements
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / astronomy
  • Phillips, M. M. (1993). The absolute magnitudes of Type IA supernovae. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 413(2), L105-L108. · DOI 10.1086/186970
  • Guy, J., et al. (2005). SALT: a spectral adaptation list for type Ia supernova. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 443(3), 781-791. · URL
  • Betoule, M., et al. (2014). Improved cosmological constraints from a joint analysis of the SDSS-II and SNLS supernova samples. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 568, A22. · DOI 10.1051/0004-6361/201423413
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