Swift observations of SN2011it
Abstract
SN2011it has been recently classified as a broad-line type-Ic supernova (Tomasella, CBET 2938). A Swift-ToO was executed to observe the field of SN2011it starting from 2011-12-08T00:22:48 UT, with the primary aim to constrain the off-axis X-ray emission from the SN. No X-ray source is detected at the optical position of the transient with a 3 sigma upper limit of 2.4d-3 cts/s in the 0.3-10 keV energy band (total exposure= 8.3 ks).
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- December 2011
- Bibcode:
- 2011ATel.3804....1M
- Keywords:
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- Ultra-Violet;
- X-ray;
- Supernovae