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Spectropolarimetry of Supernova 1992A

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

Jason Spyromilio
Affiliation:
Anglo-Australian Observatory, PO Box 296 Epping, NSW 2121
Jeremy Bailey
Affiliation:
Anglo-Australian Observatory, PO Box 296 Epping, NSW 2121

Abstract

We present spectropolarimetric observations of the type Ia supernova 1992A obtained 2 weeks and 7 weeks after maximum light. No significant polarisation was detected across any of the spectral features.

Type
Extragalactic
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1993

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