From: Andy Howell (DAHowell@lbl.gov)
Date: Wed May 07 2003 - 17:28:44 PDT
There are two reductions for 9878/SN1998de -- I was using the first one.
I missed the reduction of SN 1998de that Lifan found (labled ap2), but now
I ran it through my program, and I get results consistent with his:
http://supernova.lbl.gov/~howell/robpaper/index.html
My apologies for missing the better reduction. We both agree that the first
reduction is ambiguious but this one (ap2) looks reasonably like a Ia.
It still does not meet the usual criteria for an "unassailable" Ia,
since there is no
definitive SiII, or SII, but given the colors, light curve, and a
reasonable match
to the spectrum which agrees in epoch with the LC fit, I don't have much
doubt
about it. I would bet $100 that is a Ia.
It is up to you, Rob, what to do with it. If you want to put it back
with the Ia's with
no questions about them, that would be fine with me. If you want to
leave it out of
certain fits, that is ok too.
-Andy
Lifan Wang wrote:
>Dear Rob,
>
> Gerson, Alex C., and I were discussing your paper and we were wondering
>what is the status with spectral identifications of SN 1998be. Andy sent me
>an email reminding me that there were indeed some debates on whether this
>is a credible SN Ia.
> I have inclosed two fits in this email. They are done with two resolutions
>one binned to 10A, the other 20A. From what I can see, this is a Ia as any
>other ones we can claim. In addition to the success of an SN fit, the host
>should be sth like S0 or E.
>
>Cheers,
>Lifan
>
>
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