Supernova Cosmology Project Spectra Page

This page contains information on spectra obtained by the Supernova Cosmology project. In many cases the 1-D spectra in ascii format and postscript plots can be accessed via this page.

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Skip to the dataset you want: Set A Set B Set C Set D Set E Set F Set G Set H Set I Set J Set K

Summary of SN spectra

Tables summarising the SN name, redshift, date of observation, telescope etc (sets A, B, C & D only).

Details on Individual SNe

Directory of notes files - mostly relevant to earlier sets of SNe

Set A (Prior to Nov '95)

Text of IAU Circular 5652 (1992bi)
Text of IAU Circular 5956 (1994F,G,H)
Text of IAU Circular 5958 (1994F,G,H)
Text of IAU Circular 6263 (1993al,1994al,am,an)

Our Name	IAUC name	z	redshift from
921 = SN0	1992bi	0.458
9316	1993al	0.18
94102 = SN2	1994al	0.420
94191 = SN1	1994h	0.374
94264 = SN7, AGN2	1994an	0.378
94281 = SN5	1994am	0.372
94351 = SN6	1994g	0.425	g
94361 = SN3	1994f	0.354

Set B (Nov '95)

Text of IAU Circular 6270
Notes on Keck reductions from Nov '95 run.
Directory of postscript comparison plots not yet indexed.
Andy Howell's notes on the SN identifications from sets B, C, E, and F.

Our Name	IAUC name	z	redshift from
9570	1995aq	0.453 +/- 0.001	g
9571		0.866 +/- 0.001	g
9579	1995ar	0.465 +/- 0.005	g+SN
95103	1995az	0.450 +/- 0.001	g+SN
95104	1995ay	0.480 +/- 0.001	g+SN
95116	1995at	0.655 +/- 0.001	g+SN?
95110	1995ba	0.388 +/- 0.001	g+SN
95126	1995ax	0.615 +/- 0.001	g+SN?
95115		0.29 +/- 1	SN II or QSO ?
9568	1995aw	0.40 +/- 0.03	SN
9591	1995av	0.314 +/- 0.001	SN (Type II)
9569	1995as	0.498 +/- 0.001	g
9528	1995au	0.160 +/- 0.001	g+SN

Set C (Apr/May '96)

Text of IAU Circular 6621
Notes on Keck reductions from April 96 run.
Notes on Keck reductions from May 96 run.
Notes on MMT reductions from Mar 96 run.
Andy Howell's notes on the SN identifications from sets B, C, E, and F.

Our Name	IAUC name	z	redshift from
963	1996cg	0.49 ? +/- 0.01	g + SN (both weak)
962	1996cf	0.57 +/- 0.01	SN
964	1996ch	0.580 ? +/- 0.001	g?
969	1996ci	0.495 +/- 0.001	g + SN (both weak)
9624	1996cm	0.45 +/- 0.01	SN (ESO spectrum)
9621	1996cl	0.828 +/- 0.001	g
9617	1996ck	0.656 +/- 0.001	g
9611	1996cj	0.194 +/- 0.001	Type II
9626	1996cn	0.43 +/- 0.01	SN

Set D (Jan '97)

Text of IAU Circular 6540
Final Reductions :
Notes on final reductions of Keck data.
Directory containing final reduced Keck data (acsii, fits and some ps files)
Notes on final reductions of ESO data.
Directory containing final reduced ESO data (acsii and fits files)
Preliminary reductions:
Isobel's notes on preliminary reductions.
Directory containing quick reductions of Keck data (acsii, fits and some ps files)
Table of Preliminary Reductions

Our Name	IAUC name	z	redshift from	Tel
970	1997i	0.172 +/- 0.001	g	ESO
971	1997h	0.526 +/- 0.001	g	ESO
972	1997g	0.763 +/- 0.001	g+SN	Keck
973		?	SNII/QSO	Keck
974	1997f	0.580 +/- 0.001	g+SN	Keck
975	1997j	0.619 +/- 0.001	g+SN	Keck
976	1997l	0.55 +/- 0.01	SN	ESO
9722		?	?	Keck
9732	1997m	0.427 +/- 0.001	g	Keck
9733	1997o	0.374 +/- 0.001	g+SN	Keck
9738	1997p	0.472 +/- 0.001	g+SN	Keck
9739	1997s	0.612 +/- 0.001	g+SN	Keck
9740		2.214 +/- 0.001	QSO	Keck
9710	1997n	0.180 +/- 0.001	g	ESO
9716		0.898 +/- 0.001	QSO	Keck
9742	1997q	0.43 +/- 0.01	SN (+g?)	ESO
9748	1997k	0.592 +/- 0.001	g+SN	Keck
9749		?	?	Keck
9760	1997r	0.657 +/- 0.001	g+SN	Keck

Set E (Mar '97)

Text of IAU Circular 6596
Isobel's notes on preliminary reductions.
Directory of ascii spectra (preliminary reductions!)
Directory of spectra plots (preliminary reductions!)
Directory of comparison spectra plots comparing March '97 spectra (rough reductions) with template nearby SNe Ia [postscript plots].
Andy Howell's notes on the SN identifications from sets B, C, E, and F.
Final Reductions (click on object to get notes, ascii files, fits files and plots):
FITS files of final reductions [gzipped tar file]. Notes below explain what's what.
Isobel's notes on final reductions (details of flat-fielding, arcs & standards used etc)
Directory of IRAF scripts and other files used in data reduction.

Our Name	IAUC name	z	redshift from
9765	1997ac	0.32	SN
9794	1997aj	0.581 +/- 0.001	g/SN
9777	1997ag	0.592 +/- 0.001	g/SN
9776	1997ah	0.73	SN
97105		1.668	QSO
9779	1997ai	0.45	SN
9781	1997af	0.579+/- 0.001	g/SN
9793	1997ak	0.347+/- 0.001	g
97102	1997al	0.621+/- 0.001	g/SN?
9785	1997am	0.416+/- 0.001	g/SN
97126	1997an	0.492 +/- 0.001	g
9784	1997ap	0.83	SN
97129	1997aq	0.509+/- 0.001	g
9782	1997ar	0.364 +/- 0.001	g

Set F (Dec '97)

Text of IAU Circular 6804
See directory of preliminary reductions for ascii & fits files plus some ps files.
Isobel's notes on preliminary reductions. NB some objects were observed on more than one night and are listed more than once in the notes file.
Andy Howell's notes on the SN identifications from sets B, C, E, and F.
Preliminary Reductions:

Our Name	IAUC name	z	redshift from
97198	1997eq	0.54	SN + g
97182	1997el	0.64	SN + g
97241	1997ey	0.58	SN + g
97218		0.68?	g
97201	1997ek	0.86	SN + g
97243	1997en	0.77	g
97226	1997ez	0.78	SN + g
97233		1.52	QSO
97193	1997ew	0.59	g - Type II ?
97236	1997es	0.65	g
97192	1997ev	0.43	g + SN?
97195	1997er	0.47	g + SN
97180	1997ep	0.46	g + SN
97203	1997em	0.42	g + SN??
97234	1997eo	0.70	g
97227	1997fa	0.50	g + SN
97190	1997ex	0.36	g + SN
97216	1997eu	0.59	g + SN
97223		1.20	QSO
97231		?	?

Set G (Mar '98)

Text of IAU Circular 6881
KECK spectra: See directory of preliminary reductions for ascii, fits and ps files.
KECK spectra: Isobel's notes on preliminary reductions.
ESO spectra: See directory of final reductions by Chris Lidman, and accompanying notes .
ESO spectra: See directory of preliminary reductions for ascii, fits and ps files. Also see Isobel's notes on preliminary reductions, incorporating comments from Chris Lidman.
Andy Howell's notes on whether 98109 is a Type Ia.
Preliminary Reductions:

Our Name	IAUC name	z	redshift from
9811	1998bd	0.254	SN+g ESO
98109	1998ax	0.497	SN (+g?) ESO
98122	1998as	0.355	SN+g ESO
9869		?	ESO
9819	1998ba	0.43	SN ESO
9834	1998bc	0.399	g+SN ESO
98114	1998bk	?	ESO
98142	1998bi	0.75	SN Keck
98149	1998az	0.459	g+SN Keck
98140		?	Keck
9855	1998aw	0.44	SN Keck
9857	1998au	?	Keck

Set H (Oct '98)

Text of IAU Circular 7046

Our Name	IAUC name	z	redshift from
Albinoni	1998eq	1.20	SN+g, Keck
Strauss	1998ep	0.11	Keck
Brahms	1998eo	0.84	Keck

Set I (Oct '99)

KECK spectra: See directory of preliminary reductions for ascii, fits and ps files.
Note some larger fits files are available in /home/sp/keck_oct99/reduc_tel/ on the unix system at LBNL
KECK spectra: Isobel's notes on preliminary reductions.

Our Name	IAUC name	z	redshift from
Marcellin-Lalo	1999??
Roquefort-Debussy	1999??	0.943 ?	g (wiggles dont match Ia)
Brie-Couperin	1999??	0.15	g (No SN features)
Perac-Romeau	1999??	0.648	g+SN (Ia)
Livarot-Ravel	1999??	0.875	SN (+g?)
Poulenc	1999??	0.821	g

Set J (May '00)

KECK spectra: See directory of preliminary reductions for ascii, fits and ps files.
KECK spectra: Isobel's notes on preliminary reductions.

Our Name	IAUC name	z	redshift from
Bernstein		0.599	AGN
Beethoven	2000fr	0.543	g
Berlioz		0.873	g (no SN?)
JC Bach		1.25?	QSO?
Kabalevsky		0.96?	g (no SN?)

Set K (Apr-May '01)

VLT spectra
- Chris's Web page containing final reductions, plus observing notes from Chris and Gaston.
- Directory containing copies of Chris's final reductions.
- Directory containig some more analysis plots plus Isobel's notes on the preliminary reductions.
- Page containing Andy's notes on Chris' final VLT reductions with comparison plots to local SNe.
Keck spectra
- Isobel's summary of the Keck run (LRIS and ESI data, plus some comments on VLT data of the same objects).
- Isobel's more detailed notes on the LRIS data
- Isobel's more detailed notes on the ESI data
- Directory containig Isobel's quicklook reductions corresponding to the above notes.
- Page with Lifan's warnings about Ia/Ic confusion with respect to Satie and Boccherini.
- Text of IAU Circular 7763
- Text of IAU Circular 7764

Our Name	IAUC name	z	redshift from	Instrument
junk15 054	2001ha	0.579	g + SN	VLT
Chopin 028	2001gs	0.659	g	VLT
J Strauss 065	2001hc	0.35	SN (+g?)	VLT
Meuse/Shostakovich 073		?	bad extraction?	VLT
Lalo 017	2001gr	0.541	g + SN	VLT
Massenet 036	2001gy	0.511	g + SN	VLT
Bruch 007	2001go	0.552	g + SN	VLT
Mussorgsky 035		?	flat	VLT
JS Bach 031	2001gu	0.765 or 1.1	SN	VLT/LRIS
Sibelius 004	2001gl	0.56?	??	VLT/LRIS
Gershwin 037		?	flat	VLT/LRIS
junk04 029	2001gt	0.548 or 0.37	SN (+g?)	ESI
Bizet 005	2001gm	0.478 or 0.484?	SN (+g?)	VLT/LRIS/ESI
Torelli 000	2001gk	0.67?	g? (flat)	ESI
Dvorak 038	2001gz	? (0.73?)	flat (SN?)	ESI
Gresse 063	2001gq	0.671	g+SN	LRIS/ESI
Holst 033	2001gw	0.363	SN +g(offset)	VLT/LRIS/ESI
Debussy 034	2001gx	0.60(2?)	g	ESI
Boccherini 006	2001gn	1.1(2?)	SN (+g?)	ESI
Vivaldi 077	2001hd	0.511	g + SN	ESI
Copland 032	2001gv	0.661	g + SN	ESI
Orne 048	2001gp	1.067	g	ESI
Prokofiev 078	2001he	0.582	g + SN	ESI
Bartok 021		?	flat	ESI
Satie 062	2001hb	1.05	SN	ESI
Rance 058		?	not reduced?

Set L (Apr '02)

Chris's Web page containing reductions, plus observing notes.
Isobel's ftp site.
Isobel's notes on the spectral reduction of the Keck data.
French 2002 CFHT page.
Subaru page.

Our Name	z	redshift from	Instrument
S02-000	0.278	g + SN	VLT FORS2
S02-001	1.42 ?	g	VLT FORS2
S02-002	1.08?	g + SN	VLT FORS2
S02-016	0.561	g	Keck ESI
S02-025	?	?	VLT FORS2
S02-027	?	SN	Gemini GMOS
S02-035	1.37?	SN	Keck ESI
S02-049	0.88	g + SN	ESI, GMOS
S02-055	?	?	Gemini GMOS
S02-032	1.10?	SN	Subaru FOCAS
C02-000	0.26	SN	Keck ESI
C02-006	0.677	g	Gemini GMOS
C02-005	0.425	g	Subaru FOCAS
C02-007	1.775	g	Subaru FOCAS
C02-008	0.27	SN	Keck ESI

Set M (May '02)

Chris's Web page containing reductions, plus observing notes.
Isobel's ftp site.
French 2002 CFHT page.

Our Name	z	redshift from	Instrument
C02-016	0.3	SN + g	VLT FORS2
T02-037	0.49	SN	Gemini GMOS
C02-027	0.481?	g	Gemini GMOS
S02-064	0.33	SN	Gemini GMOS
T02-015	0.912	SN + g	VLT FORS1
C02-030	0.352	g	VLT FORS1
C02-031	0.541	g	VLT FORS1
C02-034	0.242	g	VLT FORS2
C02-028	0.448	g	VLT FORS2
T02-028	0.44	g	VLT FORS2
T02-029	0.21	SN	VLT FORS2
T02-030	0.511	g	VLT FORS2
S02-075	0.79	SN	FORS2, GMOS
T02-047	0.489	g	VLT FORS2

Subaru Fall 2002

Keck Observing Logs
Chris's Web page containing reductions, plus observing notes.
Gaston's Web page containing reductions, plus observing notes for VLT.
Summary of Gemini results from Isobel & Eric. Ascii and fits files can be found in this directory .

Our Name	z	redshift from	Instrument
SuF02-000	0.92	g	Keck II ESI
SuF02-002	0.823	g	VLT FORS2
SuF02-005	0.863	g	VLT FORS2
SuF02-007	1.54? or 1.3??	SN	VLT FORS2
SuF02-012	1.5 or 1.3??	SN	ESI, FORS2
SuF02-017	1.0	SN	ESI, FORS2
SuF02-019			Keck II ESI
SuF02-025	0.606	SN + g	VLT FORS2
SuF02-026	1.3?	g	ESI, FORS2
SuF02-027	0.57	SN	Keck II ESI
SuF02-028	0.347	g	VLT FORS2
SuF02-037			Keck II ESI
SuF02-051			VLT FORS2
SuF02-055			Keck II ESI
SuF02-056			Gemini GMOS
SuF02-059			Keck II ESI
SuF02-060	1.063	g	FORS2, GMOS
SuF02-065	1.181	g	VLT FORS2
SuF02-071	0.928	g	Keck II ESI
SuF02-073			Gemini GMOS
SuF02-081	1.478	g	VLT FORS2
SuF02-083	1.272	g	VLT FORS2
SuF02-082			Keck II ESI
SuF02-J01			Gemini GMOS