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ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
Volume 406, Issue 1, Pages 259-264Publisher
EDP SCIENCES S A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20030717
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stars : general; stars : evolution; stars : supernovae : general
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We show that the observed ratio N-Ib,N-c/N-II of the subtypes Ib,c and II core-collapse supernovae depends on the metallicity of the host galaxy, as expected on theoretical grounds. However, the observed relation differs considerably from expectations based on non-rotating models of single stars with mass loss. We argue that the predictions of recent models with rotation offer a much better agreement with observations, at least for progenitor stars with solar metallicity; calculations of models with higher and lower metallicities are required in order to substantiate these conclusions. We also suggest that systematic surveys of core collapse supernovae up to redshift z similar to1 with the SNAP satellite would allow to probe the effect of metallicity on supernovae properties during the past history of the Universe.
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