RTN WINTER SCHOOL ON SN OBSERVATIONS AND DATA REDUCTION

Main Lectures

Speaker	Title	Format
Brian P. Schmidt	Principles in Data Reduction	PPT
Stefano Benetti	Data Reduction for Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy	PPT
Chris L. Gerardy	Observing Supernovae in the IR	PPT,PDF,MAC
Pierre Antilogus	Integral Field Spectroscopy	PDF
Ferdi[nando] Patat	Polarimetry and Spectropolarimetry of Supernovae	PPT

Speaker	Title	Format
Nancy Elias de la Rosa	The Reddening Correction	PPT
Maximilian Stritzinger	The S-Correction	PDF
Stefano Valenti	The Template Subtraction Technique	PPT

Spectropolarimetry Data Set for SN2001el. This directory contains the original ESO-FORS1 raw data for the first epoch (25-08-2001), published by Wang et al. (2003, ApJ 591, 1110). The files were retrieved from the ESO Science Archive and can be freely used. The data have been organized in subdirectories, in order to facilitate the download. Each directory contains a file called list.txt, which includes a list of files and their main parameters. To simplify the download, we have trimmed the frames in order to include only the relevant part of the CCD. All frames are pre-scan subtracted. In the DOC subdirectory we have included the FORS1 User's manual and the ApJ paper by Wang et al. (2003).
The file sn2001el.tar.gz is a gzipped tar archive, containing all frames (35.1 Mb).

A difficult SN extraction case: SN2005H. This directory contains the original 2D CAFOS spectrum of SN 2005H in NGC 838 (cfr. IAU Circ. n. 8467). The SN is located very close to the galaxy nucleus (0".3 E, 1".8 N) and the extraction turns out to be quite difficult. At a first glance the SN is not visible and it takes a bit of extraction parameters tweaking in order to get it right. The directory contains also the extraction done by Stefano Benetti, which you can use to compare your results.
The file SN2005H.tar.gz is a gzipped tar archive, containing both files (0.5 Mb).

SN spectral reduction with a smooth standard star. This directory contains data of SN2004gt, taken with the ANU 2.3m telescope (+DBS) on December 2004 by Marilena Salvo. DBS is a double beam spectrograph. The data included here were taken using the 300l grating in the Blue and 316l grating in the Red. The two arms of the spectrograph use different CCDs, and must be reduced individually - they are denoted by "b" and "r" in the title. Flats and Biases (no sky flats) are supplied for both arms.
Two standards are supplied: Hiltner 600, which is not a smooth spectrum standard, and Feige 110, which is a relatively smooth star in the red. The latter is not as good as EG131, since it has H, and He lines which should be removed before use in the red (Hint: look at spectrum in f110.tab and h600.tab to see what these stars look like intrinsically). These both have arcs taken at the position of the standard. You can use f110.tab as a smooth spectrum star for the red arm of the DBS, just remove the small lines. We would not recommend using it on the red data. ARCs are available for each star. Note that the dispersion of the red arm is backwards. More info on DBS can be obtained here.
The file SN2005H.tar.gz is a gzipped tar archive, containing all frames (35.3 Mb)

Examples of Integral Field Spectroscopy of a SN. This directory includes that obtained at CFHT.
The file IFS.tar.gz is a gzipped tar archive, containing all frames (120.6 Mb)