Classification of 17 DES supernovae by SALT

ATel #8707; E. Kasai, B. Bassett (University of Cape Town, AIMS, SAAO), S. Crawford (SALT, SAAO), M. Childress, C. D'Andrea, M. Smith, M. Sullivan (University of Southampton), R. Maartens (University of the Western Cape),R. Gupta, E. Kovacs, S. Kuhlmann, H. Spinka (Argonne National Laboratory), E. Ahn, D. A. Finley, J. Frieman, J. Marriner, W. Wester (Fermilab), G. Aldering, A. G. Kim, R. C. Thomas (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), K. Barbary, J. S. Bloom, D. Goldstein, P. Nugent, S. Perlmutter (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory + University of California, Berkeley), R. J. Foley, Y.-C. Pan (University of Illinois), R. Casas, F. J. Castander (ICE, IEEC/CSIC, Barcelona), S. Desai, K. Paech (Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich), R. C. Smith (NOAO/CTIO), M. Schubnell (University of Michigan), R. Kessler, J. Lasker, D. Scolnic (University of Chicago), D. J. Brout, L. Gladney, M. Sako, R. C. Wolf (University of Pennsylvania), P. J. Brown, K. Krisciunas, N. Suntzeff (Texas A&M University), R. Nichol, A. Papadopoulos (University of Portsmouth)
on 18 Feb 2016; 10:44 UT
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Credential Certification: Mathew Smith (matsmith2@gmail.com)

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We report optical spectroscopy of 17 supernovae discovered by the Dark Energy Survey (ATel #4668). The spectra (380-820nm) were obtained using the Robert Stobie Spectrograph (RSS) on the South African Large Telescope (SALT). Object classification was performed using SNID (Blondin & Tonry, 2007, ApJ, 666, 1024) and superfit (Howell et al, 2005, ApJ, 634, 119), the details of which are reported in the table below.

 
Name       | RA (J2000)| Dec (J2000)|Discovery  |Discovery|Spectrum   |Redshift| Type | Phase  |Notes 
           |           |            |Date (UT)  |Mag (r)  |Date (UT)  |        |      |        | 
DES15C2sj  |03:41:03.42|-28:41:23.1 |2015 Aug 21|  21.5   |2015 Sep 08|  0.07  |  Ia? |+1 week |a 
DES15C2eaz |03:40:21.44|-28:40:02.7 |2015 Sep 11|  20.0   |2015 Sep 15|  0.062 |  II  |  max   |b,c 
DES15E2dzb |00:35:27.19|-44:55:01.5 |2015 Sep 07|  21.8   |2015 Sep 16|  0.26  |  Ia  |-3 days | 
DES15S2dye |02:43:35.22|-01:07:47.7 |2015 Aug 30|  23.1   |2015 Sep 20|  0.25  |  Ia  |+1 week |d 
DES15C3efn |03:30:59.18|-28:10:04.6 |2015 Sep 25|  19.2   |2015 Oct 04|  0.077 |  Ia  |+1 week |b,e 
DES15E2kvn |00:33:07.19|-44:08:24.4 |2015 Oct 01|  21.5   |2015 Oct 12|  0.208 |  Ia  |-1 days |b,f 
DES15S2eaq |02:42:07.48|-00:50:26.2 |2015 Sep 10|  22.2   |2015 Oct 15|  0.068 |  II  |plateau |b 
DES15S2mau |02:46:56.16|-00:41:26.3 |2015 Oct 29|  21.2   |2015 Nov 13|  0.132 |  Ia  |+3 days |b 
DES15S2max |02:44:02.01|-00:28:02.6 |2015 Oct 29|  21.8   |2015 Nov 13|  0.27  |  Ia  |  max   | 
DES15X2mei |02:25:31.10|-05:52:44.4 |2015 Oct 31|  21.6   |2015 Nov 13|  0.232 |  Ia  |  max   |g 
DES15S2mpg |02:43:52.74|-01:13:45.4 |2015 Nov 12|  22.1   |2015 Dec 03|  0.186 |  Ia  |  max   |b,h 
DES15C3mpk |03:34:38.15|-28:23:52.3 |2015 Nov 12|  22.6   |2015 Dec 05|  0.18  |  Ia  |  max   |i 
DES15S1mvv |02:53:37.06|+00:30:36.6 |2015 Nov 18|  23.3   |2015 Dec 09|  0.255 |  Ia  |  max   | 
DES15S2ocv |02:42:58.43|-00:16:02.7 |2015 Dec 15|  23.1   |2016 Jan 09|  0.215 |  Ia  |  max   |  
DES15S2okl |02:42:10.49|-00:54:54.6 |2015 Dec 28|  20.2   |2016 Jan 12|  0.17  |  Ia  |  max   | 
DES15C3olc |03:32:33.16|-27.22:53.2 |2016 Jan 01|  21.5   |2016 Feb 05|  0.067 |  Ia  |+3 weeks|b,j 
DES15C1pkx |03:39:13.49|-26:52:03.5 |2016 Jan 20|  21.1   |2016 Feb 11|  0.15  |  II  |post-max| 
 
a). Spectroscopically similar to 1991bg.  
b). Redshift from galaxy emission features 
c). Previously classified as a SNIa in ATEL #8137. Redshift and type matches that reported previously.   
d). Previously classified as a SNIa in ATELs #8137 and #8658. Redshift and type matches that reported previously.   
e). Previously classified as a SNIa in ATEL #8167. Redshift and type matches that reported previously.   
f). Previously classified as a SNIa? in ATEL #8367.  
g). Previously classified as a SNIa in ATELs #8367 and #8658. Redshift and type matches that reported previously.   
h). Previously classified as a SNIa in ATEL #8413. Redshift and type matches that reported previously.   
i). Previously classified as a SNIa in ATEL #8464. Redshift and type matches that reported previously.   
j). Previously classified as a SNIa in ATEL #8673. Redshift and type matches that reported previously.