Shane Reese

Jul 9, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | Brittany Spencer |Shane Reese |Brigham Young

Keywordsmodeling supernovae, light curves, photometric classificationCollegePhysical and Mathematical SciencesDepartmentPhysics and AstronomyAbstractType Ia supernovae play a critical role in understanding the nature of the evolving universe. The Dark Energy Survey is currently investigating the expansion rate of the universe, with the intent to gain insight into the nature of dark energy. One of their primary measures of expansion is Type Ia supernovae (DES Projects, 2011).