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@inproceedings{Mattila:2007,
author = {Mattila, S and Meikle, W and Greimel, R and Vaisanen, P},
pages = {323--323},
title = {Obscured Supernovae in Starburst Galaxies},
year = {2007}
}
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AB - bout one core-collapse supernova is expected to explode every 5-10 years in the nuclear regions of M 82 and other nearby starburst galaxies. Furthermore, in luminous infrared galaxies such as the interacting system Arp 299 (NGC 3690 + IC 0694) at least one core-collapse supernova can be expected every year. Due to the high dust extinction most of these supernovae have remained undetected. However, in the past few years, a number of nearby supernovae with relatively high host galaxy extinctions (AV 5) have been detected. Searches working at optical wavelengths have been able to detect a couple of highly obscured events within 5 Mpc, and near-infrared searches a few more at distances up to 50 Mpc. Here I show results from two near-infrared Ks-band searches we have recently carried out using the William Herschel Telescope and the Naos Conica Adaptive Optics System on the Very Large Telescope to discover obscured supernovae within the nuclear regions of nearby starburst galaxies and luminous infrared galaxies. I also review the results from other infrared supernova searches, and discuss the future of searches at these wavelengths.
AU - Mattila,S
AU - Meikle,W
AU - Greimel,R
AU - Vaisanen,P
EP - 323
PY - 2007///
SP - 323
TI - Obscured Supernovae in Starburst Galaxies
ER -