Figure 6. Top panel: Hubble Diagram for SCP low-extinction subsample; Bottom panel: Residuals relative to an empty universe. [pdf] |
Top panel only of previous Hubble diagram Figure 6 [pdf] |
Figure 8. Confidence regions for Omega_Mass vs Omega_Lambda [pdf] |
Figure 8 with results from CMB and galaxy cluster data added. [pdf] |
Figure 12. Joint measurements of Omega_Mass and w assuming a flat universe and w constant in time. [pdf] |
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For an recent overview of Supernova Cosmology research, see
Supernovae, Dark Energy, and the
Accelerating Universe, S. Perlmutter, Physics Today, April 2003
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Figure 3. Observed magnitude versus redshift for well-measured distant and (in the inset) nearby type Ia supernovae. [pdf] |
Figure 4. History of cosmic expansion, as measured by the high-redshift supernovae (black data points), assuming flat cosmic geometry. [pdf] |
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Figure 1: Hubble Diagram with 42 High-Redshift Supernovae (Log Redshift scale). [Postscript] |
Figure 2: Hubble Diagram with 42 High-Redshift Supernovae (Linear Redshift scale), with magnitude residuals from best fit cosmology. [Postscript][GIF] |
Figure 7: Confidence Region on Omega_Mass vs. Omega_Lambda Plane. [Postscript] |
Figure 9: Age of the Universe Isochrones superposed on Omega_Mass vs. Omega_Lambda Confidence Region.[Postscript] |
Figure 10: Confidence Region on Omega_Mass vs. w Plane, for an additional energy density characterized by an equation of state w = p/rho. [Postscript] |
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