The Core Collapse Supernova Rate from the SDSS-II Supernova Survey
  We use the Sloan Digital Sky Survey II Supernova Survey (SDSS-II SNS) data to measure the volumetric core collapse supernova (CCSN) rate in the redshift range (0.03<z<0.09). Using a sample of 89 CCSN we find a volume-averaged rate of (1.06 +/- 0.19) x 10**(-4)/(yr Mpc**3) at a mean redshift of 0.072 +/- 0.009. We measure the CCSN luminosity function from the data and consider the implications on the star formation history. 
Matt Taylor, David Cinabro, Ben Dilday, Lluis Galbany, Ravi R. Gupta,   R. Kessler, John Marriner, Robert C. Nichol, Michael...
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