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SNANA: A Public Software Package for Supernova Analysis

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We describe a general analysis package for supernova (SN) light curves, called SNANA, that contains a simulation, light curve fitter, and cosmology fitter. The software is designed with the primary goal of using SNe Ia as distance indicators for the determination of cosmological parameters, but it can also be used to study efficiencies for analyses of SN rates, estimate contamination from non-Ia SNe, and optimize future surveys. Several SN models are available within the same software architecture, allowing technical features such as K-corrections to be consistently used among multiple models, and thus making it easier to make detailed comparisons between models. New and improved light-curve models can be easily added. The software works with arbitrary surveys and telescopes and has already been used by several collaborations, leading to more robust and easy-to-use code. This software is not intended as a final product release, but rather it is designed to undergo continual improvements from the community as more is learned about SNe. Below we give an overview of the SNANA capabilities, as well as some of its limitations. Interested users can find software downloads and more detailed information from the manuals at http://www.sdss.org/supernova/SNANA.html .

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The colour variability of low-z SNe Ia is entirely explained by dust

astro-ph.CO · 2026-06-04 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Bayesian hierarchical modeling of ZTF DR2 and Foundation DR1 datasets shows dust explains all low-z SN Ia color variability after correcting for color-cut selection bias, with no residual intrinsic color term needed.

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