Publications (6)
Continuum Foreground Polarization and Na~I Absorption in Type Ia SNe
P. Zelaya, A. Clocchiatti, D. Baade +9
We present a study of the continuum polarization over the 400--600 nm range of 19 Type Ia SNe obtained with FORS at the VLT. We separate them in those that show Na I D lines at the…
Properties of extragalactic dust inferred from linear polarimetry of Type Ia Supernovae
F. Patat, S. Taubenberger, N. L. J. Cox +9
Aims: The aim of this paper is twofold: 1) to investigate the properties of extragalactic dust and compare them to what is seen in the Galaxy; 2) to address in an independent way t…
A Late-Time View of the Progenitors of Five Type IIP Supernovae
J. Maund, E. Reilly, S. Mattila
The acquisition of late-time imaging is an important step in the analysis of pre-explosion observations of the progenitors of supernovae. We present late-time HST ACS WFC observati…
Spectropolarimetry of the Type Ia Supernova 2012fr
J. R. Maund, J. Spyromilio, P. A. Hoeflich +7
Spectropolarimetry provides the means to probe the 3D geometries of Supernovae at early times. We report spectropolarimetric observations of the Type Ia Supernova 2012fr at four ep…
Red and dead: The progenitor of SN 2012aw in M95
M. Fraser, J. R. Maund, S. J. Smartt +17
Core-collapse supernovae (SNe) are the spectacular finale to massive stellar evolution. In this Letter, we identify a progenitor for the nearby core-collapse SN 2012aw in both grou…
PESSTO : survey description and products from the first data release by the Public ESO Spectroscopic Survey of Transient Objects
S. J. Smartt, S. Valenti, M. Fraser +99
The Public European Southern Observatory Spectroscopic Survey of Transient Objects (PESSTO) began as a public spectroscopic survey in April 2012. We describe the data reduction str…