Publications (23)
A study in scarlet -- I. Photometric properties of a sample of Intermediate Luminosity Red Transients
G. Valerin, A. Pastorello, A. Reguitti +57
We investigate the photometric characteristics of a sample of Intermediate Luminosity Red Transients (ILRTs), a class of elusive objects with peak luminosity between that of classi…
A study in scarlet -- II. Spectroscopic properties of a sample of Intermediate Luminosity Red Transients
G. Valerin, A. Pastorello, E. Mason +65
We investigate the spectroscopic characteristics of Intermediate Luminosity Red Transients (ILRTs), a class of elusive objects with peak luminosity between that of classical novae…
Transitional events in the spectrophotometric regime between stripped envelope and superluminous supernovae
S. J. Prentice, C. Inserra, S. Schulze +24
The division between stripped-envelope supernovae (SE-SNe) and superluminous supernovae (SLSNe) is not well defined in either photometric or spectroscopic space. While a sharp lumi…
Progenitor candidate for the type II-P supernova SN 2018aoq in NGC 4151
D. O'Neill, R. Kotak, M. Fraser +9
We present our findings based on pre- and post-explosion data of the type II-Plateau SN 2018aoq that exploded in NGC 4151. As distance estimates to NGC 4151 vary by an order of mag…
A nearby superluminous supernova with a long pre-maximum 'plateau' and strong CII features
J. P. Anderson, P. J. Pessi, L. Dessart +63
Super-luminous supernovae (SLSNe) are rare events defined as being significantly more luminous than normal terminal stellar explosions. The source of the extra powering needed to a…
The transitional gap transient AT 2018hso: new insights on the luminous red nova phenomenon
Y-Z. Cai, A. Pastorello, M. Fraser +20
Aims: AT 2018hso is a new transient showing transitional properties between those of LRNe and the class of intermediate luminosity red transients (ILRTs) similar to SN 2008S. Throu…
Low luminosity Type II supernovae III. SN 2018hwm, a faint event with an unusually long plateau
A. Reguitti, M. L. Pumo, P. A. Mazzali +9
In this work, we present photometric and spectroscopic data of the low-luminosity Type IIP supernova (SN) 2018hwm. The object shows a faint ( mag) and very long (130…
Investigating the properties of stripped-envelope supernovae, what are the implications for their progenitors?
S. J. Prentice, C. Ashall, P. A. James +41
We present observations and analysis of 18 stripped-envelope supernovae observed during 2013 -- 2018. This sample consists of 5 H/He-rich SNe, 6 H-poor/He-rich SNe, 3 narrow lined…
The Spectacular Ultraviolet Flash From the Peculiar Type Ia Supernova 2019yvq
A. A. Miller, M. R. Magee, A. Polin +42
Early observations of Type Ia supernovae (SNeIa) provide essential clues for understanding the progenitor system that gave rise to the terminal thermonuclear explosion. We pres…
Determining the Ni distribution of type Ia supernovae from observations within days of explosion
M. R. Magee, K. Maguire, R. Kotak +4
Recent studies have shown how the distribution of Ni within the ejecta of type Ia supernovae can have profound consequences on the observed light curves. Observations at ear…
SN 2020cpg: an energetic link between type IIb and Ib supernovae
K. Medler, P. A. Mazzali, J. Teffs +18
Stripped-envelope supernovae (SE-SNe) show a wide variety of photometric and spectroscopic properties. This is due to the different potential formation channels and the stripping m…
A physically motivated classification of stripped-envelope supernovae
S. J. Prentice, P. A. Mazzali
The classification of stripped-envelope supernovae (SE-SNe) is revisited using modern data-sets. Spectra are analysed using an empirical method to "blindly" categorise SNe accordin…
SN 2016coi/ASASSN-16fp: An example of residual helium in a type Ic supernova?
S. J. Prentice, C. Ashall, P. A. Mazzali +35
The optical observations of Ic-4 supernova (SN) 2016coi/ASASSN-16fp, from to days after explosion, are presented along with analysis of its physical properties.…
The Cow: discovery of a luminous, hot and rapidly evolving transient
S. J. Prentice, K. Maguire, S. J. Smartt +27
We present the ATLAS discovery and initial analysis of the first 18 days of the unusual transient event, ATLAS18qqn/AT2018cow. It is characterized by a high peak luminosity (…
The bolometric light curves and physical parameters of stripped-envelope supernovae
S. J. Prentice, P. A. Mazzali, E. Pian +14
The optical and optical/near-infrared pseudo-bolometric light curves of 85 stripped-envelope supernovae (SNe) are constructed using a consistent method and a standard cosmology. Th…
GRB 161219B-SN 2016jca: a powerful stellar collapse
C. Ashall, P. A. Mazzali, E. Pian +26
We report observations and analysis of the nearby gamma-ray burst GRB\,161219B (redshift ) and the associated Type Ic supernova (SN) 2016jca. GRB\,161219B had an isotropi…
SN 2017ens: The Metamorphosis of a Luminous Broad-lined Type Ic Supernova into an SN IIn
T. -W. Chen, C. Inserra, M. Fraser +46
We present observations of supernova (SN) 2017ens, discovered by the ATLAS survey and identified as a hot blue object through the GREAT program. The redshift z=0.1086 implies a pea…
SN 2018gjx reveals that some SNe Ibn are SNe IIb exploding in dense circumstellar material
S. J. Prentice, K. Maguire, I. Boian +27
We present the data and analysis of SN 2018gjx, an unusual low-luminosity transient with three distinct spectroscopic phases. Phase I shows a hot blue spectrum with signatures of i…
The rise and fall of an extraordinary Ca-rich transient -- The discovery of ATLAS19dqr/SN 2019bkc
S. J. Prentice, K. Maguire, A. Flörs +25
This work presents the observations and analysis of ATLAS19dqr/SN 2019bkc, an extraordinary rapidly evolving transient event located in an isolated environment, tens of kiloparsecs…
Intermediate-luminosity red transients: Spectrophotometric properties and connection to electron-capture supernova explosions
Y. -Z. Cai, A. Pastorello, M. Fraser +56
We present the spectroscopic and photometric study of five intermediate-luminosity red transients (ILRTs), namely AT 2010dn, AT 2012jc, AT 2013la, AT 2013lb, and AT 2018aes. They s…
A luminous stellar outburst during a long-lasting eruptive phase first, and then SN IIn 2018cnf
A. Pastorello, A. Reguitti, A. Morales-Garoffolo +45
We present the results of the monitoring campaign of the Type IIn supernova (SN) 2018cnf (aka ASASSN-18mr). It was discovered about 10 days before the maximum light (on MJD = 58293…
A kilonova as the electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational-wave source
S. J. Smartt, T. -W. Chen, A. Jerkstrand +118
Gravitational waves were discovered with the detection of binary black hole mergers and they should also be detectable from lower mass neutron star mergers. These are predicted to…
Less than 1% of Core-Collapse Supernovae in the local universe occur in elliptical galaxies
I. Irani, S. J. Prentice, S. Schulze +39
We present observations of three Core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) in elliptical hosts, detected by the Zwicky Transient Facility Bright Transient Survey (BTS). SN 2019ape is a SN I…