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Publications (8)

astro-ph.HE2025

Final Moments III: Explosion Properties and Progenitor Constraints of CSM-Interacting Type II Supernovae

W. V. Jacobson-Galán, L. Dessart, K. W. Davis +52

We present analysis of the plateau and late-time phase properties of a sample of 39 Type II supernovae (SNe II) that show narrow, transient, high-ionization emission lines (i.e., "…

astro-ph.HE2025

Evidence for an Instability-Induced Binary Merger in the Double-Peaked, Helium-Rich Type IIn Supernova 2023zkd

A. Gagliano, V. A. Villar, T. Matsumoto +42

We present ultraviolet to infrared observations of the extraordinary Type IIn supernova 2023zkd (SN 2023zkd). Photometrically, it exhibits persistent and luminous precursor emissio…

astro-ph.HE2024

ATClean: A Novel Method for Detecting Low-Luminosity Transients and Application to Pre-explosion Counterparts from SN 2023ixf

S. Rest, A. Rest, C. D. Kilpatrick +16

In an effort to search for faint sources of emission over arbitrary timescales, we present a novel method for analyzing forced photometry light curves in difference imaging from op…

astro-ph.HE2024

Final Moments II: Observational Properties and Physical Modeling of CSM-Interacting Type II Supernovae

W. V. Jacobson-Galán, L. Dessart, K. W. Davis +52

We present ultraviolet/optical/near-infrared observations and modeling of Type II supernovae (SNe II) whose early-time ( days) spectra show transient, narrow emission line…

astro-ph.HE2022

SN 2022ann: A type Icn supernova from a dwarf galaxy that reveals helium in its circumstellar environment

K. W. Davis, K. Taggart, S. Tinyanont +64

We present optical and near-infrared (NIR) observations of the Type Icn supernova (SN Icn) 2022ann, the fifth member of its newly identified class of SNe. Its early optical spectra…

astro-ph.HE2021

The Young Supernova Experiment: Survey Goals, Overview, and Operations

D. O. Jones, R. J. Foley, G. Narayan +68

Time domain science has undergone a revolution over the past decade, with tens of thousands of new supernovae (SNe) discovered each year. However, several observational domains, in…

astro-ph.HE2023

Multiwavelength observations of the extraordinary accretion event AT2021lwx

P. Wiseman, Y. Wang, S. Hönig +43

We present observations from X-ray to mid-infrared wavelengths of the most energetic non-quasar transient ever observed, AT2021lwx. Our data show a single optical brightening by a…

astro-ph.HE2024

SN 2021foa: The "Flip-Flop" Type IIn / Ibn supernova

D. Farias, C. Gall, G. Narayan +29

We present a comprehensive analysis of the photometric and spectroscopic evolution of SN~2021foa, unique among the class of transitional supernovae for repeatedly changing its spec…