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LensWatch. II. Improved Photometry and Time-delay Constraints on the Strongly Lensed Type Ia Supernova 2022qmx ("SN Zwicky") with HST Template Observations
Conor Larison, Justin D. R. Pierel, Max J. B. Newman +34
Strongly lensed supernovae (SNe) are a rare class of transient that can offer tight cosmological constraints that are complementary to methods from other astronomical events. We pr…
LensWatch: I. Resolved HST Observations and Constraints on the Strongly-Lensed Type Ia Supernova 2022qmx ("SN Zwicky")
J. D. R. Pierel, N. Arendse, S. Ertl +39
Supernovae (SNe) that have been multiply-imaged by gravitational lensing are rare and powerful probes for cosmology. Each detection is an opportunity to develop the critical tools…
Characterizing Compact 15-33 GHz Radio Continuum Sources in Local U/LIRGs
Y. Song, S. T. Linden, A. S. Evans +23
We present the analysis of pc-scale compact radio continuum sources detected in 63 local (Ultra) Luminous Infrared Galaxies (U/LIRGs; ), u…
Finding Multiply-Lensed and Binary Quasars in the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys
C. Dawes, C. Storfer, X. Huang +4
The time delay between multiple images of strongly lensed quasars is a powerful tool for measuring the Hubble constant (H0). To achieve H0 measurements with higher precision and ac…
New Strong Gravitational Lenses from the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys Data Release 9
C. Storfer, X. Huang, A. Gu +14
We have conducted a search for strong gravitational lensing systems in the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Legacy Imaging Surveys Data Release 9. This is the third pape…
GIGA-Lens: Fast Bayesian Inference for Strong Gravitational Lens Modeling
A. Gu, X. Huang, W. Sheu +12
We present GIGA-Lens: a gradient-informed, GPU-accelerated Bayesian framework for modeling strong gravitational lensing systems, implemented in TensorFlow and JAX. The three compon…
The HST See Change Program: I. Survey Design, Pipeline, and Supernova Discoveries
Brian Hayden, David Rubin, Kyle Boone +53
The See Change survey was designed to make cosmological measurements by efficiently discovering high-redshift Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) and improving cluster mass measureme…
The Compact Triply Eclipsing Triple Star TIC 209409435 Discovered with TESS
T. Borkovits, S. A. Rappaport, T. G. Tan +9
We report the discovery in Sectors 3 and 4 of a compact triply eclipsing triple star system. TIC 209409435 is a previously unknown eclipsing binary with a period of 5.717 da…
Discovering New Strong Gravitational Lenses in the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys
X. Huang, C. Storfer, A. Gu +14
We have conducted a search for new strong gravitational lensing systems in the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument Legacy Imaging Surveys' Data Release 8. We use deep residual neu…
Finding Strong Gravitational Lenses in the DESI DECam Legacy Survey
X. Huang, M. Domingo, A. Pilon +17
We perform a semi-automated search for strong gravitational lensing systems in the 9,000 deg Dark Energy Camera Legacy Survey (DECaLS), part of the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys…
The Extinction Properties of and Distance to the Highly Reddened Type Ia Supernova SN 2012cu
X. Huang, Z. Raha, G. Aldering +39
Correction of Type Ia Supernova brightnesses for extinction by dust has proven to be a vexing problem. Here we study the dust foreground to the highly reddened SN 2012cu, which is…
The Hunt for Exomoons with Kepler (HEK): V. A Survey of 41 Planetary Candidates for Exomoons
David M. Kipping, Allan R. Schmitt, Chelsea X. Huang +5
We present a survey of 41 Kepler Objects of Interest (KOIs) for exomoons using Bayesian photodynamics, more than tripling the number of KOIs surveyed with this technique. We find n…
The Possible Moon of Kepler-90g is a False Positive
David M. Kipping, Chelsea X. Huang, David Nesvorny +4
The discovery of an exomoon would provide deep insights into planet formation and the habitability of planetary systems, with transiting examples being particularly sought after. O…
Lensed Type Ia Supernovae as Probes of Cluster Mass Models
J. Nordin, D. Rubin, J. Richard +19
Using three magnified Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) detected behind CLASH clusters, we perform a first pilot study to see whether standardizable candles can be used to calibrate clus…
150 New transiting planet candidates from Kepler Q1-Q6 data
Xu Huang, Gáspár Á. Bakos, Joel D. Hartman
We have performed an extensive search for planet candidates in the publicly available Kepler Long Cadence data from quarters Q1 through Q6. The search method consists of initial de…
Precision Measurement of The Most Distant Spectroscopically Confirmed Supernova Ia with the Hubble Space Telescope
D. Rubin, R. A. Knop, E. Rykoff +25
We report the discovery of a redshift 1.71 supernova in the GOODS North field. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) ACS spectrum has almost negligible contamination from the host or ne…
The Hubble Space Telescope Cluster Supernova Survey: VI. The Volumetric Type Ia Supernova Rate
K. Barbary, G. Aldering, R. Amanullah +40
We present a measurement of the volumetric Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) rate out to z ~ 1.6 from the Hubble Space Telescope Cluster Supernova Survey. In observations spanning 189 orbi…
Scaling Relations and Overabundance of Massive Clusters at z>~1 from Weak-Lensing Studies with HST
M. J. Jee, K. S. Dawson, H. Hoekstra +22
We present weak gravitational lensing analysis of 22 high-redshift (z >~1) clusters based on Hubble Space Telescope images. Most clusters in our sample provide significant lensing…
The Hubble Space Telescope Cluster Supernova Survey: V. Improving the Dark Energy Constraints Above z>1 and Building an Early-Type-Hosted Supernova Sample
N. Suzuki, D. Rubin, C. Lidman +62
We present ACS, NICMOS, and Keck AO-assisted photometry of 20 Type Ia supernovae SNe Ia from the HST Cluster Supernova Survey. The SNe Ia were discovered over the redshift interval…
The Hubble Space Telescope Cluster Supernova Survey: II. The Type Ia Supernova Rate in High-Redshift Galaxy Clusters
K. Barbary, G. Aldering, R. Amanullah +40
We report a measurement of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) rate in galaxy clusters at 0.9 < z < 1.45 from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Cluster Supernova Survey. This is the first…
HST Discovery of a z = 3.9 Multiply Imaged Galaxy Behind the Complex Cluster Lens WARPS J1415.1+36 at z = 1.026
X. Huang, T. Morokuma, H. K. Fakhouri +27
We report the discovery of a multiply lensed Ly Alpha (Lya) emitter at z = 3.90 behind the massive galaxy cluster WARPS J1415.1+3612 at z = 1.026. Images taken by the Hubble Space…
An Intensive HST Survey for z>1 Supernovae by Targeting Galaxy Clusters
K. S. Dawson, G. Aldering, R. Amanullah +57
We present a new survey strategy to discover and study high redshift Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). By targeting massive galaxy clusters at 0.9…
Discovery of an Unusual Optical Transient with the Hubble Space Telescope
K. Barbary, K. S. Dawson, K. Tokita +27
We present observations of SCP 06F6, an unusual optical transient discovered during the Hubble Space Telescope Cluster Supernova Survey. The transient brightened over a period of ~…