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JWST MIRI/MRS Observations and Spectral Models of the Under-luminous Type Ia Supernova 2022xkq
J. M. DerKacy, C. Ashall, P. Hoeflich +44
We present a JWST mid-infrared spectrum of the under-luminous Type Ia Supernova (SN Ia) 2022xkq, obtained with the medium-resolution spectrometer on the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MI…
MAGIC detection of GRB 201216C at
H. Abe, S. Abe, V. A. Acciari +217
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are explosive transient events occurring at cosmological distances, releasing a large amount of energy as electromagnetic radiation over several energy band…
Strong Carbon Features and a Red Early Color in the Underluminous Type Ia SN 2022xkq
Jeniveve Pearson, David J. Sand, Peter Lundqvist +85
We present optical, infrared, ultraviolet, and radio observations of SN 2022xkq, an underluminous fast-declining type Ia supernova (SN Ia) in NGC 1784 ( Mpc),…
SN 2022jox: An extraordinarily ordinary Type II SN with Flash Spectroscopy
Jennifer E. Andrews, Jeniveve Pearson, Griffin Hosseinzadeh +20
We present high cadence optical and ultraviolet observations of the Type II supernova (SN), SN 2022jox which exhibits early spectroscopic high ionization flash features of \ion{H}{…
SAGUARO: Time-domain Infrastructure for the Fourth Gravitational-wave Observing Run and Beyond
Griffin Hosseinzadeh, Kerry Paterson, Jillian C. Rastinejad +14
We present upgraded infrastructure for Searches after Gravitational Waves Using ARizona Observatories (SAGUARO) during LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA's fourth gravitational-wave (GW) obser…
Evidence of weak circumstellar medium interaction in the Type II SN 2023axu
Manisha Shrestha, Jeniveve Pearson, Samuel Wyatt +34
We present high-cadence photometric and spectroscopic observations of SN~2023axu, a classical Type II supernova with an absolute -band peak magnitude of mag. SN~…
Characterizing the Rapid Hydrogen Disappearance in SN2022crv: Evidence of a Continuum between Type Ib and IIb Supernova Properties
Yize Dong, Stefano Valenti, Chris Ashall +52
We present optical and near-infrared observations of SN~2022crv, a stripped envelope supernova in NGC~3054, discovered within 12 hrs of explosion by the Distance Less Than 40 Mpc S…
Ground-based and JWST Observations of SN 2022pul: I. Unusual Signatures of Carbon, Oxygen, and Circumstellar Interaction in a Peculiar Type Ia Supernova
Matthew R. Siebert, Lindsey A. Kwok, Joel Johansson +79
Nebular-phase observations of peculiar Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) provide important constraints on progenitor scenarios and explosion dynamics for both these rare SNe and the more…
SN 2022joj: A Potential Double Detonation with a Thin Helium shell
E. Padilla Gonzalez, D. A. Howell, G. Terreran +34
We present photometric and spectroscopic data for SN 2022joj, a nearby peculiar Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) with a fast decline rate ( mag). SN 2022joj shows exce…
A Luminous Red Supergiant and Dusty Long-period Variable Progenitor for SN 2023ixf
Jacob E. Jencson, Jeniveve Pearson, Emma R. Beasor +23
We analyze pre-explosion near- and mid-infrared (IR) imaging of the site of SN 2023ixf in the nearby spiral galaxy M101 and characterize the candidate progenitor star. The star dis…
Ground-based and JWST Observations of SN 2022pul: II. Evidence from Nebular Spectroscopy for a Violent Merger in a Peculiar Type-Ia Supernova
Lindsey A. Kwok, Matthew R. Siebert, Joel Johansson +78
We present an analysis of ground-based and JWST observations of SN~2022pul, a peculiar "03fg-like" (or "super-Chandrasekhar") Type Ia supernova (SN Ia), in the nebular phase at 338…
Optimising the observation of optical kilonovae with medium size telescopes
A. E. Camisasca, I. A. Steele, M. Bulla +2
We consider the optimisation of the observing strategy (cadence, exposure time and filter choice) using medium size (2-m class) optical telescopes in the follow-up of kilonovae loc…
A comprehensive optical search for pre-explosion outbursts from the quiescent progenitor of SN~2023ixf
Yize Dong, David J. Sand, Stefano Valenti +13
We perform a comprehensive search for optical precursor emission at the position of SN~2023ixf using data from the DLT40, ZTF and ATLAS surveys. By comparing the current data set w…
A Multi-Year Photopolarimetric Study of the Semi-Regular Variable V CVn and Identification of Analogue Sources
Hilding Neilson, Nicolaus Steenken, John Simpson +4
The semi-regular variable star V Canum Venaticorum (V CVn) is well-known for its unusual linear polarization position angle (PA). Decades of observing V CVn reveal a nearly constan…
GRB 210619B: first gamma-ray burst detection by the novel polarimeter MOPTOP
M. Shrestha, I. A. Steele, S. Kobayashi +4
GRB~210619B was a bright long gamma-ray burst (GRB) which was optically followed up by the novel polarimeter MOPTOP on the Liverpool Telescope (LT). This was the first GRB detectio…
Early Spectroscopy and Dense Circumstellar Medium Interaction in SN 2023ixf
K. Azalee Bostroem, Jeniveve Pearson, Manisha Shrestha +53
We present the optical spectroscopic evolution of SN~2023ixf seen in sub-night cadence spectra from 1.18 to 14 days after explosion. We identify high-ionization emission features,…
High resolution spectroscopy of SN~2023ixf's first week: Engulfing the Asymmetric Circumstellar Material
Nathan Smith, Jeniveve Pearson, David J. Sand +4
We present a series of high-resolution echelle spectra of SN~2023ixf in M101, obtained nightly during the first week or so after discovery using PEPSI on the LBT. NaID absorption i…
Shock Cooling and Possible Precursor Emission in the Early Light Curve of the Type II SN 2023ixf
Griffin Hosseinzadeh, Joseph Farah, Manisha Shrestha +28
We present the densely sampled early light curve of the Type II supernova (SN) 2023ixf, first observed within hours of explosion in the nearby Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101; 6.7 Mpc…
The Early Light Curve of SN 2023bee: Constraining Type Ia Supernova Progenitors the Apian Way
Griffin Hosseinzadeh, David J. Sand, Sumit K. Sarbadhicary +39
We present very early photometric and spectroscopic observations of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2023bee, starting about 8 hr after the explosion, which reveal a strong excess in…
SN 2022acko: the First Early Far-Ultraviolet Spectra of a Type IIP Supernova
K. Azalee Bostroem, Luc Dessart, D. John Hillier +41
We present five far- and near-ultraviolet spectra of the Type II plateau supernova, SN 2022acko, obtained 5, 6, 7, 19, and 21 days after explosion, all observed with the Hubble Spa…
Shock shaping? Nebular Spectroscopy of Nova V906 Carinae
É. J. Harvey, E. Aydi, L. Izzo +7
V906 Carinae was one of the best observed novae of recent times. It was a prolific dust producer and harboured shocks in the early evolving ejecta outflow. Here, we take a close lo…
Limit on Supernova Emission in the Brightest Gamma-ray Burst, GRB 221009A
Manisha Shrestha, David J. Sand, Kate D. Alexander +30
We present photometric and spectroscopic observations of the extraordinary gamma-ray burst (GRB) 221009A in search of an associated supernova. Some past GRBs have shown bumps in th…
Impact of jets on kilonova photometric and polarimetric emission from binary neutron star mergers
Manisha Shrestha, Mattia Bulla, Lorenzo Nativi +3
A merger of binary neutron stars creates heavy unstable elements whose radioactive decay produces a thermal emission known as a kilonova. In this paper, we predict the photometric…
Identifying the SN 2022acko progenitor with JWST
Schuyler D. Van Dyk, K. Azalee Bostroem, WeiKang Zheng +17
We report on analysis using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to identify a candidate progenitor star of the Type II-plateau supernova SN 2022acko in the nearby, barred spiral…