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astro-ph.HE2025★ 4 cited

Characterization of type Ibn SNe

D. Farias, C. Gall, V. A. Villar +29

Type Ibn supernovae (SNe) are characterized by narrow helium (He I) lines from photons produced by the unshocked circumstellar material (CSM). About 80 SNe Ibn have been discovered…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

The New Status Qvo? SN 2021qvo is Another 2003fg-like Type Ia Supernova with a Rising Light-Curve Bump

I. A. Abreu Paniagua, W. B. Hoogendam, D. O. Jones +24

In recent years, multiple Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) have been observed with ''bumps'' in their rising light curves shortly after explosion. Here, we present SN 2021qvo: a SN Ia t…

astro-ph.HE2025

A Panchromatic View of Late-time Shock Power in the Type II Supernova 2023ixf

W. V. Jacobson-Galán, L. Dessart, C. D. Kilpatrick +39

We present multi-wavelength observations of the type II supernova (SN II) 2023ixf during its first two years of evolution. We combine ground-based optical/NIR spectroscopy with Hub…

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.SR2025

Euclid: Quick Data Release (Q1) -- Photometric studies of known transients

C. Duffy, E. Cappellaro, M. T. Botticella +174

We report on serendipitous Euclid observations of previously known transients, using the Euclid Q1 data release. By cross-matching with the Transient Name Server (TNS) we identify…

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…

astro-ph.SR2024

Deep JWST/NIRCam imaging of Supernova 1987A

Mikako Matsuura, M. Boyer, Richard G. Arendt +46

JWST/NIRCam obtained high angular-resolution (0.05-0.1''), deep near-infrared 1--5 micron imaging of Supernova (SN) 1987A taken 35 years after the explosion. In the NIRCam images,…

astro-ph.HE2024

SN 2024ggi in NGC 3621: Rising Ionization in a Nearby, CSM-Interacting Type II Supernova

W. V. Jacobson-Galán, K. W. Davis, C. D. Kilpatrick +28

We present UV/optical/NIR observations and modeling of supernova (SN) 2024ggi, a type II supernova (SN II) located in NGC 3621 at 7.2 Mpc. Early-time ("flash") spectroscopy of SN 2…

astro-ph.CO2024★ 51 cited

Lensed Type Ia Supernova "Encore" at z=2: The First Instance of Two Multiply-Imaged Supernovae in the Same Host Galaxy

J. D. R. Pierel, A. B. Newman, S. Dhawan +60

A bright (=24 mag), supernova (SN) candidate was discovered in JWST/NIRCam imaging acquired on 2023 November 17. The SN is quintuply-imaged as a result o…

astro-ph.HE2024

Anomaly Detection and Approximate Similarity Searches of Transients in Real-time Data Streams

P. D. Aleo, A. W. Engel, G. Narayan +29

We present LAISS (Lightcurve Anomaly Identification and Similarity Search), an automated pipeline to detect anomalous astrophysical transients in real-time data streams. We deploy…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 2 cited

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 lines…

astro-ph.CO2024★ 38 cited

JWST Photometric Time-Delay and Magnification Measurements for the Triply-Imaged Type Ia "Supernova H0pe" at z = 1.78

J. D. R. Pierel, B. L. Frye, M. Pascale +60

Supernova (SN) H0pe is a gravitationally lensed, triply-imaged, Type Ia SN (SN Ia) discovered in James Webb Space Telescope imaging of the PLCK G165.7+67.0 cluster of galaxies. Wel…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 7 cited

SN 2023ixf in Messier 101: Photo-ionization of Dense, Close-in Circumstellar Material in a Nearby Type II Supernova

W. V. Jacobson-Galan, L. Dessart, R. Margutti +65

We present UV/optical observations and models of supernova (SN) 2023ixf, a type II SN located in Messier 101 at 6.9 Mpc. Early-time ("flash") spectroscopy of SN 2023ixf, obtained p…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 26 cited

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.HE2022★ 49 cited

The Young Supernova Experiment Data Release 1 (YSE DR1): Light Curves and Photometric Classification of 1975 Supernovae

P. D. Aleo, K. Malanchev, S. Sharief +80

We present the Young Supernova Experiment Data Release 1 (YSE DR1), comprised of processed multi-color Pan-STARRS1 (PS1) griz and Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) gr photometry of 1…

astro-ph.CO2022★ 31 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 1 cited

A fast rising tidal disruption event from a candidate intermediate mass black hole

C. R. Angus, V. F. Baldassare, B. Mockler +36

Massive black holes (BHs) at the centres of massive galaxies are ubiquitous. The population of BHs within dwarf galaxies, on the other hand, is evasive. Dwarf galaxies are thought…

astro-ph.CO2022★ 15 cited

Hubble constant and nuclear equation of state from kilonova spectro-photometric light curves

M. A. Pérez-García, L. Izzo, D. Barba +17

The merger of two compact objects of which at least one is a neutron star is signalled by transient electromagnetic emission in a kilonova (KN). This event is accompanied by gravit…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 50 cited

Carnegie Supernova Project-II: Near-infrared Spectroscopy of Stripped-Envelope Core-Collapse Supernovae

M. Shahbandeh, E. Y. Hsiao, C. Ashall +29

We present 75 near-infrared (NIR; 0.82.5 m) spectra of 34 stripped-envelope core-collapse supernovae (SESNe) obtained by the Carnegie Supernova Project-II (CSP-II), encompass…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 49 cited

The broad-line type Ic SN 2020bvc: signatures of an off-axis gamma-ray burst afterglow

L. Izzo, K. Auchettl, J. Hjorth +5

Long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are almost unequivocally associated with very energetic, broad-lined supernovae (SNe) of Type Ic-BL. While the gamma-ray emission is emitted i…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 39 cited

The Carnegie Supernova Project II. The shock wave revealed through the fog: The strongly interacting Type IIn SN 2013L

F. Taddia, M. D. Stritzinger, C. Fransson +21

We present ultra-violet to mid-infrared observations of the long-lasting Type IIn supernova (SN) 2013L obtained by the Carnegie Supernova Project II (CSP-II). The spectra of SN 201…

astro-ph2008★ 72 cited

Early spectroscopic identification of SN 2008D

D. Malesani, J. P. U. Fynbo, J. Hjorth +27

SN 2008D was discovered while following up an unusually bright X-ray transient in the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 2770. We present early optical spectra (obtained 1.75 days after the…