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NEural Engine for Discovering Luminous Events (NEEDLE): identifying rare transient candidates in real time from host galaxy images
Xinyue Sheng, Matt Nicholl, Ken W. Smith +6
Known for their efficiency in analyzing large data sets, machine learning classifiers are widely used in wide-field sky surveys. The upcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy of Ti…
Minutes-duration Optical Flares with Supernova Luminosities
Anna Y. Q. Ho, Daniel A. Perley, Ping Chen +74
In recent years, certain luminous extragalactic optical transients have been observed to last only a few days. Their short observed duration implies a different powering mechanism…
Newly Formed Dust within the Circumstellar Environment of SNIa-CSM 2018evt
Lingzhi Wang, Maokai Hu, Lifan Wang +44
Dust associated with various stellar sources in galaxies at all cosmic epochs remains a controversial topic, particularly whether supernovae (SNe) play an important role in dust pr…
Multi-wavelength observations of multiple eruptions of the recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a
Judhajeet Basu, M. Pavana, G. C. Anupama +8
We report the optical, UV, and soft X-ray observations of the eruptions of the recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a. We infer a steady decrease in the accretion rate over the y…
Unprecedented early flux excess in the hybrid 02es-like type Ia supernova 2022ywc indicates interaction with circumstellar material
Shubham Srivastav, T. Moore, M. Nicholl +20
We present optical photometric and spectroscopic observations of the 02es-like type Ia supernova (SN) 2022ywc. The transient occurred in the outskirts of an elliptical host galaxy…
SN 2022jli: a type Ic supernova with periodic modulation of its light curve and an unusually long rise
Moore T., Smartt S. J., Nicholl M. +42
We present multi-wavelength photometry and spectroscopy of SN 2022jli, an unprecedented Type Ic supernova discovered in the galaxy NGC 157 at a distance of 23 Mpc. The mu…
GW190425: Pan-STARRS and ATLAS coverage of the skymap and limits on optical emission associated with FRB190425
S. J. Smartt, M. Nicholl, S. Srivastav +32
GW190425 is the second of only two binary neutron star (BNS) merger events to be significantly detected by the LIGO-Virgo- Kagra gravitational wave detectors. With a detection only…
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…
AT2022aedm and a new class of luminous, fast-cooling transients in elliptical galaxies
M. Nicholl, S. Srivastav, M. D. Fulton +49
We present the discovery and extensive follow-up of a remarkable fast-evolving optical transient, AT2022aedm, detected by the Asteroid Terrestrial impact Last Alert Survey (ATLAS).…
A Precursor Plateau and Pre-Maximum [O II] Emission in the Superluminous SN2019szu: A Pulsational Pair-Instability Candidate
Aysha Aamer, Matt Nicholl, Anders Jerkstrand +29
We present a detailed study on SN2019szu, a Type I superluminous supernova at , that displayed unique photometric and spectroscopic properties. Pan-STARRS and ZTF forced p…
The broad-lined Type-Ic supernova SN 2022xxf with extraordinary two-humped light curves
H. Kuncarayakti, J. Sollerman, L. Izzo +60
We report on our study of supernova (SN) 2022xxf based on observations obtained during the first four months of its evolution. The light curves (LCs) display two humps of similar m…
SN 2021zny: an early flux excess combined with late-time oxygen emission suggests a double white dwarf merger event
Georgios Dimitriadis, Kate Maguire, Viraj R. Karambelkar +28
We present a photometric and spectroscopic analysis of the ultra-luminous and slowly evolving 03fg-like Type Ia SN 2021zny. Our observational campaign starts from hours a…
The optical light curve of GRB 221009A: the afterglow and the emerging supernova
M. D. Fulton, S. J. Smartt, L. Rhodes +46
We present extensive optical photometry of the afterglow of GRB~221009A. Our data cover \,days from the time of \textit{Swift} and \textit{Fermi} GRB detections. Photom…