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most citedVLT Spectropolarimetry of the fast expanding Type Ia SN2006X

90 citations · 330 across the 12 of their papers we have counts for

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12 papers

astro-ph.IM2025

Expanding Horizons - Transforming Astronomy in the 2040s Time-Domain Multi-Messenger Astronomy in the 2040s: EM Follow-up of LGWA Sources

F. Patat, S. Piranomonte, S. Benetti +10

The coming decades will see gravitational-wave (GW) astronomy expand decisively into the mHz-Hz frequency range, opening access to a population of compact binaries that are current…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 17 cited

Spectropolarimetry of Type II supernovae (II) Intrinsic supernova polarization and its relations with the photometric/spectroscopic properties

T. Nagao, F. Patat, A. Cikota +6

The explosion processes of supernovae (SNe) are imprinted in their explosion geometries. Here, we study the intrinsic polarization of 15 hydrogen-rich core-collapse SNe and explore…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 29 cited

JWST Low-Resolution MIRI Spectral Observations of SN~2021aefx: High-density Burning in a Type Ia Supernova

J. M. DerKacy, C. Ashall, P. Hoeflich +38

We present a JWST/MIRI low-resolution mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopic observation of the normal Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) SN 2021aefx at +323 days past rest-frame B-band maximum l…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 6 cited

Hidden shock powering the peak of SN 2020faa

I. Salmaso, E. Cappellaro, L. Tartaglia +9

The link between the fate of the most massive stars and the resulting supernova (SN) explosion is still a matter of debate, in major part because of the ambiguity among light-curve…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 23 cited

Polarimetry of Hydrogen-Poor Superluminous Supernovae

M. Pursiainen, G. Leloudas, A. Cikota +11

We present linear polarimetry for seven hydrogen-poor superluminous supernovae (SLSNe-I). For SN 2017gci, for which we present two epochs of spectropolarimetry at +3 d and +29 d po…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 4 cited

Reveals Spectacular Light Echoes Associated with the Stripped-envelope Supernova 2016adj in the Iconic Dust Lane of Centaurus A

Maximilian Stritzinger, Francesco Taddia, Stephen S. Lawrence +6

We present a multi-band sequence of images documenting the emergence and evolution of multiple light echoes (LEs) linked to the stripped-envelope supernova…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 36 cited

SN 2018bsz: a Type I superluminous supernova with aspherical circumstellar material

M. Pursiainen, G. Leloudas, E. Paraskeva +26

We present a spectroscopic analysis of Type I superluminous supernova (SLSN-I), SN 2018bsz. While it closely resembles SLSNe-I, the multi-component H line appearing at …

astro-ph.HE2021★ 22 cited

Evidence for multiple origins of fast declining Type II supernovae from spectropolarimetry of SN 2013ej and SN 2017ahn

T. Nagao, F. Patat, S. Taubenberger +10

The origin of the diverse light-curve shapes of Type II supernovae (SNe), and whether they come from similar or distinct progenitors, has been actively discussed for decades. Here…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 24 cited

Tips and Tricks in linear imaging polarimetry of extended sources with FORS2 at the VLT

S. González-Gaitán, A. M. Mourão, F. Patat +5

Context: Polarimetry is a very powerful tool to uncover various properties of astronomical objects that remain otherwise hidden in standard imaging or spectroscopic observations. H…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 17 cited

Continuum Foreground Polarization and Na~I Absorption in Type Ia SNe

P. Zelaya, A. Clocchiatti, D. Baade +9

We present a study of the continuum polarization over the 400--600 nm range of 19 Type Ia SNe obtained with FORS at the VLT. We separate them in those that show Na I D lines at the…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 62 cited

500 Days of SN 2013dy: spectra and photometry from the ultraviolet to the infrared

Y. -C. Pan, R. J. Foley, M. Kromer +23

SN 2013dy is a Type Ia supernova for which we have compiled an extraordinary dataset spanning from 0.1 to ~ 500 days after explosion. We present 10 epochs of ultraviolet (UV) throu…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 90 cited

VLT Spectropolarimetry of the fast expanding Type Ia SN2006X

F. Patat, D. Baade, P. Hoeflich +3

Using VLT-FORS1 we performed optical spectropolarimetric observations of the Type Ia SN2006X on 7 pre-maximum epochs (day -10 to day -1) and one post-maximum epoch (+39 days). The…