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Identifying Gems from Roman RAPIDly
Karan Gandhi, Ashish A. Mahabal, Jacob E. Jencson +6
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman), set for launch as early as September 2026, will conduct wide-field infrared imaging surveys with unprecedented spatial resolution and…
JWST spectroscopy of SN 2010da/NGC 300 ULX-1: a surviving star hidden by dust
Emma R. Beasor, Ryan Lau, Nathan Smith +3
We present new James Webb Space Telescope () NIRSpec and MIRI integral-field spectroscopy of the remarkable system SN~2010da / NGC~300 ULX-1, the only known ultraluminous X-r…
JWST Reveals Large Reservoirs of Dust and Ongoing Circumstellar Interaction in SN Ibn/Icn 2023xgo over a Year Post-Explosion
Kyle W. Davis, Kirsty Taggart, Samaporn Tinyanont +23
We present infrared (IR) photometric and spectroscopic observations of SN 2023xgo, a recent and nearby Type Ibn/Icn supernova (SN Ibn/Icn) which shows shock interaction with a He/C…
Radial Velocity Evidence for a Post-Mass-Transfer Massive Binary System NaSt1
Kittipong Wangnok, Samaporn Tinyanont, Ryan M. Lau +11
We present multi-epoch high-resolution optical spectroscopy () of the emission-line object NaSt1 to test its proposed binary nature, along with long-term multiba…
Protoplanetary Disk Evolution in a Low-Metallicity Environment: JWST's First Mid-Infrared Census of Low-Mass Stars
Chikako Yasui, Natsuko Izumi, Masao Saito +3
This study presents the first high-resolution, high-sensitivity mid-infrared (MIR) investigation of protoplanetary disks in a low-metallicity environment, using JWST/NIRCam and MIR…
Fading into darkness: A weak mass ejection and low-efficiency fallback accompanying black hole formation in M31-2014-DS1
Kishalay De, Morgan MacLeod, Jacob E. Jencson +10
Stellar-mass black holes (BHs) can form from the near-complete collapse of massive stars, causing them to abruptly disappear. The star M31-2014-DS1 in the Andromeda galaxy was repo…
An infrared echo from a circumstellar disk in the hydrogen- and helium-poor SN 2024aecx
Samaporn Tinyanont, Kittipong Wangnok, Jennifer E. Andrews +34
We present near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy of the hydrogen- and helium-poor (Type Ic) supernova (SN) 2024aecx, which displays a strong NIR excess emerging 32 days post peak. SN 20…
Hot springs and dust reservoirs: JWST reveals the dusty, molecular aftermath of extragalactic stellar mergers
Viraj Karambelkar, Mansi Kasliwal, Ryan M. Lau +7
We present James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations of four Luminous Red Novae (LRNe): dusty, extragalactic transients from stellar mergers following common-envelope evolutio…
Very Late-Time JWST and Keck Spectra of the Oxygen-Rich Supernova 1995N
Geoffrey C. Clayton, R. Wesson, Ori D. Fox +43
We present new {\it JWST}/MIRI MRS and Keck spectra of SN 1995N obtained in 2022--2023, more than 10,000 days after the supernova (SN) explosion. These spectra are among the latest…
Revealing a main-sequence star that consumed a planet with JWST
Ryan M. Lau, Jacob E. Jencson, Colette Salyk +8
The subluminous red nova (SLRN) ZTF SLRN-2020 is the most compelling direct detection of a planet being consumed by its host star, a scenario known as a planetary engulfment event.…
Large Cold Dust Reservoir Revealed in Transitional SN Ib 2014C by James Webb Space Telescope Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy
Samaporn Tinyanont, Ori D. Fox, Melissa Shahbandeh +32
Supernova (SN) 2014C is a rare transitional event that exploded as a hydrogen-poor, helium-rich Type Ib SN and subsequently interacted with a hydrogen-rich circumstellar medium (CS…
JWST/MIRI Study of the Enigmatic Mid-Infrared Rings in the Planetary Nebula NGC 1514
Michael E. Ressler, Alba Aller, David Jones +3
While NGC 1514 is an elliptical, but complex, planetary nebula at optical wavelengths, it was discovered to have a pair of infrared-bright, axisymmetric rings contained within its…
Cryoscope: A Cryogenic Infrared Survey Telescope in Antarctica
Mansi M. Kasliwal, Nicholas Earley, Roger Smith +58
We present Cryoscope--a new 50 deg field-of-view, 1.2 m aperture, survey telescope to be located at Dome C, Antarctica. Cryoscope has an innovative optical-thermal d…
JWST/MIRI detects the dusty SN1993J about 30 years after explosion
Tamás Szalai, Szanna Zsíros, Jacob Jencson +37
Core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) have long been considered to contribute significantly to the cosmic dust budget. New dust cools quickly and is therefore detectable at mid-infrared…
JWST/MIRI Observations of Newly Formed Dust in the Cold, Dense Shell of the Type IIn SN 2005ip
Melissa Shahbandeh, Ori D. Fox, Tea Temim +42
Dust from core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe), specifically Type IIP SNe, has been suggested to be a significant source of the dust observed in high-redshift galaxies. CCSNe eject lar…
Disappearance of a massive star in the Andromeda Galaxy due to formation of a black hole
Kishalay De, Morgan MacLeod, Jacob E. Jencson +11
When a massive star reaches the end of its lifetime, its core collapses and releases neutrinos that drive a shock into the outer layers (stellar envelope). A sufficiently strong sh…
Possible anti-correlations between pulsation amplitudes and the disk growth of Be stars in giant-outbursting Be X-ray binaries
Masafumi Niwano, Michael M. Fausnaugh, Ryan M. Lau +15
The mechanism of X-ray outbursts in Be X-ray binaries remains a mystery, and understanding their circumstellar disks is crucial for a solution of the mass-transfer problem. In part…
Revealing Potential Initial Mass Function variations with metallicity: JWST observations of young open clusters in a low-metallicity environment
Chikako Yasui, Natsuko Izumi, Masao Saito +3
We present the substellar mass function of star-forming clusters (0.1 Myr old) in a low-metallicity environment (0.7 dex). We performed deep JWST/NIRCam and MIRI…
Investigating the Electron Capture Supernova Candidate AT 2019abn with JWST Spectroscopy
Sam Rose, Ryan M. Lau, Jacob E. Jencson +5
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has opened up a new window to study highly reddened explosive transients. We present results from late-time (1421 days post-explosion) JWST fo…
An infrared census of R Coronae Borealis Stars II -- Spectroscopic classifications and implications for the rate of low-mass white dwarf mergers
Viraj R. Karambelkar, Mansi M. Kasliwal, Patrick Tisserand +18
We present results from a systematic infrared (IR) census of R Coronae Borealis (RCB) stars in the Milky Way, using data from the Palomar Gattini IR (PGIR) survey. R Coronae Boreal…
Overview Results of JWST Observations of Star-Forming Clusters in the Extreme Outer Galaxy
Natsuko Izumi, Michael E. Ressler, Ryan M. Lau +4
The extreme outer Galaxy (EOG), which we define as the region of the Milky Way with a galactocentric radius of more than 18 kpc, provides an excellent opportunity to study star for…
The first Palomar Gattini-IR catalog of J-band light curves: construction and public data release
Shion Murakawa, Kishalay De, Michael C. B. Ashley +7
Palomar Gattini-IR (PGIR) is a wide-field, synoptic infrared time domain survey covering \,sq.\,deg. of the \textbf{accessible} sky at \,night cadence t…
WTP19aalnxx: Discovery of a bright mid-infrared transient in the emerging class of low luminosity supernovae revealed by delayed circumstellar interaction
Charlotte Myers, Kishalay De, Lin Yan +11
While core-collapse supernovae (SNe) often show early and consistent signs of circumstellar (CSM) interaction, some exhibit delayed signatures due to interaction with distant mater…
Emission lines due to ionizing radiation from a compact object in the remnant of Supernova 1987A
C. Fransson, M. J. Barlow, P. J. Kavanagh +31
The nearby Supernova 1987A was accompanied by a burst of neutrino emission, which indicates that a compact object (a neutron star or black hole) was formed in the explosion. There…