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most citedPESSTO : survey description and products from the first data release by the Public ESO Spectroscopic Survey of Transient Objects

361 citations · 672 across the 30 of their papers we have counts for

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31 papers

astro-ph.HE2026

Core-collapse supernovae 2022prr, 2023ucy, and 2024ljc in the luminous infrared galaxy NGC 6745

K. K. Matilainen, E. Kankare, T. Nagao +19

The core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) 2022prr, 2023ucy, and 2024ljc exploded within the central regions of the nearby luminous infrared galaxy (LIRG) NGC6745. We present our follow-…

astro-ph.HE2026

Wild behaviour near the finish line: the Type Ibn SN 2020able and its stratified environment

L. Tartaglia, E. Cappellaro, G. Valerin +29

We present spectrophotometric observations of the Type Ibn supernova SN~2020able, along with a comprehensive analysis and modelling of its evolution. The transient occurred in SDSS…

astro-ph.SR2026

SN 2025aico: Early observations of a faint Type IIb supernova with a low-mass envelope

J. -W. Zhao, A. Pastorello, B. Kumar +45

We aimed to investigate the physical properties and the underlying explosion mechanisms of the Type IIb SN 2025aico. Through a comprehensive analysis of early-phase optical light c…

astro-ph.HE2026

Late-time evolution of the interacting stripped-envelope supernova 2017dio

C. Humina, C. P. Gutiérrez, H. Kuncarayakti +14

The discovery of stripped-envelope supernovae (SNe) interacting with dense circumstellar medium (CSM) challenges our current understanding of massive star evolution. We present lat…

astro-ph.HE2026

The nearby He-rich superluminous supernova SN 2021bnw during photospheric phases

A. Fiore, A. Kozyreva, L. Yan +40

Aim. We present and interpret the data of the nearby hydrogen-deficient but helium-rich superluminous supernova SN 2021bnw which reached a magnitude of -20.7 at maximum luminosity…

astro-ph.SR2026

SN 2017ati: A luminous type IIb explosion from a massive progenitor

Z. -H. Peng, S. Benetti, Y. -Z. Cai +21

We present optical photometric and spectroscopic observations of the Type~IIb supernova (SN)~2017ati. It reached the maximum light at about 27~d after the explosion and the light c…

astro-ph.HE2025

Radio studies of supernovae 1979C, 1986J and 2006X with LOFAR

Peter Lundqvist, Deeepika Venkattu, Miguel Pérez Torres +3

We present LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) studies of supernovae SN 1979C, SN 1986J, and SN 2006X, focusing on new observations from the LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey (LoTSS) and the Inte…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 2 cited

The hydrogen-free circumstellar interaction in the Type Ib supernova 2021efd: A clue to the mechanism of the helium-layer stripping

N. Pyykkinen, T. Nagao, H. Kuncarayakti +27

Stripped-envelope supernovae (SESNe), including Type IIb, Ib, and Ic supernovae (SNe), originate from the explosions of massive stars whose outer envelopes have been largely remove…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 2 cited

SN 2022ngb: A faint, slowly evolving Type IIb supernova with a low-mass envelope

J. -W. Zhao, S. Benetti, Y. -Z. Cai +35

An extensive photometric and spectroscopic follow-up campaign of the Type IIb SN 2022ngb is presented in the article. Through detailed modeling of this dataset, we aim to constrain…

astro-ph.HE2025

The broad-lined type Ic supernova 2020lao experienced an energetic explosion with no central-engine signatures

M. D. Stritzinger, T. J. Moriya, S. Bose +18

We present infant-phase observations of the SN Ic-BL 2020lao, including optical spectroscopy beginning 48 hrs after explosion. The explosion time was constrained by power-law fits…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 2 cited

The Type Ia Supernova 2021hem: A 2003fg-like Event in an Apparently Hostless Environment

Subhash Bose, M. D. Stritzinger, A. Malmgaard +25

We report observations of Type Ia SN 2021hem, located in an apparently hostless environment. With a peak absolute B-band magnitude of -19.96 mag, and a lack of secondary maximum in…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 3 cited

Massive stars exploding in a He-rich circumstellar medium XII. SN 2024acyl: A fast, linearly declining Type Ibn supernova with early flash-ionisation features

Y. -Z. Cai, A. Pastorello, K. Maeda +63

We present a photometric and spectroscopic analysis of the Type Ibn supernova (SN) 2024acyl. It rises to an absolute magnitude peak of about -17.58 mag in 10.6 days, and displays a…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 3 cited

SN2017ckj: A linearly declining Type IIb supernova with a relatively massive hydrogen envelope

L. -H. Li, S. Benetti, Y. -Z. Cai +26

We present optical observations of the Type IIb supernova (SN) 2017ckj, covering approximately 180 days after the explosion. Its early-time multi-band light curves display no clear…

astro-ph.HE2025

SN 2024hpj: A perspective on SN 2009ip-like events

I. Salmaso, A. Pastorello, E. Borsato +25

Supernovae (SNe) IIn are terminal explosions of massive stars that are surrounded by a dense circumstellar medium (CSM). Among SNe IIn, a notable subset is the SN 2009ip-like, whic…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 8 cited

Massive stars exploding in a He-rich circumstellar medium. XI. Diverse evolution of five Ibn SNe 2020nxt, 2020taz, 2021bbv, 2023utc and 2024aej

Z. -Y. Wang, A. Pastorello, Y. -Z. Cai +53

We present the photometric and spectroscopic analysis of five Type Ibn supernovae (SNe): SN 2020nxt, SN 2020taz, SN 2021bbv, SN 2023utc, and SN 2024aej. These events share key obse…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 4 cited

Luminous, rapidly declining supernovae as stripped transitional objects in low metallicity environments: the case of SN 2022lxg

P. Charalampopoulos, R. Kotak, J. Sollerman +24

We present an analysis of the optical and near-infrared properties of SN 2022lxg, a bright ( mag) and rapidly evolving SN. It was discovered withi…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 6 cited

A long-lasting eruption heralds SN 2023ldh, a clone of SN 2009ip

A. Pastorello, A. Reguitti, L. Tartaglia +46

We discuss the results of the spectroscopic and photometric monitoring of the type IIn supernova (SN) 2023ldh. Survey archive data show that the SN progenitor experienced some erra…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 6 cited

The bright long-lived Type II SN 2021irp powered by aspherical circumstellar material interaction (I): Revealing the energy source with photometry and spectroscopy

T. M. Reynolds, T. Nagao, R. Gottumukkala +20

Some core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) are too luminous and radiate too much total energy to be powered by the release of thermal energy from the ejecta and radioactive-decay energy…

astro-ph.HE2025

Expanding the parameter space of 2002es-like type Ia supernovae: on the underluminous ASASSN-20jq / SN 2020qxp

Subhash Bose, Maximilian D. Stritzinger, Chris Ashall +23

We present optical photometric and spectroscopic observations of the peculiar Type Ia supernova ASASSN-20jq/SN 2020qxp. It is a low-luminosity object with a peak absolute magnitude…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 11 cited

On the diversity of strongly-interacting Type IIn supernovae

I. Salmaso, E. Cappellaro, L. Tartaglia +29

Massive stars experience strong mass-loss, producing a dense, H-rich circumstellar medium (CSM). After the explosion, the collision and continued interaction of the supernova (SN)…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 4 cited

The fast rise of the unusual Type IIL/IIb SN 2018ivc

A. Reguitti, R. Dastidar, G. Pignata +22

We present an analysis of the photometric and spectroscopic dataset of the Type II supernova (SN) 2018ivc in the nearby (10 Mpc) galaxy Messier 77. Thanks to the high cadence of th…

astro-ph.HE2024

CSS161010: a luminous, fast blue optical transient with broad blueshifted hydrogen lines

Claudia P. Gutiérrez, Seppo Mattila, Peter Lundqvist +38

We present ultraviolet, optical and near-infrared photometric and optical spectroscopic observations of the luminous, fast blue optical transient (LFBOT), CSS161010:045834-081803 (…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 6 cited

A study in scarlet -- II. Spectroscopic properties of a sample of Intermediate Luminosity Red Transients

G. Valerin, A. Pastorello, E. Mason +65

We investigate the spectroscopic characteristics of Intermediate Luminosity Red Transients (ILRTs), a class of elusive objects with peak luminosity between that of classical novae…

astro-ph.HE2024

Red eminence: The intermediate-luminosity red transient AT 2022fnm

S. Moran, R. Kotak, M. Fraser +13

We present results from a five-month-long observing campaign of the unusual transient AT 2022fnm, which displays properties common to both luminous red novae (LRNe) and intermediat…