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Pinning Down the Geometry of the Type Ic Broad-Line Supernova 2026gzf
Xudong Wen, Yi Yang, Jing Lu +11
Type Ic broad-line supernovae (SNe Ic-BL) are often associated with energetic explosions that display a prompt outburst of high-energy emission. Since their progenitor lost the H a…
Line Polarization of Si II 6355 Å in Type Ia Supernovae: A New Statistical Approach to Probe the Explosion Physics and Diversity
Aleksandar Cikota, Peter Hoeflich, Dietrich Baade +6
Spectropolarimetry provides a unique probe of ejecta asphericities, offering direct insights into the underlying explosion physics of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). We analyze the st…
Supernova Polarization Signals From the Interaction with a Dense Circumstellar Disk
Xudong Wen, He Gao, Yi Yang +3
There is increasing evidence that massive stars may exhibit an enhanced mass loss shortly before their termination explosion. Some of them also indicate the enhancement of their ci…
Spectropolarimetry of the Thermonuclear Supernova 2021rhu: High Calcium Polarization 79 Days After Peak Luminosity
Yi Yang, Huirong Yan, Lifan Wang +19
We report spectropolarimetric observations of the Type Ia supernova (SN) 2021rhu at four epochs: 7, +0, +36, and +79 days relative to its -band maximum luminosity. A waveleng…
Linear spectropolarimetry of 35 Type Ia Supernovae with VLT/FORS: An analysis of the Si II line polarization
Aleksandar Cikota, Ferdinando Patat, Lifan Wang +9
Spectropolarimetry enables us to measure the geometry and chemical structure of the ejecta in supernova explosions, which is fundamental for the understanding of their explosion me…
Mapping Circumstellar Matter with Polarized Light - The Case of Supernova 2014J in M82
Yi Yang, Lifan Wang, Dietrich Baade +11
Optical polarimetry is an effective way of probing the environment of supernova for dust. We acquired linear HST ACS/WFC polarimetry in bands , , and of the s…