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Host Galaxies of Type Ic and Broad-lined Type Ic Supernovae from the Palomar Transient Factory: Implication for Jet Production
Maryam Modjaz, Federica B. Bianco, Magdalena Siwek +14
Unlike the ordinary supernovae (SNe) some of which are hydrogen and helium deficient (called Type Ic SNe), broad-lined Type Ic SNe (SNe Ic-bl) are very energetic events, and all SN…
A GRB and Broad-lined Type Ic Supernova from a Single Central Engine
Jennifer Barnes, Paul C. Duffell, Yuqian Liu +4
Unusually high velocities (< ~0.1c) and correspondingly high kinetic energies have been observed in a subset of Type Ic supernovae (so-called "broad-lined Ic" supernovae; SNe Ic-BL…
Analyzing the Largest Spectroscopic Dataset of Hydrogen-Poor Super-Luminous Supernovae
Yu-Qian Liu, Maryam Modjaz, Federica B. Bianco
Super-luminous supernovae (SLSNe) are tremendously luminous explosions whose power sources and progenitors are highly debated. Broad-lined SNe Ic (SNe Ic-bl) are the only type of S…
Revisiting the Lick Observatory Supernova Search Volume-Limited Sample: Updated Classifications and Revised Stripped-Envelope Supernova Fractions
Isaac Shivvers, Maryam Modjaz, Weikang Zheng +11
We re-examine the classifications of supernovae (SNe) presented in the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) volume-limited sample with a focus on the stripped-envelope SNe. The…
Comparison of Diversity of Type IIb Supernovae with Asymmetry in Cassiopeia A Using Light Echoes
Kieran Finn, Federica B. Bianco, Maryam Modjaz +2
We compare the diversity of spectral line velocities in a large sample of type IIb supernovae (SNe IIb) with the expected asphericity in the explosion, as measured from the light e…
Analyzing the Largest Spectroscopic Dataset of Stripped Supernovae to Improve Their Identifications and Constrain Their Progenitors
Yu-Qian Liu, Maryam Modjaz, Federica B. Bianco +1
Using the largest spectroscopic dataset of stripped-envelope core-collapse supernovae (stripped SNe), we present a systematic investigation of spectral properties of Type IIb SNe (…
The Spectral SN-GRB Connection: Systematic Spectral Comparisons between Type Ic Supernovae, and broad-lined Type Ic Supernovae with and without Gamma-Ray Bursts
Maryam Modjaz, Yuqian Q. Liu, Federica B. Bianco +1
We present the first systematic investigation of spectral properties of 17 Type Ic Supernovae (SNe Ic), 10 broad-lined SNe Ic (SNe Ic-bl) without observed Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) a…
Monte Carlo Method for Calculating Oxygen Abundances and Their Uncertainties from Strong-Line Flux Measurements
Federica B. Bianco, Maryam Modjaz, Seung Man Oh +4
We present the open-source Python code pyMCZ that determines oxygen abundance and its distribution from strong emission lines in the standard metallicity calibrators, based on the…
Optical Spectra of 73 Stripped-Envelope Core-Collapse Supernovae
Maryam Modjaz, Stephane Blondin, Robert P. Kirshner +10
We present 645 optical spectra of 73 supernovae (SNe) of Types IIb, Ib, Ic, and broad-lined Ic. All of these types are attributed to the core collapse of massive stars, with varyin…
SuperNova IDentification spectral templates of 70 stripped-envelope core-collapse supernovae
Yuqian Liu, Maryam Modjaz
We constructed 70 SuperNova IDentification (SNID; Blondin & Tonry 2007) supernova (SN) templates using 640 spectra of stripped-envelope core-collapse SNe (SESNe) published by Modja…