3 papers
astro-ph.HE2026
Search For a Counterpart to the Subsolar Mass Gravitational Wave Candidate S251112cm
Nicholas Vieira, Noah Franz, Bhagya Subrayan +49
The recent candidate gravitational-wave (GW) alert from a compact object merger involving at least one subsolar mass (SSM) object has prompted questions about their origins. S25111…
astro-ph.HE2025
On the Binary Nature of the Progenitor of SN2015ap: Insights from Its Light Curve and Spectral Evolution
Fabio Ragosta, Giulia Illiano, Andrea Simongini +3
Stripped-envelope supernovae (SESNe) display a wide range of photometric and spectroscopic behaviours, often reflecting complex progenitor evolution. SN~2015ap is a type Ib event l…
astro-ph.HE2024
Stripped-envelope supernova light curves argue for central engine activity
Ãsmar RodrÃguez, Ehud Nakar, Dan Maoz
The luminosity of ``stripped-envelope supernovae'', a common type of stellar explosions, has been generally thought to be driven by the radioactive decay of the nickel synthesized…