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most citedA Systematic Study of Ia-CSM Supernovae from the ZTF Bright Transient Survey

38 citations · 243 across the 40 of their papers we have counts for

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44 papers

astro-ph.HE2026

Tomography analysis of the intermediate-luminosity Type Iax SN 2024pxl

Barnabás Barna, Mridweeka Singh, Lindsey A. Kwok +90

We present an abundance tomography analysis of SN 2024pxl, an intermediate luminosity Type Iax supernova ( mag), with the most-detailed follow-up in the Type…

astro-ph.HE2026

JWST Spectroscopy of Type Ia Supernova 2025rbs from Maximum Light to the Nebular Phase

Lindsey A. Kwok, Stéphane Blondin, Adam A. Miller +53

We present JWST observations of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2025rbs (14.5 Mpc) at +1, +23, and +84 days after B-band maximum, spanning peak light through a wavelength-depende…

astro-ph.HE2026

Peak 'Nebular' Emission and Early Flux Excesses in Ca-strong Supernovae

C. -G. Touchard-Paxton, K. Maguire, C. Frohmaier +27

Calcium-strong supernovae (Ca-strong SNe) are a class of thermonuclear transient characterised by rapid photometric evolution (rise times of <= 16 d) and nebular-phase spectra domi…

astro-ph.GA2026

An analysis of the Type Ia SN 2024gy and a comparison of different host extinction estimation techniques

Jacco H. Terwel, Kate Maguire, Cillian O'Donnell +38

Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are well-known standardisable candles, and are one of the main ways to measure the distance to their host galaxies. However, extinction due to interstel…

astro-ph.HE2026

JWST Nebular Spectroscopy of SN 2023qov: Circumstellar Dust Emission in a Normal Type Ia Supernova

Colin W. Macrie, Conor Larison, Huei Sears +43

We present panchromatic observations of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2023qov, ranging from 2 weeks before to 1 year after maximum light. JWST near- and mid-infrared sp…

astro-ph.SR2026★ 2 cited

Appraising the Necklace: A post-common-envelope carbon dwarf inside an apparently carbon-poor planetary nebula

David Jones, Romano L. M. Corradi, Gustavo A. García Pérez +15

Context: The Necklace nebula is a bipolar, post-common-envelope planetary nebula, the central star of which has been shown to have a dwarf carbon star companion. Aims: We aim to un…

astro-ph.HE2025

ZTF SN Ia DR2 follow-up: Characterization of subluminous Type Ia supernovae in the ZTF DR2 full sample

Alaa Alburai, Lluís Galbany, Umut Burgaz +19

The Zwicky Transient Facility Data Release 2 (ZTF DR2) includes a total of 3,628 Type Ia supernovae (SNe~Ia), providing the largest and most complete sample of spectroscopically co…

astro-ph.CO2025

ZTF-SEDm Type Ia supernova sample for Twins Embedding spectrophotometric standardisation

C. Ganot, Y. Copin, M. Rigault +26

This paper has two aims: the first one is to build a large homogeneous spectrophotometric Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) sample, using 3069 spectra from the second Zwicky Transient Faci…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

JWST Spectroscopy of SN Ia 2022aaiq and 2024gy: Evidence for Enhanced Central Stable Ni Abundance and a Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition

Lindsey A. Kwok, Chang Liu, Saurabh W. Jha +48

We present optical + near-infrared (NIR) + mid-infrared (MIR) observations of the normal Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia) 2022aaiq and 2024gy in the nebular phase, continuously spanning…

astro-ph.CO2025

ZTF SNe Ia DR2: Towards cosmology-grade ZTF supernova light curves using scene modeling photometry

L. Lacroix, N. Regnault, T. de Jaeger +36

The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) is conducting a wide-field survey of the northern sky in three optical bands and the collaboration cosmology working group has released 3628 spe…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 2 cited

ZTF SN Ia DR2 follow-up: Exploring the origin of the Type Ia supernova host galaxy step through Si II velocities

U. Burgaz, K. Maguire, L. Galbany +18

The relationship between Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) and their host galaxy stellar masses is well documented. In particular, Hubble residuals display a luminosity shift based on ho…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 2 cited

A real-time search for Type Ia Supernovae with late-time CSM interaction in ZTF

Jacco H. Terwel, Kate Maguire, Seán J. Brennan +20

The nature of Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) progenitor systems and the mechanisms that lead up to their explosions are still widely debated. In rare cases the SN ejecta interact with c…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 5 cited

A thermonuclear supernova interacting with hydrogen- and helium-deficient circumstellar material. SN 2020aeuh as a SN Ia-CSM-C/O?

K. Tsalapatas, J. Sollerman, R. Chiba +20

Identifying the progenitors of thermonuclear supernovae (Type Ia supernovae; SNe Ia) remains a key objective in contemporary astronomy. The rare subclass of SNe Ia that interacts w…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 13 cited

JWST and Ground-based Observations of the Type Iax Supernovae SN 2024pxl and SN 2024vjm: Evidence for Weak Deflagration Explosions

Lindsey A. Kwok, Mridweeka Singh, Saurabh W. Jha +89

We present panchromatic optical near-infrared (NIR) mid-infrared (MIR) observations of the intermediate-luminosity Type Iax supernova (SN Iax) 2024pxl and the extremely low…

astro-ph.HE2025

Photometry and Spectroscopy of SN 2024pxl: A Luminosity Link Among Type Iax Supernovae

Mridweeka Singh, Lindsey A. Kwok, Saurabh W. Jha +90

We present extensive ultraviolet to optical photometric and optical to near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopic follow-up observations of the nearby intermediate-luminosity ($M_V = -16.81…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 11 cited

The Type I Superluminous Supernova Catalogue II: Spectroscopic Evolution in the Photospheric Phase, Velocity Measurements, and Constraints on Diversity

Aysha Aamer, Matt Nicholl, Sebastian Gomez +29

Hydrogen-poor superluminous supernovae (SLSNe) are among the most energetic explosions in the universe, reaching luminosities up to 100 times greater than those of normal supernova…

astro-ph.CO2025★ 3 cited

ZTF-observed late-time signals of pre-ZTF transients

Jacco H. Terwel, Kate Maguire, Jesper Sollerman +6

With large-scale surveys such as the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), it has become possible to obtain a well-sampled light curve spanning the full length of the survey for any dis…

astro-ph.CO2025★ 2 cited

ZTF SN Ia DR2: Improved SN Ia colors through expanded dimensionality with SALT3+

W. D. Kenworthy, A. Goobar, D. O. Jones +24

Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are a key probe in modern cosmology, as they can be used to measure luminosity distances at gigaparsec scales. Models of their light-curves are used to…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 6 cited

ZTF SN Ia DR2: High-velocity components in the Si II 6355

L. Harvey, K. Maguire, U. Burgaz +27

The ZTF SN Ia Data Release 2 provides a perfect opportunity to perform a thorough search for, and subsequent analysis of, high-velocity components in the Si II 6355 feature in t…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 6 cited

ZTF SN Ia DR2: Properties of the low-mass host galaxies of Type Ia supernovae in a volume-limited sample

U. Burgaz, K. Maguire, G. Dimitriadis +25

In this study, we explore the characteristics of `low-mass' () and `intermediate-mass' () host galaxies o…

astro-ph.GA2024

ZTF SN Ia DR2: An environmental study of Type Ia supernovae using host galaxy image decomposition

R. Senzel, K. Maguire, U. Burgaz +18

The second data release of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) observed by the Zwicky Transient Facility has provided a homogeneous sample of 3628 SNe Ia with photometric and spectral info…

astro-ph.HE2024

The Einstein Probe transient EP240414a: Linking Fast X-ray Transients, Gamma-ray Bursts and Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transients

Joyce N. D. van Dalen, Andrew J. Levan, Peter G. Jonker +30

Detections of fast X-ray transients (FXTs) have been accrued over the last few decades. However, their origin has remained mysterious. There is now rapid progress thanks to timely…

astro-ph.CO2024

ZTF SN Ia DR2: Simulations and volume limited sample

M. Amenouche, M. Smith, P. Rosnet +27

Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) constitute an historical probe to derive cosmological parameters through the fit of the Hubble-Lemaître diagram, i.e. SN Ia distance modulus versus thei…

astro-ph.CO2024★ 2 cited

ZTF SN Ia DR2: Overview

Mickael Rigault, Mathew Smith, Ariel Goobar +53

We present the first homogeneous release of several thousand Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia), all having spectroscopic classification, and spectroscopic redshifts for half the sample.…