activity
20212026
most citedFrom Discovery to the First Month of the Type II Supernova 2023ixf: High and Variable Mass Loss in the Final Year before Explosion

93 citations · 934 across the 94 of their papers we have counts for

collaborators

101 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

Early NIR echo and the time variable mass loss history of Type IIn SN 2024kgi

Naveen Dukiya, Kuntal Misra, Andrea Pastorello +30

We present a comprehensive analysis of the long-term photometric and spectroscopic monitoring campaign of the Type IIn Supernova (SN) 2024kgi. The SN reaches at peak an -band ab…

astro-ph.SR2026

SN 2021pfs: A Type Ia Supernova Likely Affected by Progenitor Metallicity, as Revealed by Comparison with Its Twin Counterpart

Abdusamatjan Iskandar, Xiaofeng Wang, Ali Esamdin +16

We present extensive photometric and spectroscopic observations of the normal type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) 2021pfs, which occurred in the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 5427 at a redshift 0.0…

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.HE2026

AT 2022csn: A Photometrically Peculiar Optical/UV Tidal Disruption Event in a Type II AGN

Yael Dgany, Iair Arcavi, Grisha Zeltyn +18

The emission mechanism and host galaxy preference of optical/UV tidal disruption events (TDEs) are still not entirely understood. We present observations of the TDE AT 2022csn, whi…

astro-ph.HE2026

SN 2022xus: bridging the gap between Type IIP and IIL supernovae

Monalisa Dubey, Kuntal Misra, Naveen Dukiya +16

We present optical photometric and spectroscopic observations of the Type~II supernova SN~2022xus. The SN reached its peak {\em V} band magnitude of mag within 7 day…

astro-ph.HE2026

Ultraviolet to Infrared Spectroscopy of the Type Ibn SN 2023tsz Suggests a Lower-mass Progenitor

Sergiy S. Vasylyev, Griffin Hosseinzadeh, Luc Dessart +42

Type Ibn supernovae are stripped-envelope explosions whose spectra indicate interaction with dense, helium-rich and hydrogen-poor circumstellar material (CSM), making them importan…

astro-ph.HE2026

Early Near-Infrared Excess and Rapid Disk-Corona Evolution in the Tidal Disruption Event 2024aepd

Yongxin Wu, Yanan Wang, Thomas M. Reynolds +38

We present multi-wavelength observations of the tidal disruption event (TDE) 2024aepd, spanning primarily the first 300 days after discovery. A prominent near-infrared (NIR)…

astro-ph.HE2026

The Radio Properties of Extreme Coronal Line Emitters: Constraints on the Sub-parsec Environment

Noah Franz, Kate D. Alexander, Collin T. Christy +10

A tiny fraction () of galaxies display luminous, high-ionization metal emission lines, which may be persistent or variable. These extreme coronal lines (ECLs) are produced…

astro-ph.HE2026

Evidence for Asymmetric Ejecta and Circumstellar Material in SN 2023ixf Inferred from Extensive Nebular-phase Observations

Brian Hsu, Nathan Smith, K. Azalee Bostroem +34

We present extensive optical and near-infrared (NIR) observations of the nearby Type II supernova (SN II) 2023ixf in the nebular phase from +89 days to +749 days after explosion, s…

astro-ph.HE2026

SN 2020bij and a Possible Slow-Rise High-Velocity Subclass of Type IIP Supernovae

Sondos Mohsen-Tanev, Iair Arcavi, Shahar Bracha +17

Mapping how the explosion properties of Type II supernovae (SNe II) relate to the properties of their progenitors can provide strong constraints for understanding the final evoluti…

astro-ph.HE2026

JWST Observations of Calcium-Strong Transients: I. Complex Nebular He Emission in SN 2024uj

Saarah Hall, Lindsey A. Kwok, Aravind P. Ravi +29

We present the first JWST observations of a Calcium-Strong Transient (CaST), SN 2024uj, a rare class of supernovae (SNe) with observable properties that are consistent with both th…

astro-ph.HE2026

SN 2023rve: A Type II Supernova with No Nebular Oxygen

Melissa Rosowsky, Stefano Valenti, Aravind P. Ravi +21

We report on multiband photometric and spectroscopic observations of SN 2023rve, a nearby Type II supernova (SN II) discovered in galaxy NGC 1097 (D=15.4 3.2 Mpc). Nearby SNe…

astro-ph.HE2026

JWST observations of SN 2024abup: First Detection of CO in a broad-lined Type Ic Supernova and Constraints on r-process Nucleosynthesis

Manisha Shrestha, Lindsey A. Kwok, David J. Sand +42

SN 2024abup is a nearby broad-lined Type Ic supernova (SN Ic-bl) in NGC 0681 at a distance of 23.3 \pm 1.6 Mpc. As energetic explosions of massive stars, SNe Ic-bl are considered a…

astro-ph.HE2026

The pair-instability origin of supernova 2023vbw

Daichi Hiramatsu, Edo Berger, Daichi Tsuna +18

Stars in the initial and carbon-oxygen core mass ranges of and M, respectively, with low metallicity are predicted to experience copious electron-pos…

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.HE2026

Las Cumbres Observatory Gravitational-Wave Follow-up in the Third and Fourth Observing Runs: Strengths and Weaknesses of a Rapid Response Galaxy Targeted Strategy

Ido Keinan, Iair Arcavi, D. Andrew Howell +34

We present a summary of gravitational-wave (GW) follow-up using the Las Cumbres Observatory global network of telescopes during the third (O3) and fourth (O4) observing runs of the…

astro-ph.HE2026

Distance estimate to NGC 6951 from supernova siblings Type IIP SN 2020dpw and Type Ib SN 2021sjt

Réka Könyves-Tóth, Zsófia Bodola, Tamás Szalai +24

{Supernova (SN) siblings are powerful tools used to calibrate and improve distance measurement methods, and to make the systematic uncertainty to distances to their host galaxies c…

astro-ph.HE2026

The extremely low-luminosity Type Iax SNe 2022ywf and 2023zgx

Barnabás Barna, Dominik Bánhidi, Tamás Szalai +25

We present the optical follow-up of SNe 2022ywf and 2023zgx, two examples from the Iax subclass of thermonuclear supernova (SN) events. With peak absolute magnitudes of $M_\mathrm{…

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.HE2026

SN 2023zcu: A Type IIP SN with Early Flash Features

Monalisa Dubey, Kuntal Misra, Géza Csörnyei +51

We present a detailed photometric and spectroscopic analysis of the Type IIP supernova SN~2023zcu, which exploded in the galaxy NGC~2139 (redshift = 0.006). SN~2023zcu exhibits…

astro-ph.HE2025

EP250827b/SN 2025wkm: An X-ray Flash-Supernova Powered by a Central Engine and Circumstellar Interaction

Gokul P. Srinivasaragavan, Dongyue Li, Xander J. Hall +100

We present the discovery of EP250827b/SN 2025wkm, an X-ray Flash (XRF) discovered by the Einstein Probe (EP), accompanied by a broad-line Type Ic supernova (SN Ic-BL) at $z = 0.119…

astro-ph.SR2025

SN 2021ukt: A Transitional Supernova with a Short Plateau and Persistent Interaction

Neil R. Pichay, Sergiy S. Vasylyev, Audrey M. Liddle +21

We present spectroscopic and photometric observations of supernova (SN) 2021ukt, a peculiar short-plateau object that was originally identified as a Type IIn SN and later underwent…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 2 cited

SN 2024iss: A Double-peaked Type IIb Supernova with Evidence of Circumstellar Interaction

Liyang Chen, Xiaofeng Wang, Qinyu Wu +54

We present optical, ultraviolet, and X-ray observations of supernova (SN) 2024iss, a Type IIb SN that shows a prominent double-peaked light curve. We modeled the first peak with a…