3 papers
astro-ph.SR2025
The slow brightening of WNTR23bzdiq / WTP19aalzlk : Possible onset of common-envelope evolution in an asymptotic giant branch star?
Viraj Karambelkar, Mansi Kasliwal, Kishalay De +6
We present WNTR23bzdiq/WTP19aalzlk, a slow eruption of an early-asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star in M31 identified by the Wide-field Infrared Transient Explorer (WINTER) near-inf…
astro-ph.SR2024
Investigating the Electron Capture Supernova Candidate AT 2019abn with JWST Spectroscopy
Sam Rose, Ryan M. Lau, Jacob E. Jencson +5
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has opened up a new window to study highly reddened explosive transients. We present results from late-time (1421 days post-explosion) JWST fo…
astro-ph.SR2024
An infrared census of R Coronae Borealis Stars II -- Spectroscopic classifications and implications for the rate of low-mass white dwarf mergers
Viraj R. Karambelkar, Mansi M. Kasliwal, Patrick Tisserand +18
We present results from a systematic infrared (IR) census of R Coronae Borealis (RCB) stars in the Milky Way, using data from the Palomar Gattini IR (PGIR) survey. R Coronae Boreal…